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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
FRANCE
Supreme court overturns ban on plastic packaging for fruits, vegetables / Second cancellation of ban's implementing decree reflects lack of legal stability – Elipso
 		15.11.2024
GERMAN TOY INDUSTRY
Manufacturers face cost pressure amid climate targets / ‘Kidults' target group grows / Limited use of recyclates and organic alternatives
 		13.11.2024
MEDICAL PACKAGING
European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers announces initiative to recycle pharmaceutical blister packs
 		13.11.2024
PACKAGING EUROPE
Europen manifesto spells out industry's priorities / Trade body calls on EU to fast track PPWR
 		11.11.2024
PACKAGING UK
Government urged to help reduce packaging use, facilitate recycling / LGA calls for review of moves to cut EPR fees
 		05.11.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
European prices for most plastic materials decline / Manufacturers “cautiously optimistic” about next year's demand
 		04.11.2024
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