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'

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

UK ECONOMY

Growth improves in 2025 / Drop in manufacturing first since '22 / Output in plastics category weakens

ABS

EU imposes final anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Taiwan

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

RUSSIA

Plastics processing slumps in 2025 / Oversupply crisis looms / State aid dwindling

BUTANEDIOL

EU imposes provisional countervailing duties on imports from China, US, Saudi Arabia

UK CONSTRUCTION

Activity decline slows for second month in a row / Post-Budget clarity helps sector / Sentiment bounces back somewhat

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

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PVC: Inovyn announces production shutdown in Martorell / Tunnel between France and Spain closed

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Prices for films in Europe declined in Q4 / Shift to discounters, private labels supports demand to limited extent