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'Ceasefire' in Iran conflict sends oil prices tumbling / Tensions also expected to ease in polymers market

09.04.2026 — By Plasteurope.com staff — Is the global plastics market finally getting back on track? Hardly had the US, Israel, and Iran agreed to a supposed two-week ceasefire when the price of crude oil fell to well below USD 100 (EUR 86.50) per barrel (159 litres).This decline reflects hopes that the truce ...

09.04.2026 IRAN WAR  UK shops report material shortages, higher costs – BPF survey / Outlook grim

09.04.2026 UK CONSTRUCTION  Housebuilding decline continues into March / Business confidence hit by Middle East crisis

08.04.2026 PIE INDUSTRY TALK  PIE's latest webinar flags fresh supply-chain risks arising from the Middle East conflict

08.04.2026 ENERGY PRICES  Electricity trend March: Electricity being held hostage by gas prices / Geopolitical risk premiums on the rise

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10.04.2026 BIOPLASTICS  Capacities to double by 2030 / China is shaping the expansion / Packaging remains main application

10.04.2026 PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION  Implementation guidelines for EU PPWR published / IK: 'A step towards more feasibility and legal certainty'

10.04.2026 FORCE MAJEURE  Does the Iran war justify delivery halts and massive price increases? / PIE interviews lawyer Christian Lührmann

10.04.2026 INEOS  Iran war could reverse debt burden / Olefins and polyolefins producer profits from price surge

10.04.2026 NESTE  Processing plant for pyrolysis oil in operation in Finland / 'EU recycling rules penalise refineries'

10.04.2026 PLASTIC FANTASTIC On the Artemis II mission, plastics save the day

09.04.2026 PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY  TecPart reports further decline in turnover, volumes / Market expected to bottom out by 2026

09.04.2026 BRASKEM  Struggling polyolefin producer considers measures to protect creditors

09.04.2026 OP MOBILITY  Module division braces itself against decline in turnover / Lighting unit aims to grow with Hyundai Mobis

09.04.2026 EMS-CHEMIE  Currency effects weigh on first-quarter turnover

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