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01.09.2026 PLASTICS MARKET USA  New Senate bill seeks science-based framework for tracing recyclate content / Current standards termed inconsistent / Environmental claims must be backed up

27.08.2026 EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION  Rate of activity decline slows in July / Demand still weak, project cancellations rise

26.08.2026 AUTOMOTIVE EUROPE  Popularity of EVs reaches tipping point / Trump's conflict with Iran continues to drive sales

24.08.2026 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  Eurozone inflation ticks up to 2.9% / Energy main driver, but effect modest / Higher impact seen in August

20.08.2026 MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT  Strait of Hormuz blockade puts renewed pressure on oil and polymer prices / PIE expert Martin Bäcker explains what the crisis means for Europe's plastics industry

17.08.2026 DEFENCE INDUSTRY  European defence boom opens new markets for plastics / Czech, Finnish processors pivot to military applications / High-value defence products boost margins

11.08.2026 UK CONSTRUCTION  Sector showing evidence of stabilising / Declines slow in commercial and housebuilding activity

06.08.2026 ITALY  Exports buoy plastics machinery in 2025 / Asia emerges as new growth focus / US on equal footing with Germany / Strategy session for petchems at Porto Marghera

30.07.2026 RUSSIA  Number of business closures spike in H1 2026 / General economic uncertainty adds pressure / No improvement expected in next couple of years

28.07.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING USA  Congressional committee hears arguments on SUP waste control packages / Industry fears tougher state laws / Consumer advocates divided

24.07.2026 EUROPEAN EMISSIONS TRADING More investment funding, flatter emissions trajectory, free allocations extended – ETS review / Cefic critical of conditional access

23.07.2026 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING UK  England delays mandatory kerbside collection of films, flexible packaging to 2030 / Wales rejects change / Industry calls for focused investment, rebuilding recycling capacities

22.07.2026 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY  Production, sales fall again in H1 – VCI report / President calls for 'more radical reform implementation'

21.07.2026 PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY  Expectations deteriorate following improved business performance in H1 / Raw material costs, selling prices, sales volumes main concerns / Respondents dissatisfied with government – KI Dialog survey

20.07.2026 WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE  European Commission moves against 14 member states over waste rules, failing to meet recycling targets

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