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FOOD PACKAGING OPP films dominate Europe's flexible food packaging market – Schönwald study	27.07.2026
PACKAGING GERMANY Consumers attach increasing importance to waste separation and sustainability – AVU Packaging Monitor	27.07.2026
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Registrations strong through H1 as electrification takes hold	24.07.2026
IMG PET group subsidiaries Selenis, Evertis pool research for recyclate, biobased materials in Portugal / Investment of EUR 15 mn	24.07.2026
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING Car industry backs ELVR but urges implementation clarity / Recyclate availability remains key industry challenge / Regulation set to reshape vehicle design, recycling	22.07.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY SWITZWERLAND Modest recovery in 2025 led by processors – Kunststoff.Swiss report	22.07.2026
MANUCOR Film manufacturer to invest EUR 100 mn in Italy / Additional Brückner production line planned	20.07.2026
CARREFOUR Retailer targets 5,000 t reduction in plastic packaging / Savings to be passed on to customers	20.07.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING 'Responsibility does not end with the recycler' / Herbert Snell, VP of Bvse, explains what the new SUPD implementing decision means for the industry in an interview with PIE	17.07.2026
TURKEY DRS system finally comes into force after several delays / Govt aims to boost recycling industry	17.07.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Upper house of parliament approves Packaging Act / Regulations to come into force soon / Plastics Europe calls for additional investment incentives to expand chemical recycling	16.07.2026
UK CONSTRUCTION Subdued market persists / Housebuilding activity falls at fastest pace / Input price inflation eases	15.07.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE Geopolitical risks drive steep price increases for packaging grades / BOPP film almost doubles in price in Q2	13.07.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY IK business survey: feedstock price shock pressures profits / Most companies expect sales and exports to remain stable	09.07.2026
RECYCLING USA Conservative states file suit against new California packaging waste law / Fresh attempt to keep 'onerous' rules at bay / NGOs also take case to courts	09.07.2026
PET RECYCLING EU publishes method to calculate, verify, and report chemically recycled content in single-use PET bottles / Industry associations call for SUPD stability	08.07.2026
CONTITECH Automotive supplier Continental to sell industrial subsidiary to private equity firm Lonestar Funds for EUR 4 bn	08.07.2026
PPWR: FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Europe must rapidly expand secondary markets to meet recycled-content targets, says Ceflex / Recyclate quality to be critical	07.07.2026
CARBOLIQ Lack of funding for expansion: chemical recycler forced to file for insolvency	07.07.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING UK Research project to assess investment needed for UK recycling infrastructure	03.07.2026
TEKNIA Spanish automotive supplier aims to double revenue by 2029 / Focus on North America, Asia	29.06.2026
UNITED FLEXIBLES Polish packaging group strengthens position by acquiring competitor Fol-Pol	29.06.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING SPAIN Plastics recyclers association Anarpla calls for tighter traceability, verification of recycled content claims / Unverified imports spur shift in trade flows for stretch film	26.06.2026
GUILLIN French packaging group sees earnings slide in weak year / Acquisitions bolster Wefold division	26.06.2026
JUNHUA Chinese PEEK specialist expands European business / Warehouse in Germany cuts delivery times	25.06.2026

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