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PAARDEKOOPER Dutch packaging manufacturer slides into insolvency	02.09.2025
RECTICEL PU foam supplier provides 2025 financial outlook after H1 sales rise / Core profit jumps / Net result impacted by automotive loan write-off	02.09.2025
LEGO Toy giant reports jump in sales, plans production expansion	01.09.2025
FORVIA Write-offs and restructuring costs push earnings to rock bottom / Hard times for hydrogen subsidiary Symbio	01.09.2025
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST Film specialist may be facing financial difficulties – report	01.09.2025
VIONEO Fossil-free plastics ambitions raised after deal with PP partner / Lummus tech to prove commercial viability	01.09.2025
BYK Additive producer launches subsidiary in Brazil	01.09.2025
AKSA CARBON Turkish acrylic fibre manufacturer acquires Dow joint venture in its entirety	29.08.2025
SABIC JV with Plastic Energy produces first pyrolysis oil batch	29.08.2025
QUADPACK Cosmetics packaging manufacturer expands production site in Germany / Production of packaging made from PCR content also possible	29.08.2025

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FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE Industry association elects new chair	18.07.2025
EUPC New films group formed within plastics converters' association / Zelcher elected founding president	08.07.2025
PLASTICS EUROPE Benny Mermans named president of European trade association	01.07.2025
BIESTERFELD Marvin Strüfing named head of global Standard Plastics division	25.06.2025
EUPC Federica Gallicchio appointed managing director / Association launches European Plastic Films group	19.06.2025

Industry

TRADE WAR EU to impose zero tariffs on US industrial goods including chemicals, plastics products / US to impose 50% tariffs on plastics industry equipment	02.09.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Global chemical coalition launches innovation platform / Start-ups, academia collaborate with industry leaders to catalyse sustainability	02.09.2025
SPAIN Bottle deposit system to become mandatory end of 2026 / Recycling targets missed	01.09.2025
SWEDEN Duni introduces reusable packaging system for food and drinks	01.09.2025
PFAS ECHA presents long-awaited restriction proposal update / Two-year review of scientific comment concluded / Commission to make final decision	26.08.2025
TURKEY Business profitability falls to lowest level in five years / Exports edge up despite dip in European sales / General economic uncertainty plagues operations	22.08.2025
COMPOSITES EuCIA sees ‘untapped potential' of thermoset composite waste / Reclaim rate estimated at 5%	19.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Crucial talks end with no deal / ‘Bad actors' blamed for failure to agree on limit of plastics production / Industry bodies call for continued dialogue	15.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Talks extended into 10th day / Environment groups condemn original draft text / Proposals ‘ensure nothing will change' and are ‘completely unacceptable'	15.08.2025
PLASTICS WASTE Malaysia bans import of plastics waste from US / Environmentalists warn US plastics waste could flood Mexico, India, Turkey	13.08.2025

Markets

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PRE: “The European plastics recycling industry is facing imminent collapse” / Loss of reclaim capacities projected at 1 mn t by end-2025	01.09.2025
LOGISTICS Global trade heavily impacted by typhoon season / DB Cargo management plans to close workshops	29.08.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Registrations climb in July / US confirms lower tariff on EU vehicles / EV market share eases	29.08.2025
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Recycling sector warns of market distortion under new EU implementing decision / Industry contends definitions / Non-EU waste may be counted towards targets	28.08.2025
USA Plastics machinery shipments steady in Q2 / Wider processing sentiment remains cautious	28.08.2025
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY GKV reports further revenue drop in H1 / Packaging leads decline	28.08.2025
RECYCLING SWITZERLAND Plastics waste recovered from households, collection rate up in 2024 / Recycling rate exceeds 55% threshold	27.08.2025
PACKAGING GERMANY German packaging market shrank in 2024 / Plastic remains largest value segment	27.08.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo business climate improves but only for technical reasons / Mood in plastics segment remains low	26.08.2025
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Industry grows only slightly, but against trend / PFAS ban could exert pressure / High usage of disposable products	26.08.2025

Production and Engineering

NESTLÉ New AI-based tech proposes novel high-barrier packaging materials / R&D co-op with IBM	22.08.2025
FKUR Bioplastics producer showcases expanded sustainable plastics portfolio ahead of K 2025	20.08.2025
RESEARCH Aimplas develops sustainable flame-retardant materials for construction, transport	13.08.2025
PET RECYCLING Launch of PET circularity test as tool to simulate multiple recycling loops	05.08.2025
PFAS Canadian team finds substitutes for PTFE in non-stick coatings / PDMS said to have fewer negative effects / Open to collaboration with coatings makers	04.08.2025

Management

COCA-COLA Drinks giant mulls shift from cans to plastic bottles to beat Trump's tariffs / Agreement with EC to amend recyclability claims on labels	20.05.2025
PLASTICS AND FINANCE BASF tops brand value list again; Sabic runner-up / Chinese brands grow by 18%	16.05.2025
GLOBAL TRADE Bankruptcies set to rise in next two years / Western Europe to see most job losses / Europe eyes unified insolvency laws	09.04.2025
INSOLVENCIES GERMANY Major insolvencies still at high level / Automotive suppliers most affected in plastics segment / Significantly more jobs at risk	13.01.2025
US POLITICS Two in four German manufacturers fear Trump victory / Over half say election outcome to have no business impact	25.10.2024

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