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DEFENCE INDUSTRY GERMANY What opportunities does military sector hold for plastics converters? / Rational considerations prevail / Unable to offset declining automotive market	07.05.2026
GREINER Packaging division grows / Lab supplies, PU foam units come under pressure / Medical sterilisation business to become standalone	07.05.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET US to impose 25% tariffs on EU car imports, escalating trade tensions	05.05.2026
LOGOPLASTE US private equity firms reportedly set to acquire Portuguese packaging manufacturer	04.05.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING European standard defines design-for-recycling requirements / Basis for future PPWR criteria	04.05.2026
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING Industry-led study: technology ready, system lacking / High costs, low coordination threaten EU reclaim targets / Phase 2 to focus on quick wins, key bottlenecks	01.05.2026
SIG Swiss packaging group reports stable start to year / Outlook for 2026 remains unchanged	30.04.2026
COVERIS Pilot plant for film recycling commissioned in Louth, UK	29.04.2026
CABKA Dutch processor reports 10% revenue growth in Q1 / Profitability improves, US revenues decline	29.04.2026
MANN+HUMMEL Filter manufacturer plans to shutter plant in Speyer, Germany / Around 600 employees to be affected	28.04.2026
RECTICEL First quarter starts off sluggish / Dynamic recovery from end of Feb / PU specialist boosts turnover	27.04.2026
FORVIA Sale of interiors division to Apollo reportedly close	27.04.2026
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Sales improve in Q1 / EVs approach 70% of market	24.04.2026
LOLAAR Dutch injection moulder in liquidation	23.04.2026
PLASTIC MANUFACTURING GROUP Two plants of the automotive supplier set to be acquired as third faces closure / Nearly 400 jobs to be lost	21.04.2026
ZETRONIC Fulchir core company acquires Lear's main auto seat facility in Italy / Production of mechatronics, electric city cars planned	20.04.2026
MGS US medical technology company expands presence in Europe / Acquisition of Danish injection moulder Knudsen Plast	17.04.2026
MAGNA Sale of lighting and rooftop systems units announced / Financial investor Mutares one of two buyers	16.04.2026
CORTIZO Spanish PVC profile manufacturer significantly expands capacity	15.04.2026
BERICAP Closure manufacturer strengthens presence in Ireland with acquisition of Embankment Plastics	15.04.2026
GOGLIO Italian packaging manufacturer plans to invest EUR 40 mn in sustainability targets, plant expansions	15.04.2026
B.BRAUN Medical technology group reports further increases in revenue and profit	15.04.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING GERMANY Industry caught between resilience and mounting uncertainty / Regulatory pressure, rising costs weigh on performance – IPV survey	14.04.2026
KIVO Production capacity for FFS films expanded	14.04.2026
TRICEL Irish composites distributor acquires UK-based Matrix Composite Materials / Fourth acquisition in four years	13.04.2026

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