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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.
Oil prices remain under pressure in early 2026 with Brent around $68 and WTI near $63, as global oversupply, rising inventories and geopolitical shifts cloud near-term market direction.
The ASEAN plastics industry is entering a decisive phase as Chinese competition intensifies price pressure, accelerates automation, and triggers strategic consolidation across Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
Nigeria is deploying waste tyres filled with gravel to stabilize erosion-prone roads, improving drainage, protecting irrigation access routes, and advancing circular economy infrastructure solutions.
The U.S. recycled PET market faces collapsing bale prices, rising imports, plant closures, and weakening recycling rates, raising urgent questions about domestic circularity and policy reform.
The Turkey textile industry faces mounting pressure in 2026 as exports to Europe decline, competition from Asia intensifies, and domestic economic strains squeeze margins. Here are the causes and solutions.
At the Munich Security Conference, Christine Lagarde unveiled a bold ECB global euro loans strategy aimed at boosting the euro’s international role, supporting EU trade agreements, and reducing dependence on the US dollar in a shifting global order shaped by Trump-era tariffs and China’s yuan expansion.