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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure for polypropylene from Belgium
 		25.09.2025
TDI
Prices continue to rise following plant failure at Covestro / German mattress association warns of shortages
 		23.09.2025
EU TRADE SANCTIONS
Brussels targets firms using Russian oil / Focus includes petchem companies, China / EU warns of 'asset freeze'
 		22.09.2025
POLYSTYRENE MARKET
Rise in imports makes life difficult for European producers / Almost one third of imports now come from East Asia
 		22.09.2025
PLASTICS MANUFACTURING GERMANY
Production down significantly in Q2 / “We will need to be in it for the long haul” – Plastics Europe
 		19.09.2025
MDI
US imposes provisional anti-dumping measures on isocyanate imports from China
 		17.09.2025
FRANCE
Reward system for use of recycled material to come into effect next year
 		15.09.2025
OIL & GAS
ConocoPhillips set to lay off more than 3,000 staff – reports / Other sector giants embarking on cost-cutting drive
 		12.09.2025
POLYETHYLENE
Global markets caught between tariffs and overcapacities / More and more exports from all directions head to Europe / Brazil imposes punitive tariffs
 		11.09.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Disappointing Q2 for 2025 / Production continues to decline / Plant utilisation falls to dangerously low level
 		09.09.2025
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Machinery

PLASTICS MACHINERY
Market crisis impacts portfolio of machinery makers / Arburg divests 3D-printing unit / Sumitomo Demag removes hydraulic machines
 		15.09.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Plastics and rubber machinery sector revenues expected to fall in 2024 / Deceleration in H1 – Amaplast
 		30.09.2024
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Drastic slump in incoming orders for plastics machinery in 2023 / Ulrich Reifenhäuser confirmed as VDMA chairman
 		20.06.2024
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Plastics and rubber machinery production expected to increase 3.2% in 2023 / Exports climb 13% during Jan-Sept period – Amaplast
 		17.01.2024
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Orders drop nearly one-third in January-July / Sector officials report ‘total collapse'
 		12.09.2023
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Applications

SWITZERLAND
Retailers prolong voluntary plastics-reduction commitment
 		17.09.2025
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
GKV reports further revenue drop in H1 / Packaging leads decline
 		28.08.2025
POLYCARBONATE SHEET
Eleventh edition of EPSE Awards / Public voting open until 10 September / Ceremony at K 2025 trade fair in Germany
 		19.08.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY SWITZERLAND
Negative sales trend continues / Moderate rise in plastics consumption / Clear increase in waste imports
 		23.07.2025
POLYURETHANE FOAM
European market constrained by slow demand, rising costs / Sustainability high on the agenda – Europur conference
 		07.07.2025
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Processing

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations improve in August / Year-to-date total eases / Carmakers pause production / US implements EU trade deal
 		26.09.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING EUROPE
PPWR has set the bar high / Recyclate supply still not clear / Declining demand for virgin plastics / FachPack 2025 to focus on transformation in packaging industry
 		22.09.2025
AUTOMOTIVE
Clepa urges EU to step in with support for auto supply sector / Up to 350,000 jobs could be lost if no action taken
 		16.09.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Mars, Nestlé, PepsiCo and others launch US Flexible Film Initiative to tackle plastic packaging waste
 		15.09.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION
Activity falls for eighth month straight / Housebuilding, civil engineering experience summer slide
 		10.09.2025
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Regions and Countries

PORTUGAL
Government allocates EUR 30 mn to strengthen recycling, waste recovery / Over half of the waste still landfilled
 		25.09.2025
SPAIN
Household plastics market poised for robust growth / Shift towards environmentally friendly products / Asian countries look into export opportunities
 		16.09.2025
USA
Plastics machinery shipments steady in Q2 / Wider processing sentiment remains cautious
 		28.08.2025
TRADE WAR
EU-US tariff deal to stir issues for plastics industry in CEE, Finland
 		05.08.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ITALY
Modest rebound in virgin materials / Compostables stabilise / Flat demand in 2025
 		31.07.2025
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Other

LOGISTICS
Panama Canal traffic stalls as US tariffs bite / UN warns of fragile shipping outlook / Germany bets on new rail boss amid crisis
 		26.09.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
First fall in German business morale this year / Plastics firms more negative / European managers send mixed signals
 		25.09.2025
LOGISTICS
Countdown to tariff moratorium: trade, freight rates between US and China rising rapidly
 		19.09.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Subsidies for innovative products underway / Brussels sets the stage but Netherlands leads on circular plastics
 		15.09.2025
LOGISTICS
Artificial capacity shortages lend breath of fresh air to freight rates
 		12.09.2025
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