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IAC Auto supplier to cut jobs in US / Loss of EV subsidies could trigger further layoffs	31.10.2025
TREOFAN Final negotiations for takeover begin / Potential buyer from within industry	30.10.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Film prices drop in Q3 / Situation remains ‘challenging' / Hopes of small upturn in private consumption by year-end	29.10.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Electric, hybrid vehicles drive growth in September / Germany, Belgium lead way / China's BYD quadruples volume over 2024	29.10.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Outlook for fourth quarter – IK business survey / Cautious optimism as year-end approaches	28.10.2025
UK PACKAGING Tesco packaging head urges government to boost reuse / Eight other supermarkets join commitment	24.10.2025
SCHÜTZ Industrial packaging manufacturer expands production site in Poland	24.10.2025
USA California fines four plastic bag makers / State says chemical recycling claims bogus / Governor Newsom vetoes legislature's proposed PFAS ban	23.10.2025
CORRECTION - TURKEY Ban on recycled plastics in food-contact to be lifted / Economic benefits outweigh potential food-safety risks	22.10.2025
COCA-COLA New multipack concept replaces plastic with cardboard and ‘sticky dots' / Construction being tested in German supermarket chain	22.10.2025
EFEKT PLUS Polish stretch film manufacturer builds new plant	22.10.2025
ADAPA Austrian packaging manufacturer expands German plant with two new blown-film lines	22.10.2025
PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION European Commission exempts pallet wrapping, strapping bands from reuse targets under PPWR	21.10.2025
ITALY Plastics tax delayed once more / Now set for 2027	20.10.2025
MATTRESS MARKET Europe swings to trade deficit as Chinese imports soar / Market competition intensifies as prices fall / US tariffs on Chinese goods exacerbate situation	20.10.2025
CARBOLIQ Chemical recycling plant to be built at Chempark in Germany	17.10.2025
HEALTHCARE AND PLASTICS Waste volumes in Europe, North America seen rising up to 40% by 2040 if no action taken on SUPs / Systemiq, Eunomia report highlights strategies for hospitals, suppliers	15.10.2025
BOSCH SIEMENS Home appliances manufacturer to close German plants / Loss of further 1,400 jobs	15.10.2025
OP MOBILITY French automotive supplier opens sixth plant in India / Seventh already under construction	14.10.2025
PACKAGING Market shift from plastic to paper expected in certain end-use sectors / Greater competition expected between both substrates by 2030 – Smithers report	13.10.2025
JINDAL FILMS Additional Brückner film line to strengthen plant in Italy	13.10.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Activity declines again, pace of contraction eases	09.10.2025
BASF Petchem giant partners with Porsche, Mercedes-Benz to develop recycling methods for ELV waste	09.10.2025
EISSMANN Axent Capital takes over insolvent automotive supplier	08.10.2025
SIG Packaging group presents strategy update / Forecast for current financial year lowered / Focus on aseptic solutions	06.10.2025

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