September 17, 2025 - A modular Enval unit from Greenback has been installed at the group’s Heanor site for a six-month test on flexible packaging.
September 17, 2025 - Over half of the continent’s plastics recycling capacity is now certified under this scheme, with PET leading at 75%.
September 12, 2025 - Taghleef Industries develops engineered in-mold label film that detaches in mechanical recycling without compromising use.
September 11, 2025 - Self-administration gives German BOPP film producer time to recover from heavy losses under court supervision.
September 11, 2025 - The temperature-assured packaging business will be acquired by private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners.
September 9, 2025 - Producers in EPR sectors to receive up to €1,000 per ton of recycled plastic used in their products starting next year.
July 25, 2025 - The German film manufacturer becomes the sixth production site of Inteplast Engineered Films — and the first outside the U.S.
July 18, 2025 - The hike features in the European Commission’s 2028–34 long-term budget proposal, which also introduces a new levy on WEEE.
July 18, 2025 - The new plant supports the spirits industry and includes a research hub focused on advanced closure technologies.
July 18, 2025 - The European Commission presses ahead with infringement proceedings on packaging-labeling rules, handing the case to the ECJ.
September 18, 2026 - The transition will begin on October 6 and will cover products, documentation, packaging and digital channels.
September 18, 2026 - The injection moulding machine manufacturer is expanding its European production network to increase flexibility and improve supply reliability.
September 18, 2026 - The new Izmir and Adana sites will produce PET preforms, closures and HDPE and PP packaging.
September 17, 2026 - Production remains below last year’s levels as overcapacity, low utilisation rates and high energy costs continue to weigh on the sector.
September 17, 2026 - Milan court has ordered one year of judicial administration for Corepla, Italy’s national consortium for the collection, recycling and recovery of plastic packaging.
September 15, 2026 - The acquisition of a majority stake in Repack strengthens the group’s industrial packaging recovery, reconditioning and recycling network.
September 11, 2026 - Roland Janssen takes over as Chief Commercial Officer as Borouge International advances its integration and growth priorities.
September 15, 2026 - The plastics industry trade show returns to Orlando from May 3 to 7, 2027, with more than 2,200 exhibitors expected.
September 18, 2026 - The transition will begin on October 6 and will cover products, documentation, packaging and digital channels.
September 14, 2026 - EMV Capital takes over the Rotterdam chemical recycling plant and plans to restart it using DeepTech Recycling’s fluidised-bed reactor technology.
September 1, 2026 - Polyblend will upgrade a compounding line in Germany, with production due to start by the end of 2027.
The plastics industry trade show returns to Orlando from May 3 to 7, 2027, with more than 2,200 exhibitors expected.
The World Packaging Organisation has established an annual event to highlight packaging’s contribution to safety, sustainability and economic development.
The Düsseldorf packaging trade fair will return in 2029 with a six-day format running from Sunday to Friday.
The plastics recycling exhibition and conference brought together industry players, policymakers and technology suppliers at RAI Amsterdam.
All key indicators remained negative in 2025, underlining the depth of the crisis facing the country’s plastics industry.
Visitor sign-up for the Milan triennial on plastics, rubber and composites begins in ten days.
A two-day programme in Amsterdam will address EU regulation, investment conditions and emerging markets, including polyurethane recycling.
With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.
