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PLASTICS INDUSTRY JAPAN
Production declines across the board in 2024 / Exports, imports slightly up / Engineering plastics market set for robust growth through 2032
11.03.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING SHOW EUROPE
AI innovation showcased in Amsterdam / Conference programme covers current and future recycling challenges / PIE joins trade fair with own stand
11.03.2025
POLYPLASTICS
New Plastron LFT grade for audio equipment components
11.03.2025
TRADE WAR
Concerns mount over US tariffs on Canada, Mexico / National plastics groups jointly call for free trade / Trump starts, stops import fees on many goods
10.03.2025
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
Significant drop in revenue, volumes last year / Subdued expectations for 2025 / Hopes of action from new government
10.03.2025
CONSTRUCTION MARKET
UK output dives in February / Slump in residential activity leads downturn
10.03.2025
UK
Welsh government pressing ahead with its own DRS strategy / World number two recycling nation goes it alone
07.03.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY
Polystyrene bottles are disrupting PET recycling, says bvse
07.03.2025
NESPRESSO
Portion coffee system with paper capsules / Barrier layer, lid made of biopolymer
07.03.2025
GLOBAL ECONOMY
US halts support for Ukraine, threatens EU with tariffs / Member states, Brussels counter with huge spending plans / Plastics groups in US, Canada raise concerns
06.03.2025
ABS
Registration of imports from South Korea, Taiwan has begun as part of anti-dumping investigations
06.03.2025
PACKAGING REGULATION
New EU rules on food-contact materials take effect in March / Purity and migration limits strengthened
06.03.2025
DANONE
Food giant beefs up plastics pollution policies after mediation
04.03.2025
POLAND
Robust economic performance lifts plastics industry in 2024 / Strict regulations, rising energy costs fuel fears over competitiveness / Associations call for stringent measures
03.03.2025
PFAS
France seals new restrictions / US states set own drinking water standards
28.02.2025
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
2024 Polymer Producers Awards: Voting open for plastics converters / ‘Commitment to the European market' as new criteria
28.02.2025
EU POLICY
Clean Industrial Deal unveiled in Brussels / 400 business leaders send urgent call to heads of state / Cefic praises ‘bold action' / Ineos's Ratcliffe prefers US approach
27.02.2025
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION MARKET
Activity slump eases in January, but downturn persists / 2025 offers some cause for optimism following dire 2024, say experts
27.02.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
EU registrations fall in January / EVs retain lead in market share
26.02.2025
ROMANIA
DRS introduction brings sizeable results / IT system key to success
26.02.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY
Business confidence stagnates / Plastics and rubber firms split on prospects for present, future
25.02.2025
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
Manufacturers of technical parts complain about significant drop in sales / Poor ordering situation and gloomy outlook
24.02.2025
REUSABLE CUPS
Initiative launched in Glasgow / Collaboration with Burger King, other major retailers
24.02.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY
Recyclate gap to increase to 30% by 2030 / Rising demand from packaging, construction, automotive segments – BKV study
21.02.2025
WORLD TRADE
Trump to slap tariffs of around 25% on cars / Levies could start as early as 2 April / Brussels ready to retaliate
19.02.2025
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