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US port strikes make East-West passage more expensive / HMM plans to invest almost EUR 16 bn in cargo capacity expansion
13.09.2024
PVC MARKET
“Stability is our prime aim” / “Finding the right balance to protect European industry" – interview with Profine CEO Peter Mrosik on PVC industry challenges
11.09.2024
MARINE LITTER
The Ocean Cleanup declares mission accomplished / Great Pacific Garbage Patch could be plastics-free within 10 years
11.09.2024
MGG POLYMERS
Austrian plastics recycler's logistics centre up and running
09.09.2024
POLIFILM
Manufacturer plans spin-off of two business divisions / Film capacity to be expanded in Germany
09.09.2024
LOGISTICS
UK plans to nationalise rail transport / ONE, SeaLead launch weekly Red Sea service
06.09.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EMF members increase use of recycled content in packaging by 44% in six years / Challenges persist on expanding infrastructure and recycling films, flexibles – progress report
06.09.2024
CIRCULAR ECONOMY UK
SMEs need more support to meet sustainability targets – survey
06.09.2024
MERAXIS
Plastics distributor partners with AI start-up focused on materials innovation
06.09.2024
RÖCHLING
Recycling capacity at German plant to be quadrupled
05.09.2024
LOGISTICS
Sluggish orders cause freight rates to languish / Protests at Port of Hamburg over possible MSC takeover
30.08.2024
WASTE-EXPORT FRAUD
17 arrested in the UK / ‘Rogue operators' exploit PRN system
28.08.2024
PACKAGING RECYCLING POLAND
Shortfalls on all fronts / Foreign waste, off-spec materials as alternatives to recyclate / DRS could boost PET waste volumes
27.08.2024
SHELL
GreenDot supplies pyrolysis oil for processing in the Netherlands
27.08.2024
LOGISTICS
China opens second TIR freight centre / Freight rates continue to fall
23.08.2024
MEDICAL WASTE RECYCLING
Swedish projects confirm viability of chemical recycling / Danish study looks at recycling of PET blood-collection tubes
23.08.2024
BERRY GLOBAL
Launch of cosmetics packaging made from PCR polypropylene / CleanStream recyclates get FDA approval
21.08.2024
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Mixed success for reclaim rates, traceability from advanced sorting technologies – study / Digital markers better than OR
21.08.2024
RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Cost pressure from low-priced virgin material / Slump in PET recycling volumes / Expansion of Müllendorf site
19.08.2024
LOGISTICS
Hapag Lloyd raises earnings forecast; Maersk lifts financial guidance / Christmas business ends early due to fear of bottlenecks
16.08.2024
RENEWI
Lower recyclate prices impact net income / Growth forecast for 2025 thanks to WEEE recycling / Feedstock supply for chemical recycling
13.08.2024
LOGISTICS
Golden age for shipping and rail: freight train routes from China to Europe booming
09.08.2024
CARBIOS
Partnerships to tackle hard-to-recycle PET waste in UK, Turkey
09.08.2024
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
“Society must finally understand that plastics are a resource” / Interview with MKV's Kai Zies on the state of plastics recycling in Germany
08.08.2024
LYONDELLBASELL
Six European plants identified as non-core assets / All options, including sale and closure, open for these facilities, CEO says / EBITDA drops in Q2 despite rise in sales
05.08.2024
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