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UK CONSTRUCTION
Activity slump eases / Business optimism improves / Cost inflation down
 		08.01.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations continue higher in November / EVs dominate / BYD nears Tesla in market share
 		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
UK CONSTRUCTION
Output continues to slide / New orders down / Sector employment numbers fall for 11th month in a row
 		08.12.2025
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS
IK calls for binding EPR rules for disposal and recycling in Europe
 		08.12.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Global Commitment to cut virgin plastics use sees progress despite challenges / Government policies needed to spur leading FMCG companies into action
 		04.12.2025
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
AUTOMOTIVE
EU Commission approves funding for power device plant / E-vehicle, fast-charging, renewable energy applications targeted / EUR 12.8 bn in chips funding so far
 		28.11.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations climb in October, year-to-date / BYD continues to gain ground / Carmakers, processors struggle with political shifts
 		26.11.2025
THERMAL INSULATION
European market shrinks in 2024 / Low growth forecast in next five years / PIR continues to gain market share – IAL Consultants
 		20.11.2025
BRAZIL
Government launches national plastics decree / Mandatory targets set for packaging recycling
 		12.11.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION
Output falls at fastest rate in five years / Lack of work hitting civil engineering firms
 		10.11.2025
E&E ENGINEERING
Minimum utilisation rates for recyclate a challenge for plastics converters / Safety requirements become stricter for household appliances, consumer electronics – Conversio report
 		10.11.2025
PACKAGING WASTE
Eurostat data shows wide variation in progress towards 2030 plastics recycling targets / Reclaim slightly higher in 2023 / Plastic bag use declines
 		04.11.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Film prices drop in Q3 / Situation remains ‘challenging' / Hopes of small upturn in private consumption by year-end
 		29.10.2025
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