27.01.2025 — By Plasteurope.com staff — The position of the Italian trade unions is clear: “Non è una transizione (...) ma una dismissione.” This is how Filctem CGIL (www.filctemcgil.it) general secretary Marco Falcinelli, responsible for chemistry, textiles, energy, and production, formulated the position dur...

Jan 15, 2025 · Austrian plastic packaging manufacturer Alpla (Hard; www.alpla.com) reported a revenue increase to EUR 4.9 bn last year, marking a modest 4% growth from EUR 4.7 bn in the previous year. This represents a turnaround from the nearly 8% decline in sales recorded in 2023. The family-owned recycling specialist did not provide a breakdown of 2024 revenues nor how much was generated through ...

Jan 2, 2025 · Umbrella group tells EU lawmakers to ‘stick with End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation plan' / Resisting pressure to water down proposals ‘will boost recycled content in new vehicles'

Jan 15, 2025 · — By Plasteurope.com staff — The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP; www.epbp.org) has said it encourages packaging designers, converters, and users to adhere to its Design for Recycling guidelines when developing new products.The guidelines were established to enhance the efficiency of recycling PET bottles within a closed-loop system. Examples of these types of non-food products are ...

Jan 9, 2025 · Plasteurope.com’s market survey is back for its 12th edition and will remain open until 24 January 2025.We welcome you to take a few minutes to answer some short questions that will help you, and us, gain insight into the current mood of the European plastics industry and help shape the outlook for 2025. With new regulations set to impact the plastics value chain, and waste reduction ...

Jan 16, 2025 · — By Plasteurope.com Price Team — On the European market, a number of plastics are expected to become more expensive in February, according to the latest polymer price forecasts from Plastics Information Europe.Plasteurope.com market analysts Julia Mihalkina and Martin Bäcker have based the anticipated increases, for example for LDPE and PP copolymer grades, on factors such as rising ...

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Jan 16, 2025 · — By Plasteurope.com staff — Marking its 60th anniversary, JEC World 2025 is poised to showcase the forefront of the composites industry. Running from 4 to 6 March at Paris Nord Villepinte, organiser JEC Group (Paris; www.jeccomposites.com) says the event is expected to draw over 45,000 visitors from more than 100 countries.Around 1,350 exhibitors ranging from start-ups to global giants ...

Jan 6, 2025 · Chemicals company Röhm (Darmstadt, Germany; www.roehm.com), together with semi-finished product manufacturer Polyvantis (Weiterstadt, Germany; www.polyvantis.com), NextChem, part of Italian engineering group Maire Tecnimont (Milan; www.mairetecnimont.com), and recycling specialist Pekutherm Kunststoffe (Geisenheim, Germany; www.pekutherm.de), said they were pooling their expertise to ...

Jan 10, 2025 · The government in Rome is offering consumers subsidies from a pot of EUR 50 mn if they make the switch to new, energy-saving models manufactured in Europe; the subsidy amounts to no less than 30%.