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INN-FLEX
Italian manufacturer of flexible packaging takes over Serbian competitor Papir Print
20.12.2024
RECYCLING UK
Recoup urges packaging companies to design for recyclability / Firms face reputational costs on non-compliance
18.12.2024
PACKAGING EUROPE
Council of the EU formally adopts PPWR / Regulation to be applied 18 months after date of entry into force
17.12.2024
YEAR-ENDER: PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK
Government´s economic policies, recycling woes, global uncertainty rule the roost in 2024 / Industry prospects in 2025 overshadowed by possible trade war
16.12.2024
CARTON PACK
Italian packaging specialist hits acquisition trail again / Deal to buy UK's Clifton Packaging is sixth in four years
13.12.2024
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING BELGIUM
Major retailers team up for project on reusable packaging
13.12.2024
NOVOLEX
Billion-dollar takeover of Pactiv Evergreen / New group with USD 10 bn in turnover
10.12.2024
PET BOTTLES GERMANY
Consumption down to 408,000 t / First time recyclates outnumber virgin material in moulding blanks – GVM study
10.12.2024
COCA-COLA
Beverage giant deletes webpage pledging 25% reusable packaging target by 2030 / Move coincides with plastics treaty talks in Busan
06.12.2024
GREINER
Austrian plastics processor invests in Italian packaging start-up to enter UK market
06.12.2024
US PET MARKET
Circular market woefully lacking / Consultants draw roadmap for transformation by 2040
05.12.2024
UK
Government stresses support for deposit return scheme / Announcement follows Welsh move to shelve DRS plan
03.12.2024
SPAIN
DRS for plastic bottles to be introduced by 2026 / Alternative system well short of target / Environmentalists praise long-awaited step
02.12.2024
KAZAKHSTAN
Petrochemical production set to jump fivefold by end of decade / Boost to come from six projects worth EUR 14 bn
02.12.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Future Resources Congress: Challenges resulting from PPWR for recyclate use, recyclability / European Packaging Register Network established
29.11.2024
PACKAGING EUROPE
PPWR corrigendum officially approved by MEPs / Regulation expected to enter into force at start of 2025
28.11.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Recyclate share rises to 15% / IK to miss target for recycled plastics use of 1 mn t by wide margin / Bio-based polymers still niche
28.11.2024
COVERIS
Packaging manufacturer expands PE film capacity in UK / Two new production lines
28.11.2024
PLAST-BOX
Polish packaging manufacturer opens new production hall, warehouse
28.11.2024
PLASTIC BAGS
Almost 5 bn fewer bags in circulation in Europe / Highest use in Baltic states – Eurostat
27.11.2024
SWEDEN
Industry praises cancellation of plastic bag tax / Move could bolster competitiveness against imports / Abolishment not expected to affect plastics waste management
26.11.2024
GUILLIN
French packaging producer records significant decline in earnings
15.11.2024
FRANCE
Supreme court overturns ban on plastic packaging for fruits, vegetables / Second cancellation of ban's implementing decree reflects lack of legal stability – Elipso
15.11.2024
POLAND
DRS introduction postponed to October 2025 / Operators voice discontent with decision
12.11.2024
BEWI
Q3 sees EPS specialist still in the red / Signs of improvement reported in some markets
11.11.2024
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