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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
EVENTS Central European Plastics Meeting returns to Budapest in September	01.08.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ITALY Modest rebound in virgin materials / Compostables stabilise / Flat demand in 2025	31.07.2025
PLASTICS DISTRIBUTION Major challenges ahead for plastics traders / Increasing dependence on China, US	30.07.2025
TRADE WAR EU, US strike 15% tariff deal / Zero-for-zero tariffs agreed for some strategic products	28.07.2025
EU POLICY Commission presents new seven-year budget / Council, Parliament oppose taxation plans	25.07.2025
TRADE WAR Some EU states want massive response to US tariffs – reports / Berlin, Paris prefer major pushback / Japan settles for 15%	23.07.2025
ITALY PVC demand in 2024 stabilises at previous year's level / No actual recovery from sharp 2023 decline	23.07.2025
TRADE WAR Brussels examines tariffs on US plastics, chemicals – reports / Materials part of long list of possible countermeasures	16.07.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY First-quarter production up significantly / Future seems dim – Plastics Europe	16.07.2025
UK ECONOMY GDP drops for second straight month / Industrial production falls again / Construction indicator hits 30-month low	14.07.2025
UK Polymer industry to benefit from new industrial strategy / Key sectors include advanced manufacturing / Composites set for gains	11.07.2025
RUSSIA Polymer consumption on ice / Possible economic recession takes toll on operations / Petrochemical projects likely delayed	09.07.2025
EU POLICY Commission to stick by emissions-reduction plan / Compromise sees carbon credits be part of total	08.07.2025
EU POLICY Green agenda starts to wither / Is brown the new beautiful? / Macron calls for second rethink of 2040 targets	03.07.2025
SOUTHEAST EUROPE Romania, Bulgaria's accession to Schengen area offers benefits to plastics industry / Political uncertainty hampers execution of development plans	01.07.2025
WASTE MANAGEMENT Truckloads of Scotland's rubbish to be sent to England due to landfill ban – BBC / Landfill ban for biodegradable municipal waste in Scotland starts 2026	30.06.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE Cefic unveils five-point plan to accelerate shift to circular economy / Trade body urges action over ambition	26.06.2025
BALTIC STATES Plastics industry follows upward trajectory despite turbulence in Europe / Evertis to construct EUR 30 mn PET film plant in Lithuania / Political turbulence, imports from non-EU countries exert pressure on businesses	24.06.2025
WIENERBERGER Construction components supplier buys Irish plastic pipe manufacturer / CEO says deal signals faith in housing recovery	24.06.2025
UKRAINE Polymer imports plunge by a third since start of war / Stake in Karpatnaftokhim reportedly sold to new investor	23.06.2025
PLASTPOL Attendance remains at previous year's level / Fears over European industry's competitiveness persist / Polish plastics sector shows signs of recovery	10.06.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY ECB cuts rates / Eurozone inflation drops below bank target / Growth forecast remains at 0.9% for 2025	06.06.2025

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