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EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Rise in December EU registrations supports 2024 growth / EVs account for over half of sales last year
 		22.01.2025
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Consumer willingness to pay extra drops in 2024 / One-third still sceptical about alternative solutions – Simon-Kucher study
 		21.01.2025
BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS
Global demand for biodegradable, compostable packaging to rise by 8.8% by 2029 / Scepticism among brand owners, converters – Smithers report
 		17.01.2025
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY
Recyclability increases only minimally / Recycling routes lacking / Voluntary commitment nevertheless achievable – IK report
 		09.01.2025
FOOD PACKAGING
EU industry steps closer to circularity / Circular FoodPack project tackles challenges in PE flexible packaging recycling
 		03.01.2025
AUTOMOTIVE
Umbrella group tells EU lawmakers to ‘stick with End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation plan' / Resisting pressure to water down proposals ‘will boost recycled content in new vehicles'
 		02.01.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
EU registrations falter in November / Sales of battery-electric vehicles slump
 		20.12.2024
YEAR-ENDER: AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
Economic woes stall sales growth / Trump´s trade war threats stoke fears for 2025
 		13.12.2024
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING BELGIUM
Major retailers team up for project on reusable packaging
 		13.12.2024
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Demand for lithium-ion battery protection material set to accelerate / Growth in EV sales to see boom in HMWPE market
 		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
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Future Resources Congress: Challenges resulting from PPWR for recyclate use, recyclability / European Packaging Register Network established
 		29.11.2024
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
PLASTIC BAGS
Almost 5 bn fewer bags in circulation in Europe / Highest use in Baltic states – Eurostat
 		27.11.2024
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
EU registrations rebound in October / Tariffs slowing Chinese imports / BEV demand to decline / Ford job cuts to focus on Germany
 		22.11.2024
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