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AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING
EU: Council and Parliament agree on lower recyclate targets under ELVR / Extension to include trucks and motor bikes
02.03.2026
EU TRADE
Commission to enact Mercosur trade deal / Move bypasses Parliament's call for legal review
27.02.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Sales start year on sour note / EVs dominate / Most majors suffer declines
25.02.2026
MITSUBISHI POLYESTER FILM
Fifth BOPET film line goes into operation in Germany
16.02.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations end 2025 on high note / EVs dominate / VW takes chequered flag
28.01.2026
UPDATE - EU TRADE
Parliament freezes US trade deal / Zero tariffs for plastics, chemicals shelved / Mercosur agreement on hold for judicial review
23.01.2026
EU-US RELATIONS
European Union reconsiders trade deal with US over Trump's Greenland threats / EUR 93 bn in retaliatory tariffs on US goods back on the table – reports
19.01.2026
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Supplier organisation reports 104,000 job cuts over two years / EU strengths should be backed by policy / Commission's Automotive Package eases 2035 targets
19.01.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations continue higher in November / EVs dominate / BYD nears Tesla in market share
06.01.2026
EUROPEAN AUTO INDUSTRY
Brussels lifts ban on combustion engines / Industry groups offer lukewarm responses / German car lobby calls changes 'disastrous'
18.12.2025
POLYTEC
Automotive supplier sells UK operating business
15.12.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING
Provisional ELVR deal sets 15% recycled content target after six years / Closed-loop share fixed at 20%
12.12.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Up to eight plants under threat of closure in Europe / Plastics converters must brace for drop in demand / Defence sector could become point of growth
03.12.2025
OPMOBILITY
French automotive supplier expands JV with Yanfeng in China / Felicie Burelle initially appointed CEO
03.12.2025
AUTOMOTIVE
EU Commission approves funding for power device plant / E-vehicle, fast-charging, renewable energy applications targeted / EUR 12.8 bn in chips funding so far
28.11.2025
CONTITECH
1,500 additional jobs to be slashed / “Brutal degradation of employees to disposable assets”
26.11.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations climb in October, year-to-date / BYD continues to gain ground / Carmakers, processors struggle with political shifts
26.11.2025
POLYTEC
Job cuts see automotive supplier increase sales, earnings
18.11.2025
KB COMPONENTS
Swedish plastics processor continues expansion with takeover of Germany's Schließmeyer, Spectrum, Spritzgussa
06.11.2025
IAC
Auto supplier to cut jobs in US / Loss of EV subsidies could trigger further layoffs
31.10.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Electric, hybrid vehicles drive growth in September / Germany, Belgium lead way / China's BYD quadruples volume over 2024
29.10.2025
OP MOBILITY
French automotive supplier opens sixth plant in India / Seventh already under construction
14.10.2025
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
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Registrations improve in August / Year-to-date total eases / Carmakers pause production / US implements EU trade deal
26.09.2025
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