LABEL INDUSTRY EUROPE

Slump in demand for self-adhesive labels in 2022

PACKAGING EUROPE

Reusable-packaging firms form European interest group / Focus on public awareness, policymaking

GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET

Trade group survey sees end of downward sales trend / Earnings projections remain negative

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Materials' prices down in Q4 versus Q3, says FPE / Steepest decline for 20-micron BOPP film

SUSTAINABILITY

Report highlights renewability of plastics / More recycling infrastructure needed

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

Vehicle registrations tank in 2022 / Sales, production expected to rise this year / Industry shifts dog auto component makers

E-MOBILITY

Car industry shoulders extra costs for next-gen materials, components / Awards, innovations in EVs

CAR INDUSTRY

Poor profitability pressures investment / Spending on battery materials stagnates / European EV market to rebound in 2025 / EU registrations down in 2022

TURBINE BLADES

European wind industry growth drives need for recycling / Trade group calls for landfill ban on used blades / Leading market players eye 100% recyclability

MEDICAL DEVICES

Global market disruptions burden industry / New medtech supplier from remaining Benvic companies / Sustainability at the fore for PPE, surgical instruments

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Latest industry developments: Ceflex and Alliance to End Plastic Waste collaborate on huge recycling facility / Flexibles market to grow 4.9% by 2030 / Siegwerk, Henkel develop new oxygen barrier coating

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

Major sustainability transformations are difficult to achieve / Cconsumer goods companies often not on track – Bain report

PACKAGING GERMANY

Covid-led consumption falls slightly in 2020 / More waste in households, decline in trade and industry

COFFEE CAPSULES

Market growth slowing / Trend follows pandemic boom – AMI report

PLASTICS PACKAGING

Trade bodies urge caution on recycled content targets under EU directive / Raw material costs stabilise in Q3 / Outlook remains uncertain

PLASTICS PACKAGING

Converters groan under burden of high energy prices / Threat of production cutbacks / Barrier materials still tight / Can the use of recyclate be a gamechanger?

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

European automakers want government support for recovery, shift to zero emissions / Chip issues cost industry billions / 2022 registrations forecast 26% below 2019

AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY

Weight reduction reigns supreme / Materials set to debut at K 2022

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

Push for circular economy drives shifts in packaging / Food-contact developments continue / Reusable beer cup a “game changer”?

ARTIFICIAL TURF

Re-Match to construct recycling plant in France / TenCate Grass launches US reclaim programme