BUTANEDIOL

Definitive anti-dumping duties imposed on Chinese, Saudi, US imports / EU confirms provisional rates

GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE

Talk of peace boosts morale / View of present turns positive at plastics, rubber shops

UK

PM Starmer resigns / BPF outlines hopes for new government

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

Sales strength continues / Interest in Chinese models drives gains

WHITE GOODS TURKEY

Industry sees drop in production, export in 2026 / Plastic products fare better than other segments / Pursuing EU sustainability standards takes toll on processors

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Europe's share of global market shrinks / Order intake for German engineering firms continues decline – VDMA annual conference

ITALY

Plastics recycling sector faces structural crisis despite higher volumes, Assorimap warns at Plast 2026

LOGISTICS

US, Iran sign ceasefire deal / Strait of Hormuz opens for 60 days / Shipping companies remain cautiously optimistic

PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY

'Recyclates must be more than just a stopgap solution in times of crisis,' Bvse warns / Industry gathers for International Waste Plastics Day

TURKEY

SUP ban on the table / Industry warns against green push, holds EU competitiveness up as warning / Industrial output stagnant for 24 months

PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY

Plastics waste stockpiles surge as recycling system nears 'paralysis'

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

One in three companies putting investments on hold / Middle East conflict increases pressure on German plastics processors – Pro-K survey

LOGISTICS

Freight rates skyrocket on Trump's threat of new import tariffs / Rush for available transport capacity begins

RECYCLING JAPAN

Approval of JPY 1 bn investment to boost plastics recycling / Quotas for recycled content to be phased in by March 2029

POLYPROPYLENE

Indonesia plans to impose anti-dumping duties on PP homopolymers from Asia and Middle East / More imports to Europe possible

CONSTRUCTION GERMANY

Mixed sentiment / Construction, plastics-related sectors hope for improvement in second half of year / Residential construction remains cause for concern

UK CONSTRUCTION

Rising inflation, poor demand hit construction activity again / Middle East crisis drives up fuel costs

PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY

How can a functioning recyclate market be established? / Wuppertal Institute study analyses current situation, outlines ways forward / “Plastics as a service”

PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY

Share of recyclate up slightly, production and processing in decline in 2024 / Industry association publishes Circular Economy for Plastics country report

AROMATIC COPOLYESTERS

EU Commission opens anti-dumping probe into Chinese imports