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FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Prices remain volatile in Q2 / Slight decline for HDPE film – FPE	20.08.2025
COMPOSITES EuCIA sees ‘untapped potential' of thermoset composite waste / Reclaim rate estimated at 5%	19.08.2025
UK RECYCLING 'Urgent action' needed in reclaim industry – BPF official / Plant closures highlight problems / Viridor for sale?	18.08.2025
LOGISTICS Convertors complain about decreasing reliability in deliveries / Truck drivers urgently needed	15.08.2025
UK ECONOMY Q2 growth surprises to upside / Production activity contracts / Concerns remain about months ahead	15.08.2025
DOW CHEMICAL Chemical recycling project in Germany falls victim to budget cuts	13.08.2025
PLASTICS WASTE Malaysia bans import of plastics waste from US / Environmentalists warn US plastics waste could flood Mexico, India, Turkey	13.08.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU Commission opens consultation on Circular Economy Act	12.08.2025
SAPERATEC Recycling company slides into insolvency	12.08.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Output falls at sharpest level in five years / Decline in housebuilding to blame – report	11.08.2025
VERSALIS Italian petchem giant signs deal with Acea Ambiente to boost chemical plastics recycling in Italy	11.08.2025
EPP RECYCLING General Industries launches Europe-wide initiative for take-back, recycling	11.08.2025
LOGISTICS EU suspends punitive tariffs on US imports – for now / Global trade weakens: concerns about US economy weigh on freight rates	08.08.2025
PET RECYCLING Launch of PET circularity test as tool to simulate multiple recycling loops	05.08.2025
AMAZON Online retailer reduces use of plastics worldwide	05.08.2025
PREZERO Major sorting line comes onstream in Austria / Recycling rate lags behind minimum EU levels	05.08.2025
WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY “You pay for the total weight – not just the plastic content” / Why the Single-Use Plastics Fund Act may become a cost trap for packaging manufacturers / PIE interview with lawyer Christoph Schnoor	01.08.2025
LOGISTICS Land reclamation, railway jigsaw puzzles, and forces of nature	01.08.2025
PACKAGING UK Recycling rate at nearly 54% / Reporting requirements yield more accurate data	01.08.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT ASEAN Plastics use soars in Asia, environmental leakage set to escalate / Waste to double by 2050 in absence of urgent action – OECD report	31.07.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ITALY Modest rebound in virgin materials / Compostables stabilise / Flat demand in 2025	31.07.2025
NESTE Finnish refiner cancels plans for Dutch pyrolysis plant	31.07.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business climate index rises again / Upward trend seen among plastics processors	31.07.2025
PACKAGING RECYCLING Global packaging waste set to grow steadily over next decade, outpacing gains in recycling rates – Smithers report	30.07.2025
TRIPLAST GreenDot, ARA, Bernegger expand plastics recycling plant in Austria / EUR 35 mn investment	30.07.2025

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