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24.02.2026 UPDATE - GLOBAL ECONOMY  MEPs delay vote on US trade deal – reports / Trump announces 15% global tariff rate

24.02.2026 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  German business climate best in six months / Local processor optimism impresses / Eurozone, UK manufacturing moods brighten

20.02.2026 GLOBAL ECONOMY  US Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs / Next steps unclear / Business groups warn of more uncertainty

20.02.2026 PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY  ‘Something is clearly going very wrong in Germany' – GKV president / Industry turnover, processing volume to fall by 2% in 2025

20.02.2026 EUROPEAN INDUSTRY SUMMIT  European chemical industry on the edge / Business fleeing the continent / Supply-chain disruptions threaten domino effect – Central European perspective

20.02.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Germany's federal cabinet approves PPWR Implementation Act / Recycling rate for plastic packaging rises to 75% / Criticism from industry bodies: ‘the political brakes are on'

19.02.2026 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Trump rescinds EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding / End to greenhouse regulation in US / Effect on manufacturing unclear

19.02.2026 RECYCLING FINLAND  Chemical recycling plant nears completion / Country still well short of 50% packaging reclaim target / Mechanical recovery momentum fades

19.02.2026 PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Latest BPF members' survey paints mixed picture / Sentiment improving, but finding skilled staff still a problem / Recycling facing ‘critical challenges'

18.02.2026 CONSUMER GOODS / E&E  Against innovation theft: Negative Plagiarius prize awarded / Plastic products also affected

17.02.2026 WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE  EU urged to cap waste disposal / Policy paper links circular-economy targets to EU-wide allowance systems

17.02.2026 RECYCLING  UK FSA to certify domestic recyclate for EU food contact

16.02.2026 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  EU Commission unit signs off on new rules for recyclate in plastic bottles / Standardised mass-balance methods, restrictions on rPET imports up to 2027 included

16.02.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  Bloc's circular plastics economy faces final reckoning / Bvse sees progress in Brussels but warns enforcement and energy relief remain unresolved

13.02.2026 ABS  EU imposes final anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Taiwan

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