POLYETHYLENE IMPORTS

War in Iran threatens Europe's PE supply / Shortage expected within six weeks as US volumes unlikely to compensate

PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY

VDMA reports 8% drop in export sales / Signs of bottoming out emerging

LOGISTICS

Iran war throws global container shipping into chaos / Operators announce risk surcharges / Is a surge in freight rates looming?

ESTONIA

EUR 100 mn chemical recycling plant cancelled / Prospects of beating EU reclaim targets grow uncertain / Smaller chemical project still in the pipeline

BIOPLASTICS

Asia's capacity growth to flatten / Bioeconomy Strategy could boost demand for biobased materials in Europe – nova-Institute report

PACKAGING EUROPE

PCR gains ground with shoppers / Majority calls for independent verification – Amcor survey

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

How Iran war is affecting global plastics industry / Strait of Hormuz a bottleneck for world trade / Is this the turnaround for European polymer production?

AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING

EU: Council and Parliament agree on lower recyclate targets under ELVR / Extension to include trucks and motor bikes

EU TRADE

Commission to enact Mercosur trade deal / Move bypasses Parliament's call for legal review

TURKEY

Plastics processors invest less in 2025 / Machine utilisation stagnates / Low domestic value creation – Pagev report

LOGISTICS

DB Cargo plans to cut nearly half of all jobs / Freight rates in rollover

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Heavy capacity losses in 2025 confirmed / Future legislation must build on momentum of Winter Package, says PRE

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

Sales start year on sour note / EVs dominate / Most majors suffer declines

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Sabic restarts LDPE plant in Wilton, UK / Force majeure remains in effect

EUROPEAN ECONOMY

German business climate best in six months / Local processor optimism impresses / Eurozone, UK manufacturing moods brighten

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

‘Something is clearly going very wrong in Germany' – GKV president / Industry turnover, processing volume to fall by 2% in 2025

EUROPEAN INDUSTRY SUMMIT

European chemical industry on the edge / Business fleeing the continent / Supply-chain disruptions threaten domino effect – Central European perspective

LOGISTICS

Hapag-Lloyd acquires Israeli competitor / Maersk expands terminal in Bremerhaven, Germany

RECYCLING FINLAND

Chemical recycling plant nears completion / Country still well short of 50% packaging reclaim target / Mechanical recovery momentum fades

PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK

Latest BPF members' survey paints mixed picture / Sentiment improving, but finding skilled staff still a problem / Recycling facing ‘critical challenges'