PLASTIC PACKAGING

Users, tech to remain drivers of paper v plastic contest / Costs still play central role / Smithers report

AUTOMOTIVE MARKET

EU new car registrations surge 21% in August / Battery EVs surpass 20% market share / Interest in petrol vehicles eases

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Developing economies to drive growth / BOPP set for biggest gains / Several challenges persist / Smithers report

AUTOMOTIVE MARKET

EU new car registrations rise over 15% in July / Diesel sales retake lead over battery EVs in market share race

TUBES MARKET

Deliveries of flexible products edge higher in H1 / Pharma demand rises 5% / Household, technical sales plummet

TURKEY

White goods export sales decline in H1 / Overall revenues ease / Local demand shows gains

AUTOMOTIVE

UK carmakers produce record number of EVs / Total output up 12% in H1

PLASTIC PACKAGING

German poll blames weak demand for production cutbacks / Lower earnings expected

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

EU new car registrations jump nearly 18% in June, first half / Battery EVs score first victory against diesels for market share / Volumes still behind pre-pandemic levels

RUSSIA

Moscow wants total plastics packaging recycling by 2027 / Focus switches to manufacturers / Environmentalists sound alarm as landfills swell

COFFEE CAPSULES

Standard plastic and aluminium variants under scrutiny by EC / PPWR draft promotes biodegradable capsules / Nespresso launches home-compostable pods in France, Belgium

PLASTICS AND CLIMATE

EU beverage packaging sector expected to exceed total carbon budget / Radical shift towards bio-based feedstocks for PET containers needed – ZWE report

CONSTRUCTION GERMANY

Gloomy mood among plastics processors / Declining volumes, high prices / Heavy losses in residential construction / Market players criticise lack of impulses from Berlin

FRANCE

Elipso calls for unified rules, supervision to help create deposit system / More collection expected to raise recycling rate

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

EU new car registrations climb again in May / Increase marks 10th straight improvement / EV sales mostly higher

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

EU car registration growth continues / Battery electric vehicles sales soar / Demand still lags pre-pandemic levels

GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET

IK trade group survey Q2: Manufacturers' sales, earnings under pressure / Sales prices plummet / Raw material availability stable

TUBES MARKET

European tube deliveries rise nearly 2% in 2022 / Industry group optimistic for H1 2023 / Energy prices dip as labor cost rise

PET BOTTLES

German consumption drops to 446,000 t in 2021 – GVM report / Recycling share rises to 44.8%

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

European car sales surge in March, Q1 / EVs add market share