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IKEA Retailer Ingka invests in Chinese recycler Re-mall / Plans to invest in expansion of current 50,000 t/y capacity, product development	22.08.2025
NESTLÉ New AI-based tech proposes novel high-barrier packaging materials / R&D co-op with IBM	22.08.2025
BEWI EPS specialist in the red again / Increase of capital considered / Talk of possible acquisition	21.08.2025
POLLMANN Austrian automotive supplier closes Vitis plant / Production relocated to headquarters	21.08.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Prices remain volatile in Q2 / Slight decline for HDPE film – FPE	20.08.2025
PACKAGING TRENDS GERMANY Aldi Nord balances recyclates, recyclability, customer expectations / Sustainable packaging solutions focus of LZ summit Packaging & Circular Economy 2025	20.08.2025
POLYTEC Automotive supplier shutters German plant / 250 staff affected / First half results back in black	18.08.2025
ADIENT Car seat maker raises 2025 financial guidance on strong Q3 / CEO says US tariffs are positive for company	14.08.2025
JBT French injection moulder takes over US competitor D&M Plastics	14.08.2025
GERMAN PACKAGING AWARDS From new monomaterial solutions to 100% recycled content / Innovative plastic solutions win nearly third of awards	13.08.2025
RESEARCH Aimplas develops sustainable flame-retardant materials for construction, transport	13.08.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Output falls at sharpest level in five years / Decline in housebuilding to blame – report	11.08.2025
COVERIS Cast film extrusion line starts operations in Germany	11.08.2025
MARELLI Creditors led by financial investor Strategic Value Partners become new owners of automotive supplier	06.08.2025
PET RECYCLING Launch of PET circularity test as tool to simulate multiple recycling loops	05.08.2025
AMAZON Online retailer reduces use of plastics worldwide	05.08.2025
PACKAGING GERMANY AVU packaging monitor shows high willingness among consumers to separate waste, but uncertainty regarding its utilisation / Decrease in packaging volume by 2030	04.08.2025
PFAS Canadian team finds substitutes for PTFE in non-stick coatings / PDMS said to have fewer negative effects / Open to collaboration with coatings makers	04.08.2025
PACKAGING UK Recycling rate at nearly 54% / Reporting requirements yield more accurate data	01.08.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT ASEAN Plastics use soars in Asia, environmental leakage set to escalate / Waste to double by 2050 in absence of urgent action – OECD report	31.07.2025
ARTEREX Medtech supplier acquires competitor Xponent Global	31.07.2025
COVERIS Packaging manufacturer expands linerless label production in UK	31.07.2025
PACKAGING RECYCLING Global packaging waste set to grow steadily over next decade, outpacing gains in recycling rates – Smithers report	30.07.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING RecyClass publishes recyclability evaluation protocols for automotive, EEE / Design for Recycling Guidelines updated	30.07.2025
INTEPLAST US film maker acquires German competitor Perga	28.07.2025

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