The European Union is tightening industrial policy rules to protect its automotive industry from Chinese electric vehicle dominance, reshaping supply chains, investment flows, and global competition dynamics.
The global electric vehicle industry faces a $65 billion reckoning as automakers slash investments, write down assets, and reassess EV strategies amid regulatory shifts, weak demand, and fierce Chinese competition.
Oil price benchmarks Brent and WTI weakened on February 18, 2026, amid cautious investor sentiment driven by geopolitical developments, supply-demand dynamics, OPEC+ signals, and macroeconomic headwinds.
Antalis introduces SINTREX PET sheet in the UK and Ireland, delivering lightweight performance, strong print quality and certified fire safety for signage and display markets.
Refresco and Sidel are transforming beverage packaging with EvoBLOW Laser technology, delivering lighter, stronger PET bottles, reduced scrap and optimized performance with up to 100 percent rPET.
Norfund invests USD 4 million in Vietnam PET recycling expansion, boosting industrial capacity, reducing plastic pollution, cutting emissions and strengthening circular economy supply chains.
Explore how the European Union, Canada, and Indo-Pacific partners are building a major trade cooperation initiative aimed at diversifying global markets, strengthening rules-based trade, and responding to rising geopolitical and tariff tensions.
China EV market crisis intensifies as BYD executive Stella Li warns that nearly 100 Chinese electric vehicle brands could disappear within five years amid brutal consolidation.
An investigation reveals that much of Europe’s so-called recycled plastic is still 95% petroleum-based. Here is how greenwashing practices are reshaping the circular economy debate.