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POLYURETHANE MARKET Americas output restrained by weak demand in 2025 / Brazil strongest performer in South America / Fastest growth for rigid foam sector – IAL Consultants	16.10.2025
GCR New subsidiary focuses on recycled polyolefins for mobility, E&E applications	16.10.2025
GLOBAL PLASTICS FLOW Production climbs 44 mn t over five years / Mismanaged waste rises 10% / Best practices identified to reduce pollution – Conversio study	10.10.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Activity declines again, pace of contraction eases	09.10.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION European output stagnates amid global growth / Circular volumes shift to Asia – Plastics Europe report	08.10.2025
IRAN EUR 8.5 bn invested in Chabahar petrochemical hub / Export prospects unclear as US reimposes sanctions on key seaport	07.10.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY ‘Gloomy mood' in the ‘autumn of reforms' / Production significantly below previous year's level – VCI	06.10.2025
RUSSIA Plastics processors brace for closures, bankruptcies / Consumption plummets across key segments as economy enters recession / Drone attacks target key petchem capacities	06.10.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Output in H1 2025 pushed lower by weak demand, uncompetitive energy prices / Reliance on Chinese imports grows / Prospects of recovery remain unpredictable – Cefic	29.09.2025
PORTUGAL Government allocates EUR 30 mn to strengthen recycling, waste recovery / Over half of the waste still landfilled	25.09.2025
EU TRADE SANCTIONS Brussels targets firms using Russian oil / Focus includes petchem companies, China / EU warns of 'asset freeze'	22.09.2025
PLASTICS MANUFACTURING GERMANY Production down significantly in Q2 / “We will need to be in it for the long haul” – Plastics Europe	19.09.2025
SPAIN Household plastics market poised for robust growth / Shift towards environmentally friendly products / Asian countries look into export opportunities	16.09.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Subsidies for innovative products underway / Brussels sets the stage but Netherlands leads on circular plastics	15.09.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Activity falls for eighth month straight / Housebuilding, civil engineering experience summer slide	10.09.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Disappointing Q2 for 2025 / Production continues to decline / Plant utilisation falls to dangerously low level	09.09.2025
TRADE WAR EU to impose zero tariffs on US industrial goods including chemicals, plastics products / US to impose 50% tariffs on plastics industry equipment	02.09.2025
USA Plastics machinery shipments steady in Q2 / Wider processing sentiment remains cautious	28.08.2025
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY GKV reports further revenue drop in H1 / Packaging leads decline	28.08.2025
RECYCLING CENTRAL ASIA Kazakhstan MPs seek state aid for plastics waste recycling / EPR system to take off in Uzbekistan in 2026 / Waste management in embryonic stage in some countries	25.08.2025
TURKEY Business profitability falls to lowest level in five years / Exports edge up despite dip in European sales / General economic uncertainty plagues operations	22.08.2025
UPDATE - PETCHEM INDUSTRY ASIA South Korean government demands country's largest petchem producers restructure operations / Crisis result of overcapacity, outdated manufacturing methods	20.08.2025
UK ECONOMY Q2 growth surprises to upside / Production activity contracts / Concerns remain about months ahead	15.08.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Output falls at sharpest level in five years / Decline in housebuilding to blame – report	11.08.2025
TRADE WAR EU-US tariff deal to stir issues for plastics industry in CEE, Finland	05.08.2025

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