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LOGISTICS
Shipping companies reduce transport capacity / Freight rates rise by double digits
 		16.01.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING POLAND
Industry struggling for survival across Europe amid dwindling profitability / ‘The more companies fail in the West, the more will survive in the Eastern EU'
 		15.01.2026
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
Technology of future or token gesture? Only around one third of planned recycling facilities likely to be built – Conversio study
 		14.01.2026
LOGISTICS
The cold causes freight rates to freeze / Reopening of Suez Canal could put pressure on prices
 		09.01.2026
PACKAGING SWITZERLAND
Government sets out plan for minimum 55% reclaim rate for SUP packaging
 		06.01.2026
YEAR-ENDER 2025: EUROPEAN ELECTRICITY MARKET
A year of volatility and transition / Spot prices stay high amid weather extremes and grid bottlenecks / Germany anchors regional dynamics as renewables expand unevenly
 		19.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: EUROPEAN GAS MARKET
A year of consolidation and a ‘new normal' comes to an end / Market stable after end of dramatic fluctuations from energy crisis / Political framework to continue to force players into further optimising diversification, storage, emissions strategies
 		19.12.2025
LOGISTICS
Freight rates on a roller coaster / Will the Suez Canal soon reopen to major traffic?
 		19.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER: PLASTICS RECYCLING MARKET
Europe's reclaim sector faces its toughest year yet / Cheap virgin plastics squeeze recyclates / Strain continues
 		18.12.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German business climate weakens / Processors' mood worsens / European manufacturers send mixed messages
 		18.12.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
VDMA sees bottoming out after declines in order intake, revenues / 5% drop in turnover expected for 2025
 		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
RECYCLING UK
Industry on the brink – BPF / Shutdowns continue / Shops face multiple problems
 		15.12.2025
USA
Gap between US citizens' recycling intentions, actions / 77% report they recycle / WM survey highlights barriers
 		15.12.2025
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