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EUROPEAN ECONOMY 

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

24.08.2026 — By Heather Arnest Liesch — Eurozone inflation edged higher in July, with consumer prices rising 2.9% year-on-year, up from 2.8% in June, according to Eurostat. EU-wide inflation reached 3.0%.Figures vary sharply by country, with Sweden posting the lowest rate at 0.3% and Romania topping the list a...

21.08.2026 VYNOVA  Preparations for the restart of PVC production in Beek in progress / New company established

21.08.2026 LOGISTICS  Rhine relief remains elusive / Port strikes add to peak-season chaos / BASF invests EUR 100 mn in rail transport

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

20.08.2026 AMCOR  Berry integration ahead of schedule / Packaging volumes edge up / Higher raw material costs largely passed on

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24.08.2026 ANTOLIN  Automotive supplier announces entry into standstill agreement with noteholders

24.08.2026 UNIVAR SOLUTIONS  Acquisition of Interpur and H.M. Royal / US distributor expands market presence in Europe, US

24.08.2026 RECENSO  Tech firm to take technology to industrial scale itself, following Carboliq insolvency

24.08.2026 EIFFEL  Italian agricultural film producer teams up with film extruder Aniplast

21.08.2026 AUSTROTHERM Price increase for XPS boards

21.08.2026 BEWI  EPS specialist back in the black / Producer confident for third quarter too

21.08.2026 PLEX  FPSA owners acquire French food packaging specialist

21.08.2026 PACKAGING EUROPE  Films trade group calls for replacement of answer in PPWR FAQ / Film on a roll is raw material, not packaging – EuPF

21.08.2026 PLASTIC FANTASTIC Recycling: fantastic. Labels: NOT

20.08.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks August: Significant price cuts dominate amid weak demand / Tendency towards supply surplus / Signs of trend reversal in September are emerging

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