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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
IRAN WAR EU inflation spikes / Prices to continue climb, growth to slow / Rise in UK GDP likely over	20.04.2026
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Iran war supercharges consumer costs / Are interest rates next?	01.04.2026
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Poor annual results for 2025 / Production, turnover again down significantly – Plastics Europe Deutschland report	26.03.2026
EU POLICY Council summit ‘distracted' by war in Iran / Orbán stands his ground / LNG supplies upended by bombing / Modest progress on ETS reform	25.03.2026
POLYETHYLENE IMPORTS War in Iran threatens Europe's PE supply / Shortage expected within six weeks as US volumes unlikely to compensate	06.03.2026
PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE Sales volumes and pricing dominate concerns / Employment stabilises as pressure shifts to markets and regulation / Cautious outlook for 2026 – PIE Market Survey	12.02.2026
EU-INDIA TRADE Landmark deal slashes car tariffs to 40% / Plastics, chemicals tariffs down to 0% for almost all products	27.01.2026
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION Sector headed for a rebound? / German results fuel hopes / EU to boost affordable housing	15.01.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE EU27 competitiveness expected to erode further by 2030 amid rising energy costs / Bloc's global market shrinks over 15 years – Cefic	07.01.2026
EU POLICY European Commission launches programme to support recycling sector / “Unfair and harmful import competition” to be addressed	06.01.2026
EUROPEAN AUTO INDUSTRY Brussels lifts ban on combustion engines / Industry groups offer lukewarm responses / German car lobby calls changes 'disastrous'	18.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: TARIFFS Trump tariffs shook EU plastics industry in 2025 / 15% duty ignited retaliatory firestorms / Diversification and capacity shifts ahead in 2026	16.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: EU ECONOMIC OUTLOOK OECD predicts slowdown in '26 / Spain to lead, Italy to lag among EU Big Four / UK expansion to ease	15.12.2025
EU POLICY Commission launches bioeconomy strategy / Substitution of fossil fuels / Cefic says enthusiasm is premature / Bioplastics capacity growing rapidly	09.12.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Up to eight plants under threat of closure in Europe / Plastics converters must brace for drop in demand / Defence sector could become point of growth	03.12.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION European output stagnates amid global growth / Circular volumes shift to Asia – Plastics Europe report	08.10.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Output in H1 2025 pushed lower by weak demand, uncompetitive energy prices / Reliance on Chinese imports grows / Prospects of recovery remain unpredictable – Cefic	29.09.2025
PLASTICS MANUFACTURING GERMANY Production down significantly in Q2 / “We will need to be in it for the long haul” – Plastics Europe	19.09.2025
TRADE WAR EU to impose zero tariffs on US industrial goods including chemicals, plastics products / US to impose 50% tariffs on plastics industry equipment	02.09.2025
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
TRADE WAR Brussels examines tariffs on US plastics, chemicals – reports / Materials part of long list of possible countermeasures	16.07.2025

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