MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Industry grows only slightly, but against trend / PFAS ban could exert pressure / High usage of disposable products

RIGID PACKAGING

Demand growth driven by developing countries in Asia, Middle East, Africa / Bioplastics to see fastest rise – Smithers report

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

UK CONSTRUCTION

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

PACKAGING UK

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

PACKAGING RECYCLING

Global packaging waste set to grow steadily over next decade, outpacing gains in recycling rates – Smithers report

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

Registrations fall in June, H1 / EVs retain lead in market share / UK vehicle output plummets

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Outlook for third quarter – IK business survey / Cautious optimism after difficult start to the year

PLASTIC PACKAGING

EuPC warns reusable alternatives to SUP pallet wraps could backfire / Study estimates added annual costs at EUR 4.9 bn in eight sectors

GERMAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Sector hopes to stabilise / 2024 characterised by further declines / Majority of construction-related plastics industries hit hard / Pipe makers positive exception

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

Mixed signals from EU registrations / UK sales rise / Chinese firms double market share

PACKAGING

Trump's tariffs may play havoc with companies' packaging supply chains – Ecoveritas / Data specialist sounds cautionary note on EPR liability

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

Lack of rare earths could delay, stop German auto production / Shortage halts some component lines

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

Recycled materials, fibre-based formats lead packing design trends / Plastics top of global market – Smithers report

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

April registrations send mixed messages / EVs retain lead in market share / BYD outpaces Telsa – report

MEDICAL PACKAGING

Pharma manufacturers under pressure: focus shift to monomaterial blister packs / PVC packaging from Germany's ‘yellow bag' non-recyclable / EU to review privileges

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

Reports of 10,000 job losses already this year – Clepa / More redundancies likely / Brussels softens CO2 guidelines

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Industry situation worsens in Germany / Manufacturers pessimistic about current year – IPV member survey