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GERMAN ECONOMY
Ifo says business confidence improves / No sign of recession / Export outlook for plastics industry weakens again
25.05.2022
RENAULT
French carmaker “sells” Russian ops / Buyback possible / Deal could serve as blueprint for other firms
25.05.2022
FAURECIA
Collaboration with Veolia for sustainable car interior compounds / 30% recycled content to be included from 2025
20.05.2022
INNOVIA FILMS
New coextrusion line for BOPP shrink film in Poland / CCL Label to market film as EcoFloat
19.05.2022
BASF
Flame-retardant PA 6.6 product for electrical vehicle market
18.05.2022
PLASTIC PIPES
Demand driven by ongoing substitution of metal pipes / Fastest growth in Central and Eastern Europe / Potential role in emerging hydrogen economy / AMI report
17.05.2022
BRASKEM
Plans to acquire Dutch recycler ER Plastics / Manufacture of infrastructure products
17.05.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Industry's circularity and net zero efforts fall short / Deeper collaboration and faster action critical within next five years / Systemiq report
16.05.2022
BOREALIS
JV with Reclay to recycle lightweight packaging waste
16.05.2022
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
Car component suppliers face major sector shifts / Light vehicle sales could remain below pre-pandemic levels until 2030 / McKinsey report outlines ways to keep up with changing industry
13.05.2022
AD PLASTIK
War, chip shortage nearly wipe out all Q1 net profit for auto supplier / “Demanding period ahead”
12.05.2022
PLASTIC OMNIUM
Lighting division created after acquisition of operations from Varroc, Osram / Q1 sales fall due to problems in Europe
12.05.2022
STREETSCOOTER
Deutsche Post sells electric transporter production to Odin Automotive / Second assembly line in US
12.05.2022
AVERY DENNISON
EUR 60 mn investment in France, Luxembourg
11.05.2022
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
US, European car market contraction continues due to supply chain issues and the war / EV sales surge / Rebound later this year?
10.05.2022
PROFINE
German window profile supplier to build Serbian production plant / “Hub for Southeast Europe”
10.05.2022
SIDEL
PET substitute for aluminium aerosol containers / Product suits traditional PET reclaim streams
10.05.2022
CHINA
The People's Republic turns to lightweighting and bio-based, recycled plastics / Beijing to ban conventional plastic packaging from express delivery outlets
09.05.2022
PLASTICS PACKAGING
Fraunhofer study: Comparison of reusable plastic systems with single-use alternatives / Recycled content required for production
09.05.2022
ALPLA
Reusable PET bottle cuts carbon emissions by 30% / rHDPE with lower carbon footprint at Spanish plants
09.05.2022
ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY
Looking outside the box: Record high in 2021 on sustained recovery of demand in Europe / Deliveries grow 3.9% / Exports decline 15%
06.05.2022
PACKAGING TAX GERMANY
McDonald's branch wins lawsuit against Tübingen waste levy / German environmental aid organisation calls for one-way levy on to-go packaging
06.05.2022
PACCOR
Plans to produce carton/plastic cups in France / Investment of EUR 3.2 mn
06.05.2022
RECYCLASS
Approval of series of polymers, other products for recycling processes
05.05.2022
SOLVAY
Fast cure prepreg composites for automotive / Investment in Xencor LFT production enhancement
05.05.2022
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