May 12, 2025 - Rising concerns in the UK over fraudulent declarations, partly aimed at avoiding the Plastic Packaging Tax.
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.
April 30, 2025 - Installed capacity for polypropylene and HDPE recovery remained flat in 2023. EU targets at risk, warns Plastics Recyclers Europe.
April 28, 2025 - Extrusion tests using PureFive resins underway at Brückner Maschinenbau's German facility.
April 24, 2025 - After the success of The Plastics Paradox, the American scientist is back with a new work aiming to debunk persistent myths about plastics.
April 15, 2025 - Solvent-based dissolution recycling proves effective for a broader range of thermoplastics. A rebranding to UpSolv is on the horizon.
April 15, 2025 - The Amsterdam trade fair and conference on plastics recycling welcomed more than 13,000 visitors and 500 exhibitors this year.
April 11, 2025 - The first products resulting from a European research project involving Italian companies Delta and Gees Recycling are now on the market.
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.
April 3, 2025 - Top innovations in plastic recycling honored in Amsterdam at the 8th edition of the prestigious industry awards.
September 8, 2026 - The industry is renewing calls for the European Commission to take action on competitiveness, recycling, energy, controls and investment in the sector.
September 8, 2026 - The French group has acquired domestic company Polyex, a specialist in polyethylene film extrusion and industrial packaging.
September 8, 2026 - For the German group, this is its second acquisition in the sheet segment in just a few months.
September 4, 2026 - Belgian manufacturer has acquired Mirandola-based Sidam, a manufacturer of disposable medical devices for fluid management.
September 4, 2026 - A new line at Panoli for PPS-, PEEK-, PPA- and PARA-based engineering polymers will mainly target the automotive sector.
September 4, 2026 - ReBioCycle has demonstrated at pilot scale that PLA can be sorted from mixed plastic waste and chemically recycled back into virgin-quality material.
September 8, 2026 - The industry is renewing calls for the European Commission to take action on competitiveness, recycling, energy, controls and investment in the sector.
September 4, 2026 - ReBioCycle has demonstrated at pilot scale that PLA can be sorted from mixed plastic waste and chemically recycled back into virgin-quality material.
September 4, 2026 - A new line at Panoli for PPS-, PEEK-, PPA- and PARA-based engineering polymers will mainly target the automotive sector.
September 4, 2026 - Belgian manufacturer has acquired Mirandola-based Sidam, a manufacturer of disposable medical devices for fluid management.
July 30, 2025 - Search for a buyer falls through; Chapter 11 exit slated for 2026 under the ownership of its principal lenders.
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.
The ‘save the date’ has been launched for the annual industry gathering, which for the first time will not be held in Brussels.
