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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI quarterly report: Polymer sales, production edge up / Association sees ‘panic-driven temporary spike' / No 2026 forecast yet	02.06.2026
RECYCLING SWITZERLAND Swiss Federal Council plans reforms to plastic packaging and beverage carton collection / First RecyPac annual report shows slow progress	01.06.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY National Chemicals Agenda aims to help industry back on its feet / Much remains unclear / Associations voice criticism	21.04.2026
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY TecPart reports further decline in turnover, volumes / Market expected to bottom out by 2026	09.04.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI reports further decline in sales, production / Polymer output slumps / No forecast for 2026	25.03.2026
PLASTICS MARKETS GERMANY Launch of data collection for new plastics material flow map / Companies invited to participate	25.03.2026
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY ‘Something is clearly going very wrong in Germany' – GKV president / Industry turnover, processing volume to fall by 2% in 2025	20.02.2026
PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY Disappointment across the board / Still no economic recovery / Demand remains the number one challenge – KI Dialog survey	13.02.2026
PACKAGING SWITZERLAND Government sets out plan for minimum 55% reclaim rate for SUP packaging	06.01.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Decline in production, sales predicted for 2026 / Industry sending out SOS, says VCI president Steilemann	16.12.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY More and more energy-intensive companies are moving away – Simon-Kucher study	10.12.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI speaks of ‘autumn depression' / Economic situation continues to deteriorate / Polymer production down significantly	13.11.2025
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
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY ‘Gloomy mood' in the ‘autumn of reforms' / Production significantly below previous year's level – VCI	06.10.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Disappointing Q2 for 2025 / Production continues to decline / Plant utilisation falls to dangerously low level	09.09.2025
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY GKV reports further revenue drop in H1 / Packaging leads decline	28.08.2025
PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY Hope as a guiding principle / Plastics industry takes cautious “wait and see” approach / Sales volumes and prices remain problematic / One third satisfied with new government – KI Dialog survey	24.07.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI half-year review: production, sales decline again / “Deindustrialisation is a fact”	22.07.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Industry in ‘stand-by' mode – VCI / Production, sales below previous year's level	03.07.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Slight rise in production / Front-loading effects due to threat of US tariffs / Decline in polymer revenue continues	25.06.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Chemical industry sentiment worsens / Lowest level for more than two years – Ifo Institute	19.03.2025
RECYCLING SWITZERLAND Programme saved 9,000 t of plastics from incineration in 2024	19.03.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY “A year to forget” – VCI writes off 2024 / Final quarter particularly disappointing / Stagnation expected in 2025	17.03.2025
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Significant drop in revenue, volumes last year / Subdued expectations for 2025 / Hopes of action from new government	10.03.2025
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Manufacturers of technical parts complain about significant drop in sales / Poor ordering situation and gloomy outlook	24.02.2025

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