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US TRADE Trump's tariffs barely impact US plastics industry – Pineda / Industry association briefing points to slight supply chain disruptions	03.11.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION European output stagnates amid global growth / Circular volumes shift to Asia – Plastics Europe report	08.10.2025
PLASTICS MANUFACTURING GERMANY Production down significantly in Q2 / “We will need to be in it for the long haul” – Plastics Europe	19.09.2025
SWITZERLAND Retailers prolong voluntary plastics-reduction commitment	17.09.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Competitiveness crisis: Associations call for swift action to bridge EU policy gap / “De-industrialisation is rapidly becoming a reality”	05.09.2025
USA Plastics machinery shipments steady in Q2 / Wider processing sentiment remains cautious	28.08.2025
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY GKV reports further revenue drop in H1 / Packaging leads decline	28.08.2025
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Industry grows only slightly, but against trend / PFAS ban could exert pressure / High usage of disposable products	26.08.2025
TURKEY Business profitability falls to lowest level in five years / Exports edge up despite dip in European sales / General economic uncertainty plagues operations	22.08.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ITALY Modest rebound in virgin materials / Compostables stabilise / Flat demand in 2025	31.07.2025
UK-US TRADE US plastics association lauds UK agreement / Deal supports US trade surplus / EU shops at competitive disadvantage	29.07.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY SWITZERLAND Negative sales trend continues / Moderate rise in plastics consumption / Clear increase in waste imports	23.07.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY First-quarter production up significantly / Future seems dim – Plastics Europe	16.07.2025
UK Polymer industry to benefit from new industrial strategy / Key sectors include advanced manufacturing / Composites set for gains	11.07.2025
PACKAGING LABELLING Europen slams proposed, new EU waste-sorting label rules	09.07.2025
GERMAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Sector hopes to stabilise / 2024 characterised by further declines / Majority of construction-related plastics industries hit hard / Pipe makers positive exception	30.06.2025
BALTIC STATES Plastics industry follows upward trajectory despite turbulence in Europe / Evertis to construct EUR 30 mn PET film plant in Lithuania / Political turbulence, imports from non-EU countries exert pressure on businesses	24.06.2025
OMAN Government support fuels growth of plastics processing sector	17.06.2025
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Best Polymer Producer Awards winners announced at EuPC annual meeting / Industry leaving Europe overarching issue	13.06.2025
NORTHERN AND EASTERN EUROPE Poland's plastics industry shows signs of economic recovery / Average order book size growing in Finland	05.06.2025
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Lack of rare earths could delay, stop German auto production / Shortage halts some component lines	04.06.2025
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY From shop floor to top floor / EU leads global raw material imports / Interview with new BPF president Martin Hitchin	02.06.2025
PACKAGING EUROPE Trade groups criticise European Commission plans to greenlight state-run PROs / Move “will be a tax on producers”	21.05.2025
US-INDIA TRADE India set to continue bilateral trade agreement talks / Tariffs could impact only 0.1% of Indian GDP – experts / Pharma, textile industries to be hardest hit	16.04.2025
TRADE WAR EU plans to impose punitive tariffs on PE, PA imports from US	09.04.2025

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