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K 2025 ‘Embracing Digitalisation' takes centre stage at world's top plastics trade fair / Focus on driving efficiency and innovation	12.03.2025
PACKAGING RECYCLING Report highlights value of recovering small plastics from recycling streams / Investment essential	12.03.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING SHOW EUROPE AI innovation showcased in Amsterdam / Conference programme covers current and future recycling challenges / PIE joins trade fair with own stand	11.03.2025
TRADE WAR Concerns mount over US tariffs on Canada, Mexico / National plastics groups jointly call for free trade / Trump starts, stops import fees on many goods	10.03.2025
CONSTRUCTION MARKET UK output dives in February / Slump in residential activity leads downturn	10.03.2025
GLOBAL ECONOMY US halts support for Ukraine, threatens EU with tariffs / Member states, Brussels counter with huge spending plans / Plastics groups in US, Canada raise concerns	06.03.2025
POLAND Robust economic performance lifts plastics industry in 2024 / Strict regulations, rising energy costs fuel fears over competitiveness / Associations call for stringent measures	03.03.2025
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE 2024 Polymer Producers Awards: Voting open for plastics converters / ‘Commitment to the European market' as new criteria	28.02.2025
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION MARKET Activity slump eases in January, but downturn persists / 2025 offers some cause for optimism following dire 2024, say experts	27.02.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence stagnates / Plastics and rubber firms split on prospects for present, future	25.02.2025
WORLD TRADE Trump to slap tariffs of around 25% on cars / Levies could start as early as 2 April / Brussels ready to retaliate	19.02.2025
VIETNAM Economic boom increases appetite for plastics raw materials / Strong demand from packaging, construction, electronics	19.02.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Commission introduces Compass for Competitiveness; blueprint leverages Draghi report / Resin makers criticise pace as too slow	12.02.2025
CHEMICAL RECYCLING FRANCE Government permitted to subsidise reclaim efforts / Financial aid meets competition rules, says Commission / Shelved Eastman plans back in the running	11.02.2025
UK Bank of England cuts interest rates / Officials slash growth outlook / UK in ‘stagflation'?	06.02.2025
FOAM RECYCLING Dutch platform Circularise advances PU foam recycling with digital product passports	30.01.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence edges higher / Main index still weak / Plastics, rubber firms more optimistic	29.01.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Hard choices needed to survive challenges on several fronts / M&A to play critical role in region's restructuring – FTI report	23.01.2025
INTERVIEW “Huge potential for recycling remains untapped” / Conversio managing director Christoph Lindner talks to PIE about the material flows of plastics in Germany	21.01.2025
K 2025 “The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible” is the motto of this year's leading plastics trade fair	21.01.2025
PET RECYCLING EPBP releases design guidelines for PET bottles, non-food products	15.01.2025
TITANIUM DIOXIDE European Commission imposes definitive punitive tariffs on TiO2 from China / Industry voices disappointment	13.01.2025
WORLD PLASTICS COUNCIL President Benny Mermans elected for second term	10.01.2025
GLOBAL TRADE EU agrees major trade deal with Mercosur / Opportunities for EU manufacturers to increase exports of automotive parts, chemicals	07.01.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Research predicts feedstock of the future / Recycling to become main carbon source for plastics – nova-Institute report	06.01.2025

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