ITALY

Corepla placed under judicial administration / Court measure linked to Synextra investigation / Consortium says operations to continue

RIGID PET FILM

PPWR triggers push for development / Capacity increase essential – Forum Rezyklat study / NAPCOR calls for political support

LOGISTICS

Suez return collides with congestion / Saudi crude exports hit by pipeline disruption / China opens 134 km long Pinglu Canal

TURKEY

Recycling seen as route to import cuts / Secondary materials face tougher quality demands / Recycled plastics meet food-contact barriers

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Q1 output declines further on weak demand / No relief in energy costs / Export, import volumes down significantly – Cefic

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Minimum standard for packaging recyclability updated / New rules align definitions with PPWR / Revised testing approach for coatings, adhesives

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

French industry group Polyvia outlines plans to strengthen local plastics production / Need to combat rising dependence on imports / Bvse backs call to stabilise plastics value chain

POLYETHYLENE

Economics not only factor in global competitiveness / China capacity build-up could reshape trade flows and pressure margins by 2030 – McKinsey report

LOGISTICS

Military escalation in Strait of Hormuz again curbs freight traffic / Rhine water level falls back to critical levels

PLASTICS RECYCLING

PRE report examines recycling approaches, challenges, progress in Europe / Focus on key plastics waste streams

UK CONSTRUCTION

Housebuilding decline drives down output in August / Major UK housebuilder warns it will make loss this year

EUROPEAN ENERGY MARKET

Gas-storage refill lags as Germany, Netherlands fall behind / Brussels sees no immediate need for intervention

LOGISTICS

Traffic backs up at Panama Canal / Ships pay record sums for passage

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Russia's largest polyolefin plant suspends operations following drone strike / Capacity concentration weakens Russian petchem industry / Experts say polymer shortage unlikely

CHEMICAL RECYCLING

JRC puts numbers on price difference to virgin plastics / CRE says findings unsurprising for a 'young, capital-intensive industry' / What would it take to close the gap?

LOGISTICS

Rhine shipping: Situation eases as water levels rise / Panama Canal's low water, typhoon season keep global markets on edge / Logistics entrpreneur Kühne dies

EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Eurozone manufacturing hits four-and-half-year high as growth broadens in August / Germany strengthens, France weakens / UK activity rises overall, manufacturing retreats

EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION

Rate of activity decline slows in July / Demand still weak, project cancellations rise

AUTOMOTIVE EUROPE

Popularity of EVs reaches tipping point / Trump's conflict with Iran continues to drive sales

TURKEY

Production and sales of household appliances continue to decline