AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Electromobility promises suppliers more added value / A material shift when the engine compartment cools? / Battery shortage could be test for Europe / McKinsey report: Automotive software market to grow by 250% by 2030

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Resin makers to invest billions in chemical recycling

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

As You Sow report cites key concerns on plastics production build-up for investors / Investments continue despite overcapacity and circular economy initiatives / McKinsey: ethylene output in 2021 to outpace PE,PP demand

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Weaker demand dampens investment sentiment / Pandemic exacerbates downturn / Ethylene utilisation rates will likely remain weak / McKinsey report

AKWEL

French automotive supplier back to last year's sales level in Q3

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Carmakers and OEMs must reinvent organisations to survive / Recommendations for five key changes / Window of opportunity is closing / McKinsey report

SUPPLY CHAIN

Steps required to strengthen global value chains as shock events rise / Disruptions could wipe out 45% of annual profits every 10 years / Network restructuring to reshore production / McKinsey report

CORONAVIRUS

Companies should act now to shock-proof their supply chains / McKinsey report

GLOBAL TRADE

Decline in proportion of goods traded across borders / Rubber and plastics trade intensity falls to 22.8% / Value chains more reliant on highly skilled labour / New priorities for location decisions / McKinsey report

DENMARK

Country urged to switch focus from plastics incineration to recycling / New plastics vision could save over EUR 210m per year / McKinsey report

GLOBAL PLASTICS RECYCLING

Chinese waste policies helping "transform" disposable plastics / Europe a leader for recycling initiatives / Citi GPS report

LEGO

Change of management after eight months / Christiansen to become CEO of the toy company in October

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Much work still needed in UK, paper says / Extended Producer Responsibility is key / Packaging waste cleanup costs exceed GBP 100m annually in England / All parts of supply chain must work together

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Circular economy, recycling, environment: How "green" is Europe's plastics industry? / Plastic bags and one-way cutlery under pressure / Political establishment and industry join hands to combat marine litter

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Efforts to reduce plastic waste in oceans should focus on five key nations / Improvements in China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand could cut global plastic waste leakage by 45% / Ocean Conservancy report