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BASF Geismar MDI expansion starts up / Capacity nearly doubled to 600,000 t/y / Antwerp Verbund site seen as strategic, but restructuring looms	13.11.2026
PLASTICS TAX GERMANY Government decides against plastic packaging tax introduction in 2027	13.11.2026
PVC EU retreats from broad PVC restriction plans / Revised REACH roadmap shifts focus to specific additives / Industry welcomes greater regulatory certainty	13.11.2026
BEWI EPS processor sees itself as on track / Higher selling prices boost revenue, earnings	13.11.2026
SMOBY TOYS French toy manufacturer intends to close main plant / Sales decline sharply	13.11.2026
PLASTICS TAX GERMANY Government postpones decision on plastic packaging tax / July 2027 launch looks increasingly unlikely	12.11.2026
LOGISTICS Black Sea shipping plunges 37% as security risks mount / Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd raise 2026 outlook	12.11.2026
MORSSINKHOF-RYMOPLAST Dutch recycler opens Belgian plant / Weak demand prevents full capacity utilisation	12.11.2026
EGN German recycler partners with Vogt-Plastic on reclaim project / Facility slated to open in 2028	12.11.2026
EUROZONE CONSTRUCTION Activity at six-month low / Sharp fall in new orders / EU's three largest economies weaker	11.11.2026
GERMAN INDUSTRY One in four industrial companies considers itself at disadvantage to Chinese competitors / Mechanical engineering particularly affected by lost contracts – Forsa study	11.11.2026
POLYAMIDE 6 EU Commission launches anti-dumping investigation into imports from China	10.11.2026
VYNOVA PVC manufacturer files for insolvency	10.11.2026
WASTE LEGISLATION EU approves end-of-waste rules for recycled plastics / Harmonised criteria established / Chemical recycling excluded for now	10.11.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION Housebuilding slump leads decline in sector output / Labour government set to scrap 1.5 mn new homes target / Sector optimism lowest since 2022	10.11.2026
UK PACKAGING Government to consider ban on ketchup sachets / Move part of EU alignment / Products set to be blocked from use in Northern Ireland	10.11.2026
GREENDOT Waste management provider acquires stake in French EPR scheme operator Léko / Takes 50% stake in holding company Valorie	10.11.2026
CAINOBA Consolidation continues in Spain's PET market / Merger of Caiba, Nosoplás draws closer	10.11.2026
PET EU customs codes to improve transparency of PET flake imports / Separate classifications from January to help monitor trade flows / Commission initiates investigation into imports of PET resin chemicals	09.11.2026
PLASTICS TAX UK HMRC claims PPT a qualified success / Industry questions impact on recycling	09.11.2026
HUNTSMAN Polyurethanes business benefits from higher MDI prices / Merger with Olin expected to close early 2027	06.11.2026
EVENTS Advanced Recycling Conference to centre on industrial scale-up / Focus on recycling technologies, investment challenges, EU regulatory developments	06.11.2026
CLARIOS Energy storage solutions provider launches PP compounds based on 100% PCR / Capacity reaches 70,000 t/y	06.11.2026
LANXESS Outlook for 2026 tweaked after strong Q3 sales growth and higher earnings / Cost-cutting measures support results	05.11.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone inflation hits three-year high amid energy price surge / Rate to remain elevated	05.11.2026

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