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09.11.2026 PET  EU customs codes to improve transparency of PET flake imports / Separate classifications from January to help monitor trade flows / Commission initiates investigation into imports of PET resin chemicals

09.11.2026 PLASTICS TAX UK  HMRC claims PPT a qualified success / Industry questions impact on recycling

06.11.2026 EVENTS Advanced Recycling Conference to centre on industrial scale-up / Focus on recycling technologies, investment challenges, EU regulatory developments

05.11.2026 EDITORIAL  US election results add even more uncertainty to EU-US policy

05.11.2026 ENERGY COSTS  Rising energy prices squeezing plastics processors across Central and Eastern Europe / Companies struggle to pass higher costs on to customers / Contract renewals could raise heat in 2027

02.11.2026 NEWS FROM PIE  pricenxt Analytics platform now features Central European plastics prices / Exclusive partnership with CEE market expert myCEPPI

02.11.2026 GREENWASHING  Danone joins Coca-Cola, Nestlé in agreeing to revise plastic bottle recycling claims / EU consumer authorities to monitor compliance

30.10.2026 UK  Government to launch mandatory certification scheme to verify recycled plastics claims / BPF warns 2030 roll-out is too late

29.10.2026 PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY  Berlin seeks to secure domestic refining / Talks set for creation of national strategy

28.10.2026 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE  Overall output declines, trade weakens / Uneven performance across EU27 / Business climate steadies but outlook remains challenging – Cefic report

27.10.2026 EU TRADE  Brussels to cut imports of chemicals from China – report / Are plastics first target? / Strategy follows deal to cap hybrid EV shipments

27.10.2026 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  German business climate best in more than three years / Processor mood strongest since early '22 / UK manufacturing shows strength

27.10.2026 PLASTICS PROCESSING SPAIN  Investment hits record high / Rising imports pose biggest challenge / Tax on non-reusable plastic packaging adds pressure

26.10.2026 PACKAGING WASTE  EU generated 81.5 mn t of plastic packaging waste in 2024 – Eurostat / Latvia retains recycling crown

26.10.2026 GERMAN INDUSTRY  Massive job losses in 2018–2025 period – Ifo Institute / Plastics processors severely affected

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