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MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT Strait of Hormuz blockade puts renewed pressure on oil and polymer prices / PIE expert Martin Bäcker explains what the crisis means for Europe's plastics industry	20.08.2026
ITALY Exports buoy plastics machinery in 2025 / Asia emerges as new growth focus / US on equal footing with Germany / Strategy session for petchems at Porto Marghera	06.08.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY SWITZWERLAND Modest recovery in 2025 led by processors – Kunststoff.Swiss report	22.07.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT Military escalation triggers sharp surge in feedstock volatility / Plastics processors caught between customer commitments and margin pressure	08.07.2026
UK PM Starmer resigns / BPF outlines hopes for new government	24.06.2026
EUROPEAN EMISSIONS TRADING Energy-intensive companies send ‘urgent appeal' to leading EU politicians / BASF, Lanxess, Covestro, Evonik among signatories	23.06.2026
PLAST 2026 Italian plastics industry calls for competitiveness as recycling crisis deepens	19.06.2026
UPDATE - IRAN WAR US agrees on roadmap for final deal in 60 days after Tehran shut Strait of Hormuz again / Meetings to continue this week	18.06.2026
TURKEY SUP ban on the table / Industry warns against green push, holds EU competitiveness up as warning / Industrial output stagnant for 24 months	16.06.2026
CONSTRUCTION GERMANY Mixed sentiment / Construction, plastics-related sectors hope for improvement in second half of year / Residential construction remains cause for concern	09.06.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY Share of recyclate up slightly, production and processing in decline in 2024 / Industry association publishes Circular Economy for Plastics country report	08.06.2026
ITALY Conip and Unionplast sign cooperation deal / Move paves way for intergration of Conip's members into Unionplast	01.06.2026
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Europe's circularity gains mask industrial weakness / Plastics Europe warns of risk of circularity shifting abroad / Circularity repositioned as key to industrial survival	26.05.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT What if the war ends tomorrow? / PIE's exclusive white paper discusses three possible scenarios regarding the impact on the plastics industry / Get your free copy now	20.05.2026
MAHLE German automotive supplier set to close plant in Bavaria	19.05.2026
PLAST 2026 Plastics trade fair gears up for strong international edition in Milan / KI.PIE Group to attend exhibit	15.05.2026
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Polymer Producers Awards suspended / Instability renders balanced assessment 'impossible', says grouping	06.05.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING PRE managing director Antonino Furfari tells PIE why higher virgin polymer prices won't fix Europe's recycling problem – interview	29.04.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING FRANCE Nearly 1 mn t of recycling capacity shut down in Europe over last three years / Foundation of European plastics recycling put to test / French plastics processing posts 4% contraction in 2024 – Polyvia	29.04.2026
CONTITECH Start of plant expansion in the US / Mixing centre with two compounding lines planned	17.04.2026
SHORT Q&A From scarcity to opportunity: Paolo Arcelli on how the Middle East crisis could lift Italian producers	14.04.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ITALY Manufacturing rebounds in Q4 2025 / Full-year results only slightly negative / Middle East war adds uncertainty for 2026	13.04.2026
IRAN WAR UK shops report material shortages, higher costs – BPF survey / Outlook grim	09.04.2026
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY TecPart reports further decline in turnover, volumes / Market expected to bottom out by 2026	09.04.2026
PIE INDUSTRY TALK Iran conflict puts plastics supply at risk / PIE to host live webinar on 31 March	27.03.2026

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