Plastic Consult

SHORT Q&A From scarcity to opportunity: Paolo Arcelli on how the Middle East crisis could lift Italian producers	14.04.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ITALY Manufacturing rebounds in Q4 2025 / Full-year results only slightly negative / Middle East war adds uncertainty for 2026	13.04.2026
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EU trade agreements with India and Mercosur to support struggling car sector / Plastic components suppliers may benefit / Emerging market access unlikely to be game changer	31.03.2026
EPS Consumption in Italy falls back to normal levels in 2024 / Association sees good prospects for 2026	13.01.2026
PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION Spanish associations join forces against reuse targets for plastic films in transport / Economic impact not yet entirely clear, says analyst	08.01.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Up to eight plants under threat of closure in Europe / Plastics converters must brace for drop in demand / Defence sector could become point of growth	03.12.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ITALY Modest rebound in virgin materials / Compostables stabilise / Flat demand in 2025	31.07.2025
ITALY PVC demand in 2024 stabilises at previous year's level / No actual recovery from sharp 2023 decline	23.07.2025
ITALY PVC: Weak development in construction depresses consumption / Stabilisation expected	20.08.2024
ITALY Compostable-polymer industry posts decline in 2023 output / Competition with “fake” reusables, cheap Asian imports hurt business	16.07.2024
ITALY Consolidation accelerates amid weak performance in plastics industry / Recyclate consumption eases as virgin prices hit rock bottom / Upturn unlikely before 2024	30.10.2023
PLAST Only 38,000 visit Milan fair / Organisers still satisfied	19.09.2023
PLAST Italian fair reopens after five years / Visitor, exhibitor attendance lower than before pandemic / Market players mostly pessimistic / Green Deal or ‘Green Death?'	18.09.2023
ITALY Recyclate consumption rises in 2022 / Packaging, construction lead demand / Multiple factors expected to buoy growth	17.08.2023
EPS Italian demand rises to all-time high in 2022 / Rome reduces incentives	13.07.2023
ITALY Slowdown impacts consumption of polymers / Solid growth for plastics machinery sales in 2018 / Agreement with China could lead to investments in Italian ports	10.04.2019
INTERVIEW Plastic Consult's Paolo Arcelli talks to PIE about Italy's plastics industry / Communication and sustainability are challenges for sector / "There is ample room for growth, both in rigid and flexible packaging solutions"	10.04.2019
ITALY EPS consumption rising slightly / Higher demand from packaging sector	25.05.2018
ITALY Plastics sector looks back on good year / Growth above industry average with stellar prospects / Machinery manufacturing, “Industry 4.0” and digitalisation drive investments	29.03.2018
INTERVIEW Paolo Arcelli, director at Plastic Consult / Current views on plastics industry in Italy	29.03.2018
ITALY A country muddles through the swamp / Political warfare inhibits progress / Plastics consumption rises in 2016 / Auto industry orders more engineering thermoplastics / Can it compete internationally?	30.05.2017
ITALY Plastics industry in strong recovery mode in 2015 / Thermoplastics consumption rises by 3% to 5.5m t / Strong acceleration in Q4 / Demand from automotive segment particularly high / Biotechnology continues to play an important role	02.03.2016
ITALY Output of EPS for building and packaging slips in 2014 / Performance of two applications diverging	17.04.2015
ITALY Plastics consumption down in 2014 / Lack of investment / Too many small businesses / Only slight signs of recovery / Efforts to switch to "green" chemistry not sufficient / Study by Plastic Consult	17.03.2015
ITALY Thermoplastics consumption takes a deep cut in 2012 / PVC hardest hit / E&E industry struggles to combat poor domestic demand / Plastics processing segment one of the few bright spots in the country's industrial sector	21.08.2013