Report highlights renewability of plastics / More recycling infrastructure needed

Vehicle registrations tank in 2022 / Sales, production expected to rise this year / Industry shifts dog auto component makers

Car industry shoulders extra costs for next-gen materials, components / Awards, innovations in EVs

Poor profitability pressures investment / Spending on battery materials stagnates / European EV market to rebound in 2025 / EU registrations down in 2022

European wind industry growth drives need for recycling / Trade group calls for landfill ban on used blades / Leading market players eye 100% recyclability

Nationwide plastic packaging tax begins / Consumers can expect higher prices / Competition officials intervene in auctions held by local waste firm Ecoembes

Material flow analysis: Where does the material come from and where does it go? How much is recycled? / Q&A session with Conversio managing director Christoph Lindner

Petchem industry braces for tough times / Lack of European tech pressures ops / Shortages for some resins

Credit crisis deepens as inflation shows record high / Plastic products sector to show growth in 2022

EU sanctions on Moscow's crude oil exports, price cap come into force / Domestic PP demand at record lows / Southeast Asian imports flood the market

9th PIE Readers' Survey: Majority of European plastics companies believe business situation will not worsen / A quarter of respondents plan to downsize investment projects / Current and evolving market trends from the European plastics industry

Hapag-Lloyd reports dream earnings / Farewell, 2M: world's largest shipping companies end alliance / Freight rates little changed or lower

Plastics recycling advances in Europe, Africa, South America / Equipment, material developments abound / Modifier launched for rPP

Weakening economy causes mergers in logistics sector to slump / Maersk relies on large number of methanol carriers / Freight rates stagnate

The recession that never was? / German business confidence continues higher / Economic indicators suggest growth fears overblown