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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
VCI quarterly report: Polymer sales, production edge up / Association sees ‘panic-driven temporary spike' / No 2026 forecast yet
 		02.06.2026
BELARUS
Mozyr propylene project advances / Domestic petchem industry performance rises in 2025 / Experts see challenges as sector targets new export markets
 		01.06.2026
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
 		26.05.2026
UAE
Emirates widen scope for recycled plastics in food-contact packaging
 		19.05.2026
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repsol restarts cracker, butadiene plant in Portugal
 		14.05.2026
MASTERBATCHES
Group flags supply chain risks from Middle East disruptions to key trade routes / Bottlenecks hit industries such as cosmetic packaging, plastic film, automotive
 		11.05.2026
PET
Anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese imports look off the table / Producers withdraw complaint
 		08.05.2026
SABIC
Petchem group lifts force majeure on LDPE deliveries from Wilton, UK
 		07.05.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING MEXICO
Partnership aims to strengthen recovery systems for HIPS dairy packaging
 		04.05.2026
OPEC
United Arab Emirates set to leave oil producers' cartel / No short-term relief expected in Europe
 		30.04.2026
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Machinery

PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY
Euromap anticipates brighter outlook / Positive signals at K 2025
 		13.10.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Market crisis impacts portfolio of machinery makers / Arburg divests 3D-printing unit / Sumitomo Demag removes hydraulic machines
 		15.09.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Plastics and rubber machinery sector revenues expected to fall in 2024 / Deceleration in H1 – Amaplast
 		30.09.2024
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Drastic slump in incoming orders for plastics machinery in 2023 / Ulrich Reifenhäuser confirmed as VDMA chairman
 		20.06.2024
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Plastics and rubber machinery production expected to increase 3.2% in 2023 / Exports climb 13% during Jan-Sept period – Amaplast
 		17.01.2024
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Applications

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
What if the war ends tomorrow? / PIE's exclusive white paper discusses three possible scenarios regarding the impact on the plastics industry / Get your free copy now
 		20.05.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING FRANCE
Nearly 1 mn t of recycling capacity shut down in Europe over last three years / Foundation of European plastics recycling put to test / French plastics processing posts 4% contraction in 2024 – Polyvia
 		29.04.2026
IRAN WAR
UK shops report material shortages, higher costs – BPF survey / Outlook grim
 		09.04.2026
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
TecPart reports further decline in turnover, volumes / Market expected to bottom out by 2026
 		09.04.2026
VIETNAM
Investment boost from foreign companies / European plastics processors increasing presence / Scaling global trade via 'China-plus-one' strategy
 		11.03.2026
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Processing

ARTIFICIAL TURF RECYCLING
European Commission accuses synthetic turf companies of cartel activity in recycling market
 		29.05.2026
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Sales improve again / UK booms / Hybrids dominate
 		28.05.2026
MUTARES
Private equity group delays exit from automotive supplier Amaneos / No current plans to shut acquired Sabic plants
 		18.05.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION
Weak demand sees sector activity slide for fifth month in a row / Rise in purchasing costs steepest in three decades
 		13.05.2026
DEFENCE INDUSTRY GERMANY
What opportunities does military sector hold for plastics converters? / Rational considerations prevail / Unable to offset declining automotive market
 		07.05.2026
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Regions and Countries

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
 		28.05.2026
RUSSIA
Polymer prices rebound after hitting five-year low / Investments at rock bottom / Warnings of non-payment crisis
 		19.05.2026
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
 		18.05.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY SPAIN
Administrative burden drains resources needed for development / CEP study points to consolidation amid volume growth
 		22.04.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ITALY
Manufacturing rebounds in Q4 2025 / Full-year results only slightly negative / Middle East war adds uncertainty for 2026
 		13.04.2026
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Other

RECYCLING SWITZERLAND
Swiss Federal Council plans reforms to plastic packaging and beverage carton collection / First RecyPac annual report shows slow progress
 		01.06.2026
LOGISTICS
Free passage as a utopian ideal? / Hormuz tolls put global shipping – and maritime law – under pressure
 		29.05.2026
GERMAN BUSINESS CLIMATE
Managers report more hope after dismal April / Morale also improves at processing shops
 		26.05.2026
LOGISTICS
Meteorologists warn of renewed water shortages in Panama Canal / Freight rates on the rise
 		22.05.2026
LOGISTICS
Protesters to block Brenner Highway on 30 May / Intra-European transit traffic on the verge of collapse
 		14.05.2026
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