April 1, 2025 - The facility in northeast Italy, listed for divestment by the Swiss group, will supply rPET for bottles and trays.
February 25, 2025 - Origin Materials begins industrial-scale production of PCO 1881 closures using CapFormer technology.
February 14, 2025 - Beverage producers may shift from cans to plastic bottles. Coca-Cola is already considering the move.
January 8, 2025 - Construction of the first plant in Longlaville, France, will be postponed by six to nine months due to delays in securing funding.
November 19, 2024 - The line, designed for closed-loop bottle recycling, is the second of three facilities commissioned by the SMI Group from the Italy-based manufacturer.
October 24, 2024 - First pharmaceutical application of PET Carbon Capture produced with bioMEG obtained from CO2 fermentation.
October 22, 2024 - The American polyester producer may separate from the Mexican group Alfa and go public next year.
October 9, 2024 - Ineos may shut down its Geel plant in Belgium due to new overly restrictive cobalt limits.
September 28, 2024 - Portuguese Envases Soplados acquired, with three plants in the Iberian Peninsula for the production of packaging for the food industry.
September 26, 2024 - A project by Corepla, Costa Crociere, and F.lli Guzzini in Italy brings PET bottles collected aboard ships back onto the vessels in the form of drinking glasses.
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.
