BRAZIL

Government launches national plastics decree / Mandatory targets set for packaging recycling

UK CONSTRUCTION

Output falls at fastest rate in five years / Lack of work hitting civil engineering firms

E&E ENGINEERING

Minimum utilisation rates for recyclate a challenge for plastics converters / Safety requirements become stricter for household appliances, consumer electronics – Conversio report

PACKAGING WASTE

Eurostat data shows wide variation in progress towards 2030 plastics recycling targets / Reclaim slightly higher in 2023 / Plastic bag use declines

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Film prices drop in Q3 / Situation remains ‘challenging' / Hopes of small upturn in private consumption by year-end

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

Electric, hybrid vehicles drive growth in September / Germany, Belgium lead way / China's BYD quadruples volume over 2024

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Outlook for fourth quarter – IK business survey / Cautious optimism as year-end approaches

UK PACKAGING

Tesco packaging head urges government to boost reuse / Eight other supermarkets join commitment

MATTRESS MARKET

Europe swings to trade deficit as Chinese imports soar / Market competition intensifies as prices fall / US tariffs on Chinese goods exacerbate situation

HEALTHCARE AND PLASTICS

Waste volumes in Europe, North America seen rising up to 40% by 2040 if no action taken on SUPs / Systemiq, Eunomia report highlights strategies for hospitals, suppliers

PACKAGING

Market shift from plastic to paper expected in certain end-use sectors / Greater competition expected between both substrates by 2030 – Smithers report

UK CONSTRUCTION

Activity declines again, pace of contraction eases

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

Registrations improve in August / Year-to-date total eases / Carmakers pause production / US implements EU trade deal

PLASTIC PACKAGING EUROPE

PPWR has set the bar high / Recyclate supply still not clear / Declining demand for virgin plastics / FachPack 2025 to focus on transformation in packaging industry

AUTOMOTIVE

Clepa urges EU to step in with support for auto supply sector / Up to 350,000 jobs could be lost if no action taken

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Mars, Nestlé, PepsiCo and others launch US Flexible Film Initiative to tackle plastic packaging waste

UK CONSTRUCTION

Activity falls for eighth month straight / Housebuilding, civil engineering experience summer slide

CONSUMER GOODS GERMANY

Prices, global competition, EU regulations – triad of producer concerns / Industry associations see no structural weakness despite shrinking sales

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

Registrations climb in July / US confirms lower tariff on EU vehicles / EV market share eases

PACKAGING GERMANY

German packaging market shrank in 2024 / Plastic remains largest value segment