September 25, 2024 - Development of PETG grades for cosmetic and pharmaceutical packaging applications starting from monomers derived from the enzymatic depolymerization of polyester waste.
September 25, 2024 - The implementation of the new tax on non-recycled plastic packaging waste still faces significant issues, according to the auditor.
September 23, 2024 - Georg Pescher of Alpla will lead the association of German plastics packaging.
September 16, 2024 - The HolyGrail 2.0 Initiative has validated, at an industrial scale, the sorting of PP and LDPE films by combining NIR and digital watermark technology.
September 16, 2024 - A European research program suggests that food preparation processes, rather than packaging materials, may be responsible for contamination.
September 16, 2024 - The volume of plastic packaging produced or imported in the United Kingdom have decreased over the past year.
September 12, 2024 - Updated the scientific criteria for the evaluation of the safety assessment of post-consumer mechanical PET recycling processes for the manufacture of materials and articles in contact with food.
September 12, 2024 - Twenty-eight packaging projects were selected by an international jury from 300 candidates. The awards ceremony will take place in October at Tokyo Pack.
September 6, 2024 - The U.S.-based tech company has replaced even the last plastic elements in smartphone, smartwatch, and smart home packaging.
September 5, 2024 - The company operates in the advanced recycling of LDPE packaging through selective solvent dissolution.
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.
