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PET Anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese imports look off the table / Producers withdraw complaint	08.05.2026
INTERPACK Packaging industry trade fair opens in Düsseldorf / Wide range of controversial topics	08.05.2026
PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION CEOs urge EU to delay PPWR enforcement / Industry and NGOs clash over implementation timeline	08.05.2026
LOGISTICS US President Donald Trump's 'Project Freedom' has little to no effect / UAE manages to sail some oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz	08.05.2026
PLASTICS TAX GERMANY Policy reversal amid empty coffers: federal government plans to impose levy on distributors of plastic packaging after all	08.05.2026
POLYTEC Automotive supplier returns to profit	08.05.2026
SABIC Petchem group lifts force majeure on LDPE deliveries from Wilton, UK	07.05.2026
DEFENCE INDUSTRY GERMANY What opportunities does military sector hold for plastics converters? / Rational considerations prevail / Unable to offset declining automotive market	07.05.2026
REACH European Commission delays revision of chemicals regulation again / VCI welcomes pause	07.05.2026
COVESTRO 'No growth investments in Europe', says CEO Steilemann / Plastics group benefits from higher sales prices as result of Middle East conflict	07.05.2026
BIESTERFELD Distributor expands polymer additives portfolio through Alpha Calcit partnership	07.05.2026
BIOPLASTICS Commission researches biopolymers for packaging use / Recommends five ways to boost consumption and cost competitiveness	06.05.2026
BP Multiple activists stir the waters at AGM / Pushback against 'back to the roots' strategy / Motions to curb climate reporting and allow online meetings fail	06.05.2026
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Polymer Producers Awards suspended / Instability renders balanced assessment 'impossible', says grouping	06.05.2026
EUROPEAN RECYCLING Takeaways from PRSE Day 1: Drastic loss of recycling capacity / EU commissioner promises support / Pressure on industry increases	05.05.2026
UPDATE - RADICI / DOMO EM Rumours confirmed: US financial investor Lone Star acquires and merges the two PA producers	05.05.2026
WESTLAKE VINNOLIT PVC manufacturer plans to take over insolvent Vynova Wilhelmshaven	05.05.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET US to impose 25% tariffs on EU car imports, escalating trade tensions	05.05.2026
VYNOVA Belgian producer lifts force majeure on PVC supply from key European sites	04.05.2026
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 'This is not a replacement for humans – it is a reinforcement' / Column on AI as a catalyst for plastics processing – industry consultant Arno Rogalla	04.05.2026
RECYCLING AUSTRIA Plastics tax: Levy on non-recyclable packaging scrapped	04.05.2026
LOGOPLASTE US private equity firms reportedly set to acquire Portuguese packaging manufacturer	04.05.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING European standard defines design-for-recycling requirements / Basis for future PPWR criteria	04.05.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING MEXICO Partnership aims to strengthen recovery systems for HIPS dairy packaging	04.05.2026
AGRICULTURAL FILM RECYCLING Erde recovery balance 2025: recycling volume increases slightly / One-fifth of distributors shirk responsibility	04.05.2026

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