LOGISTICS

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

WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE

EU urged to cap waste disposal / Policy paper links circular-economy targets to EU-wide allowance systems

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Bloc's circular plastics economy faces final reckoning / Bvse sees progress in Brussels but warns enforcement and energy relief remain unresolved

PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY

Disappointment across the board / Still no economic recovery / Demand remains the number one challenge – KI Dialog survey

LOGISTICS

More capacity than demand: shipping companies prepare for mass scrapping

PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE

Sales volumes and pricing dominate concerns / Employment stabilises as pressure shifts to markets and regulation / Cautious outlook for 2026 – PIE Market Survey

RECYCLING EUROPE

Swedish research shows quality, not quantity, delivers climate benefits / Call for EU legislators to focus on more than recycling rates

PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY

Recycling rate for plastic packaging continues to rise – ZSVR, UBA / Deficits in composite solutions / Waste management organisation calls for improvements to German Packaging Act

LOGISTICS

Freight rates remain calm / US-Iran conflict delays resumption of Suez Canal route / Maersk announces 1,000 job cuts

LOGISTICS

Hapag-Lloyd still hesitant to sail through Red Sea / Associations call on politicians to solve lorry driver shortage

PET RECYCLING AUSTRIA

Deposit scheme boosts recycling volumes / Sales weaker than last year

EUROPEAN ECONOMY

German business confidence unchanged / Mood worsens among plastics processors / Eurozone manufacturing improves

LOGISTICS

Crisis in European chemical industry weighs on business at major seaports / Following Maersk, CMA CGM also steering ships through Suez Canal again

LOGISTICS

Shipping companies reduce transport capacity / Freight rates rise by double digits

PLASTICS RECYCLING POLAND

Industry struggling for survival across Europe amid dwindling profitability / ‘The more companies fail in the West, the more will survive in the Eastern EU'

CHEMICAL RECYCLING

Technology of future or token gesture? Only around one third of planned recycling facilities likely to be built – Conversio study

LOGISTICS

The cold causes freight rates to freeze / Reopening of Suez Canal could put pressure on prices

PACKAGING SWITZERLAND

Government sets out plan for minimum 55% reclaim rate for SUP packaging

YEAR-ENDER 2025: EUROPEAN ELECTRICITY MARKET

A year of volatility and transition / Spot prices stay high amid weather extremes and grid bottlenecks / Germany anchors regional dynamics as renewables expand unevenly

YEAR-ENDER 2025: EUROPEAN GAS MARKET

A year of consolidation and a ‘new normal' comes to an end / Market stable after end of dramatic fluctuations from energy crisis / Political framework to continue to force players into further optimising diversification, storage, emissions strategies