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NPE
Biggest trade show on the North American continent to open doors again / Main topics: recycling, sustainability
06.05.2024
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST
Packaging group says it has closed the loop on PET food trays
02.05.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
German industry sees noticeable decline in sales, but higher yield / Dim expectations for current year
02.05.2024
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE
Supplier sentiment declines on uncertain future / Concerns grow on profitability, EU competitiveness
01.05.2024
ENERGY
European reforms approved by parliament / Rules aim to improve price stability, enable transition to sustainable power sources
30.04.2024
FRANCE
Activists say European deposit refund schemes no silver bullet / Surge in consumption expected as one consequence of return systems / Elipso dismisses claims as biased
30.04.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY BELGIUM
Trade group calls on authorities to tackle unraveling crisis / Key operational performance indicators sliding / Surge in investment may not indicate recovery
29.04.2024
SUPPLIER INDUSTRY
Sales volume in Germany declines in step with capacity utilisation / Association sees trend reversal in plastics sector
29.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE
“We do not orient our search in terms of a particular industry, but by types of job most needed” / Online recruiting more difficult for blue collar workers / PIE interview with ZAV spokesman Marcel Schmutzler
26.04.2024
PFAS
UN declares DuPont and Chemours violated human rights for contaminating water / EPA sets new drinking water standards
26.04.2024
EU PACKAGING
Parliament adopts updated PPWR / Rules “require practical implementation” – Plastics Europe MD
26.04.2024
GERMAN ECONOMY
Government raises economic growth forecast slightly / ifo business climate index for April improves
26.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE
“Plastics sector is competing for talents across Europe” / Joint educational programmes needed to hire young people / PIE interview with the MD of EuPC, Bernard Merkx
25.04.2024
PLASTICS WASTE
“Producing less material is the solution, not recycling” / UK households throw away 1.7 bn pieces of plastics every week – Greenpeace report
25.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE
“We need to recruit from non-EU countries in the long term” / Only half of open positions filled in 2023 / PIE interview with Polyvia COO Jean Chaillet
24.04.2024
UK
Wet wipes containing plastics to be banned / Overwhelming public support for the move, said government minister
24.04.2024
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Aimplas joins zero-waste project for bio-based industrial ecosystems
24.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE
Critical skill shortage in plastics processing industries intensifies / Germany needs almost 500,000 foreigners per year; shortage of working migrants in Italy and Spain – study / PIE talks to industry experts
23.04.2024
TRINSEO
Flame-retardant grades made without PFAS, halogenated additives
23.04.2024
LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS
Study shows alternatives to plastics increase GHG emissions
22.04.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
“The Green Deal needs a business model” / Chemical segment fears for its competitiveness against global competition
22.04.2024
PET MARKET EUROPE
Overall market stagnates / Imports cause problems for the industry / Use of rPET for new products steadily increases / Recyclers criticise inconsistent regulations in EU countries
19.04.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
EU registrations rise over 4% in Q1 despite weak March / Sales of fossil-fuel models plunge / EVs near half of market share
19.04.2024
PET
Confirmed: Punitive EU tariffs on Chinese imports
17.04.2024
PETROCHEMICALS USA
Environmental Protection Agency steps up action against chemical companies / 218 plants affected
17.04.2024
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