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EUROPEAN ECONOMY
War spurs price surges / Eurozone inflation highest since 2023 / Is it stockpiling or 'hoarding'?
 		03.06.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
VCI quarterly report: Polymer sales, production edge up / Association sees ‘panic-driven temporary spike' / No 2026 forecast yet
 		02.06.2026
BELARUS
Mozyr propylene project advances / Domestic petchem industry performance rises in 2025 / Experts see challenges as sector targets new export markets
 		01.06.2026
RECYCLING SWITZERLAND
Swiss Federal Council plans reforms to plastic packaging and beverage carton collection / First RecyPac annual report shows slow progress
 		01.06.2026
LOGISTICS
Free passage as a utopian ideal? / Hormuz tolls put global shipping – and maritime law – under pressure
 		29.05.2026
ARTIFICIAL TURF RECYCLING
European Commission accuses synthetic turf companies of cartel activity in recycling market
 		29.05.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
CEE plastics industry feels sting of Hormuz blockade / Region highly dependent on imports / Major converters halt purchases, sacrifice production capacity / Recyclers see temporary benefits
 		28.05.2026
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Sales improve again / UK booms / Hybrids dominate
 		28.05.2026
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Europe's circularity gains mask industrial weakness / Plastics Europe warns of risk of circularity shifting abroad / Circularity repositioned as key to industrial survival
 		26.05.2026
GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE
Managers report more hope after dismal April / Morale also improves at processing shops
 		26.05.2026
LOGISTICS
Meteorologists warn of renewed water shortages in Panama Canal / Freight rates on the rise
 		22.05.2026
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
What if the war ends tomorrow? / PIE's exclusive white paper discusses three possible scenarios regarding the impact on the plastics industry / Get your free copy now
 		20.05.2026
RUSSIA
Polymer prices rebound after hitting five-year low / Investments at rock bottom / Warnings of non-payment crisis
 		19.05.2026
UAE
Emirates widen scope for recycled plastics in food-contact packaging
 		19.05.2026
BALKANS
Plastics converters squeezed by supply issues, weak demand / Middle East turmoil exposes feedstock dependence / Higher prices needed to maintain stability / CEPM networking event in Belgrade
 		18.05.2026
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