ITALY

Corepla placed under judicial administration / Court measure linked to Synextra investigation / Consortium says operations to continue

LOGISTICS

Suez return collides with congestion / Saudi crude exports hit by pipeline disruption / China opens 134 km long Pinglu Canal

TURKEY

Recycling seen as route to import cuts / Secondary materials face tougher quality demands / Recycled plastics meet food-contact barriers

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Minimum standard for packaging recyclability updated / New rules align definitions with PPWR / Revised testing approach for coatings, adhesives

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

French industry group Polyvia outlines plans to strengthen local plastics production / Need to combat rising dependence on imports / Bvse backs call to stabilise plastics value chain

LOGISTICS

Military escalation in Strait of Hormuz again curbs freight traffic / Rhine water level falls back to critical levels

PLASTICS RECYCLING

PRE report examines recycling approaches, challenges, progress in Europe / Focus on key plastics waste streams

EUROPEAN ENERGY MARKET

Gas-storage refill lags as Germany, Netherlands fall behind / Brussels sees no immediate need for intervention

LOGISTICS

Traffic backs up at Panama Canal / Ships pay record sums for passage

CHEMICAL RECYCLING

JRC puts numbers on price difference to virgin plastics / CRE says findings unsurprising for a 'young, capital-intensive industry' / What would it take to close the gap?

LOGISTICS

Rhine shipping: Situation eases as water levels rise / Panama Canal's low water, typhoon season keep global markets on edge / Logistics entrpreneur Kühne dies

EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Eurozone manufacturing hits four-and-half-year high as growth broadens in August / Germany strengthens, France weakens / UK activity rises overall, manufacturing retreats

EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Eurozone inflation ticks up to 2.9% / Energy main driver, but effect modest / Higher impact seen in August

LOGISTICS

Rhine relief remains elusive / Port strikes add to peak-season chaos / BASF invests EUR 100 mn in rail transport

LOGISTICS

The Rhine shrinks from a river to a trickle / Port congestion remains a risk

LOGISTICS

Rhine water levels fall to record low / Europe's plastics supply chain comes under pressure

RECYCLING AUSTRIA

PET recyclate market remains under pressure

LOGISTICS

Rhine turns bottleneck / Middle East fuse still burning

RECYCLING NETHERLANDS

Verpact, BVDER, Healix expand Dutch big bag recycling capacity

ITALY

More than three-quarters of packaging recycled in 2025