May 9, 2025 - A new extrusion line from Brückner Maschinenbau is set to be installed at Manucor’s Sessa Aurunca plant in southern Italy.
May 8, 2025 - Instead of the polyethylene barrier layer, a mineral-based coating developed by the Italian company Qwarzo is now being applied.
May 8, 2025 - Roberto Boggio appointed CEO as the group targets global expansion and sustainable packaging.
May 5, 2025 - The rule change, coming into force in 2027, will also exclude pre-consumer plastic waste from the recycled content eligible for tax exemption.
May 5, 2025 - The plastic packaging giants finalize their merger ahead of schedule, completing the deal first announced at the end of last year.
April 28, 2025 - The final regulatory hurdle has been cleared for the union of the two plastics packaging giants.
April 28, 2025 - Extrusion tests using PureFive resins underway at Brückner Maschinenbau's German facility.
April 18, 2025 - Stake purchased from CSS Group in ICS Egypt, owner of a plastic-closure plant for beverages.
April 15, 2025 - Developed by Niederwieser Group, Dow, and Kuraray using only polyethylene and an EVOH oxygen barrier layer.
April 9, 2025 - Meat and cold cuts served at BASF’s German canteens are now packaged in chemically recycled polyamide as part of a joint sustainability initiative with Werz and Südpack.
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 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 18, 2026 - The transition will begin on October 6 and will cover products, documentation, packaging and digital channels.
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.
