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FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE Geopolitical risks drive steep price increases for packaging grades / BOPP film almost doubles in price in Q2	13.07.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING PE films in Europe significantly more expensive / Further price rises expected amid Middle East conflict	20.04.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT Massive mark-ups on prices for virgin material / What purchasing strategy should processors adopt? / Recyclers face possible upswing, boom in demand	11.03.2026
US-IRAN WAR Persian Gulf refineries under attack / Regional energy sites possible targets / Plastics plants at risk	06.03.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Prices for films in Europe declined in Q4 / Shift to discounters, private labels supports demand to limited extent	03.02.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Film prices drop in Q3 / Situation remains ‘challenging' / Hopes of small upturn in private consumption by year-end	29.10.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Prices remain volatile in Q2 / Slight decline for HDPE film – FPE	20.08.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Volatile markets, mixed European prices in Q1 / Rise in raw-material costs could trigger uptrend in Q2	06.05.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Will the German plastics industry benefit from EUR 1 tn special fund? / Assessment by PIE market expert Martin Bäcker	26.03.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European prices for plastic materials mostly down in Q4 / Increase in year-on-year comparison / US, German politics bolster uncertainty	18.02.2025
PVC UK government proposes tariffs on US-made S-PVC / British shops voice fears over impact	19.11.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European prices for most plastic materials decline / Manufacturers “cautiously optimistic” about next year's demand	04.11.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European prices rise on firmer demand / FPE publishes LCA guidance	01.08.2024
ASDA UK retailing giant scraps refill trial / Calls project ‘too challenging'	30.07.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Prices higher in Q1 on supply chain disruptions / Demand remains flat / Modest growth possible, says European industry association	07.05.2024
ENERGY Asia-Pacific could become global leader in shift to renewables / Electrification key to reaching net-zero ambitions / Investment needed – Wood Mackenzie report	11.04.2024
USA Follow-up: 16 Republican states sue Biden administration over planned LNG export pause / Regulatory process claimed circumvented	11.04.2024
NATURAL GAS Qatar plans expansion despite pricing woes / Europe may need LNG for 50 more years / US pause in export terminal approvals challenged	08.03.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Polyethylene film prices trend higher / Biaxial-oriented materials move sideways / Demand remains muted	22.02.2024
ENERGY COSTS European coal prices drop / HWWI commodity price index on downward trend	20.02.2024
NATURAL GAS US calls “temporary” halt to new LNG export terminals / Existing units to remain onstream / Energy department plans study on international climate impact of US gas	19.02.2024
FREIGHT COSTS Rising concerns about surcharges due to Red Sea crisis / Importers lose price leadership	07.02.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Material prices fall up to 20% in Q3 – trade group / Some stability possible in Q4	06.11.2023
NATURAL GAS Qatar inks new LNG supply deals with EU players / Fierce competition with US suppliers / China a major client	31.10.2023
NATURAL GAS Prices to ease over the next year / Turnaround due in 2025 – forecast	11.10.2023

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