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PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY
ZSVR publishes new minimum standard / Smaller PE film waste, coextruded PE/PA/EVOH barrier film classed as recyclable
 		20.09.2024
LOGISTICS
Deutsche Bahn sells DB Schenker to Danish logistics giant DSV / Job cuts likely in medium term
 		13.09.2024
LOGISTICS
US port strikes make East-West passage more expensive / HMM plans to invest almost EUR 16 bn in cargo capacity expansion
 		13.09.2024
LOGISTICS
UK plans to nationalise rail transport / ONE, SeaLead launch weekly Red Sea service
 		06.09.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EMF members increase use of recycled content in packaging by 44% in six years / Challenges persist on expanding infrastructure and recycling films, flexibles – progress report
 		06.09.2024
CIRCULAR ECONOMY UK
SMEs need more support to meet sustainability targets – survey
 		06.09.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Eurozone inflation hits three-year low / Experts forecast interest-rate cuts / Growth concerns remain
 		30.08.2024
LOGISTICS
Sluggish orders cause freight rates to languish / Protests at Port of Hamburg over possible MSC takeover
 		30.08.2024
RECYCLING USA
Bottle collection rates trend lower / Nonprofit calls for modernisation, implementation of deposit return programmes
 		28.08.2024
STYRENICS RECYCLING
SCS improves meat-tray recyclability with change of colour / Versalis launches post-consumer rPS for food-contact
 		28.08.2024
PACKAGING RECYCLING POLAND
Shortfalls on all fronts / Foreign waste, off-spec materials as alternatives to recyclate / DRS could boost PET waste volumes
 		27.08.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Processor pessimism hits pandemic levels / German managers voice further concerns / Worries about Eurozone mount
 		27.08.2024
LOGISTICS
China opens second TIR freight centre / Freight rates continue to fall
 		23.08.2024
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Mixed success for reclaim rates, traceability from advanced sorting technologies – study / Digital markers better than OR
 		21.08.2024
RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Cost pressure from low-priced virgin material / Slump in PET recycling volumes / Expansion of Müllendorf site
 		19.08.2024
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