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RECYCLING NETHERLANDS Verpact, BVDER, Healix expand Dutch big bag recycling capacity	30.07.2026
ITALY More than three-quarters of packaging recycled in 2025	28.07.2026
GERMAN ECONOMY Improved expectations continue to brighten business climate in July – Ifo	28.07.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Congressional committee hears arguments on SUP waste control packages / Industry fears tougher state laws / Consumer advocates divided	28.07.2026
PACKAGING GERMANY Consumers attach increasing importance to waste separation and sustainability – AVU Packaging Monitor	27.07.2026
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Registrations strong through H1 as electrification takes hold	24.07.2026
EUROPEAN EMISSIONS TRADING More investment funding, flatter emissions trajectory, free allocations extended – ETS review / Cefic critical of conditional access	24.07.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING UK England delays mandatory kerbside collection of films, flexible packaging to 2030 / Wales rejects change / Industry calls for focused investment, rebuilding recycling capacities	23.07.2026
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING Car industry backs ELVR but urges implementation clarity / Recyclate availability remains key industry challenge / Regulation set to reshape vehicle design, recycling	22.07.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Production, sales fall again in H1 – VCI report / President calls for 'more radical reform implementation'	22.07.2026
WORLD TRADE UK-India trade pact enters into force / Tariff reductions improve market access / Indian tariffs remain on numerous polymers	21.07.2026
WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE European Commission moves against 14 member states over waste rules, failing to meet recycling targets	20.07.2026
CARREFOUR Retailer targets 5,000 t reduction in plastic packaging / Savings to be passed on to customers	20.07.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY POLAND Sector focused on survival, not strategic investment / Energy prices remain volatile in 2026, amplified by Strait of Hormuz disruptions / Coalition seeks revision of ETS rules	17.07.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING 'Responsibility does not end with the recycler' / Herbert Snell, VP of Bvse, explains what the new SUPD implementing decision means for the industry in an interview with PIE	17.07.2026
TURKEY DRS system finally comes into force after several delays / Govt aims to boost recycling industry	17.07.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Upper house of parliament approves Packaging Act / Regulations to come into force soon / Plastics Europe calls for additional investment incentives to expand chemical recycling	16.07.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION Subdued market persists / Housebuilding activity falls at fastest pace / Input price inflation eases	15.07.2026
INEOS Petchem group sues Flemish government over Project One construction delays	10.07.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY HUNGARY Cluster launched / Joint efforts to expand plastics exports to Germany, Austria, Japan	10.07.2026
DYNEON / 3M Financial investor acquires fluoropolymer producer / Production at HQ to be expanded	10.07.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY IK business survey: feedstock price shock pressures profits / Most companies expect sales and exports to remain stable	09.07.2026
RECYCLING USA Conservative states file suit against new California packaging waste law / Fresh attempt to keep 'onerous' rules at bay / NGOs also take case to courts	09.07.2026
PET RECYCLING EU publishes method to calculate, verify, and report chemically recycled content in single-use PET bottles / Industry associations call for SUPD stability	08.07.2026
POLYETHYLENE EU-US trade agreement could bring confusion to European PE market / Recyclers fear for their existence / Special depreciation allowances on converters' stocks	08.07.2026

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