POLAND

Economic crisis takes toll on plastics recycling / Recyclate prices absurdly low / Industry braced for uncertainty

FINLAND

Plastics industry rebounds in H2 2024 / Better days ahead in 2025 / Defence, healthcare among key drivers for recovery

PLASTICS INDUSTRY JAPAN

Production declines across the board in 2024 / Exports, imports slightly up / Engineering plastics market set for robust growth through 2032

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

POLAND

Robust economic performance lifts plastics industry in 2024 / Strict regulations, rising energy costs fuel fears over competitiveness / Associations call for stringent measures

VIETNAM

Economic boom increases appetite for plastics raw materials / Strong demand from packaging, construction, electronics

UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY

Most firms expect better sales this year / Moulders report drop in 2024 turnover / Optimism plummets – BPF survey

RUSSIA

Analysts project twofold rise in PP, PE production by 2035 / Lion's share of growth in jeopardy due to sanctions

RUSSIA

Putin calls on petchem industry to prioritise development / New capacities needed to join “the global polymer race” / Economic uncertainty casts shadow on growth plans

RUSSIA

Plastics production dips following steady growth / Government expects upward trend in chemical industry to slow / Central bank fears stagflation

RUSSIA

Several industries face turbulence over isocyanate shortage / Trade with China sustains growing sanction pressure

TURKEY

Production, domestic sales decline in first half / Exports rise / Full-year forecast sees no reverse in downturn

RUSSIA

State aid promised to chemical industry / Dozens of operations to be launched as part of industry development programme

RUSSIA

Plastics processors clash with Sibur over price, quality issues / Polyplastic announces switch to foreign raw materials

UKRAINE

Policymakers hammer out ban on single-use plastics / Lawsuit against Russia's Polyplastic to confiscate its assets in the country

UK ELECTION

Labour landslide sparks industry demands / BPF announces three key requests / Environment ministry plans remain vague

RUSSIA

Foreign trade with China starts to crumble under weight of Western sanctions / Hopes pinned on emerging BRICS infrastructure

GERMAN ECONOMY

DIHK survey: Mood in chemical industry brightens slightly / Plastics industry remains pessimistic

VIETNAM

Plastics market to grow by 8.4% per year to 2029 / Investments in sustainable plastics and EV production provide growth opportunities

RUSSIA

Technological imports reach historic heights, thanks partly to Germany, Italy / Fresh US sanctions hurt, but not cripple, trade with Asia, Turkey