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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 — By Plasteurope.com correspondent — Germany’s Masterbatch Association, a specialised division within mineral pigments industry organisation VdMI (Frankfurt; www.vdmi.de), has warned of significant risks facing the plastics processing industry following disruptions to key trading routes in the Middl...

08.05.2026 NEWS FROM KI.PIE GROUP PIE launches weekly Executive Briefing for industry leaders

08.05.2026 PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION  CEOs urge EU to delay PPWR enforcement / Industry and NGOs clash over implementation timeline

08.05.2026 LOGISTICS  US President Donald Trump's 'Project Freedom' has little to no effect / UAE manages to sail some oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz

07.05.2026 DEFENCE INDUSTRY GERMANY  What opportunities does military sector hold for plastics converters? / Rational considerations prevail / Unable to offset declining automotive market

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11.05.2026 EU-US TRADE  Trump moves trade deal deadline up to 4 July / EU's first Trilogue ends without consensus

11.05.2026 CONTITECH  Massive job cuts planned: 3,000 positions worldwide to be affected / Site closures possible

11.05.2026 ENGEL  Full-year revenue slips 6% / Machinery maker reports diverging regional trends

08.05.2026 PET  Anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese imports look off the table / Producers withdraw complaint

08.05.2026 INTERPACK  Packaging industry trade fair opens in Düsseldorf / Wide range of controversial topics

08.05.2026 PLASTICS TAX GERMANY  Policy reversal amid empty coffers: federal government plans to impose levy on distributors of plastic packaging after all

08.05.2026 POLYTEC  Automotive supplier returns to profit

08.05.2026 PLASTIC FANTASTIC Where WEEE first Met

07.05.2026 TRINSEO  Further price increase for polystyrene

07.05.2026 SABIC  Petchem group lifts force majeure on LDPE deliveries from Wilton, UK

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