FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Prices remain volatile in Q2 / Slight decline for HDPE film – FPE

PACKAGING TRENDS GERMANY

Aldi Nord balances recyclates, recyclability, customer expectations / Sustainable packaging solutions focus of LZ summit Packaging & Circular Economy 2025

POLYCARBONATE SHEET

Eleventh edition of EPSE Awards / Public voting open until 10 September / Ceremony at K 2025 trade fair in Germany

PTA

EU launches anti-dumping investigation into imports from South Korea, Mexico

RECYCLING UK

'Urgent action' needed in reclaim industry – BPF official / Plant closures highlight problems / Viridor for sale?

LOGISTICS

Convertors complain about decreasing reliability in deliveries / Truck drivers urgently needed

UK ECONOMY

Q2 growth surprises to upside / Production activity contracts / Concerns remain about months ahead

CHEMICALS AND HEALTH

ICCA updates materials database / Industry “more transparent than ever”

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Repsol declares force majeure for LDPE, EVA in Puertollano

UK CONSTRUCTION

Output falls at sharpest level in five years / Decline in housebuilding to blame – report

EPP RECYCLING

General Industries launches Europewide initiative for take-back, recycling

LOGISTICS

EU suspends punitive tariffs on US imports – for now / Global trade weakens: concerns about US economy weigh on freight rates

TRADE WAR

EU-US tariff deal to stir issues for plastics industry in CEE, Finland

POLYSTYRENE

Global market volume to grow by 4.51% per year to 2034, led by Asia / HIPS to overtake GPPS by market share – report

PACKAGING GERMANY

AVU packaging monitor shows high willingness among consumers to separate waste, but uncertainty regarding its utilisation / Decrease in packaging volume by 2030

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Repsol declares force majeure on polyols from Spain

LOGISTICS

Land reclamation, railway jigsaw puzzles, and forces of nature

PACKAGING UK

Recycling rate at nearly 54% / Reporting requirements yield more accurate data

PLASTICS INDUSTRY ITALY

Modest rebound in virgin materials / Compostables stabilise / Flat demand in 2025

GERMAN ECONOMY

Business climate index rises again / Upward trend seen among plastics processors