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PET
Anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese imports look off the table / Producers withdraw complaint
08.05.2026
INTERPACK
Packaging industry trade fair opens in Düsseldorf / Wide range of controversial topics
08.05.2026
PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION
CEOs urge EU to delay PPWR enforcement / Industry and NGOs clash over implementation timeline
08.05.2026
LOGISTICS
US President Donald Trump's 'Project Freedom' has little to no effect / UAE manages to sail some oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz
08.05.2026
PLASTICS TAX GERMANY
Policy reversal amid empty coffers: federal government plans to impose levy on distributors of plastic packaging after all
08.05.2026
POLYTEC
Automotive supplier returns to profit
08.05.2026
SABIC
Petchem group lifts force majeure on LDPE deliveries from Wilton, UK
07.05.2026
DEFENCE INDUSTRY GERMANY
What opportunities does military sector hold for plastics converters? / Rational considerations prevail / Unable to offset declining automotive market
07.05.2026
REACH
European Commission delays revision of chemicals regulation again / VCI welcomes pause
07.05.2026
COVESTRO
'No growth investments in Europe', says CEO Steilemann / Plastics group benefits from higher sales prices as result of Middle East conflict
07.05.2026
BIESTERFELD
Distributor expands polymer additives portfolio through Alpha Calcit partnership
07.05.2026
BIOPLASTICS
Commission researches biopolymers for packaging use / Recommends five ways to boost consumption and cost competitiveness
06.05.2026
BP
Multiple activists stir the waters at AGM / Pushback against 'back to the roots' strategy / Motions to curb climate reporting and allow online meetings fail
06.05.2026
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Polymer Producers Awards suspended / Instability renders balanced assessment 'impossible', says grouping
06.05.2026
EUROPEAN RECYCLING
Takeaways from PRSE Day 1: Drastic loss of recycling capacity / EU commissioner promises support / Pressure on industry increases
05.05.2026
UPDATE - RADICI / DOMO EM
Rumours confirmed: US financial investor Lone Star acquires and merges the two PA producers
05.05.2026
WESTLAKE VINNOLIT
PVC manufacturer plans to take over insolvent Vynova Wilhelmshaven
05.05.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
US to impose 25% tariffs on EU car imports, escalating trade tensions
05.05.2026
VYNOVA
Belgian producer lifts force majeure on PVC supply from key European sites
04.05.2026
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
'This is not a replacement for humans – it is a reinforcement' / Column on AI as a catalyst for plastics processing – industry consultant Arno Rogalla
04.05.2026
RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Plastics tax: Levy on non-recyclable packaging scrapped
04.05.2026
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
PLASTICS RECYCLING MEXICO
Partnership aims to strengthen recovery systems for HIPS dairy packaging
04.05.2026
AGRICULTURAL FILM RECYCLING
Erde recovery balance 2025: recycling volume increases slightly / One-fifth of distributors shirk responsibility
04.05.2026
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