LOGISTICS

Even with war in Iran and Strait of Hormuz blockade, container shipping is more punctual than ever

RECYCLING USA

Beyond Plastics challenges claims by Starbucks that its single-use PP cups are recyclable / Drop 'deceptive' advertising and just use less plastic, NGO tells coffee chain

EUROPEAN ECONOMY

War spurs price surges / Eurozone inflation highest since 2023 / Is it stockpiling or 'hoarding'?

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY

VCI quarterly report: Polymer sales, production edge up / Association sees ‘panic-driven temporary spike' / No 2026 forecast yet

BELARUS

Mozyr propylene project advances / Domestic petchem industry performance rises in 2025 / Experts see challenges as sector targets new export markets

RECYCLING SWITZERLAND

Swiss Federal Council plans reforms to plastic packaging and beverage carton collection / First RecyPac annual report shows slow progress

LOGISTICS

Free passage as a utopian ideal? / Hormuz tolls put global shipping – and maritime law – under pressure

ARTIFICIAL TURF RECYCLING

European Commission accuses synthetic turf companies of cartel activity in recycling market

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

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

Sales improve again / UK booms / Hybrids dominate

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

GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE

Managers report more hope after dismal April / Morale also improves at processing shops

LOGISTICS

Meteorologists warn of renewed water shortages in Panama Canal / Freight rates on the rise

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

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RUSSIA

Polymer prices rebound after hitting five-year low / Investments at rock bottom / Warnings of non-payment crisis

UAE

Emirates widen scope for recycled plastics in food-contact packaging

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

MUTARES

Private equity group delays exit from automotive supplier Amaneos / No current plans to shut acquired Sabic plants

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Repsol restarts cracker, butadiene plant in Portugal

LOGISTICS

Protesters to block Brenner Highway on 30 May / Intra-European transit traffic on the verge of collapse