REUSABLE CUPS

Initiative launched in Glasgow / Collaboration with Burger King, other major retailers

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

European prices for plastic materials mostly down in Q4 / Increase in year-on-year comparison / US, German politics bolster uncertainty

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

National introduction of EU plastic levy on hold / Decision unlikely before federal election

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Packaging consumption decreases significantly – GVM report

GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET

Packaging and film manufacturers anticipate rise in sales / Stabilisation in export business expected – IK business survey

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

Rise in December EU registrations supports 2024 growth / EVs account for over half of sales last year

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

Consumer willingness to pay extra drops in 2024 / One-third still sceptical about alternative solutions – Simon-Kucher study

BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS

Global demand for biodegradable, compostable packaging to rise by 8.8% by 2029 / Scepticism among brand owners, converters – Smithers report

PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY

Recyclability increases only minimally / Recycling routes lacking / Voluntary commitment nevertheless achievable – IK report

FOOD PACKAGING

EU industry steps closer to circularity / Circular FoodPack project tackles challenges in PE flexible packaging recycling

AUTOMOTIVE

Umbrella group tells EU lawmakers to ‘stick with End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation plan' / Resisting pressure to water down proposals ‘will boost recycled content in new vehicles'

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

EU registrations falter in November / Sales of battery-electric vehicles slump

YEAR-ENDER: AUTOMOTIVE MARKET

Economic woes stall sales growth / Trump´s trade war threats stoke fears for 2025

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING BELGIUM

Major retailers team up for project on reusable packaging

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Demand for lithium-ion battery protection material set to accelerate / Growth in EV sales to see boom in HMWPE market

PET BOTTLES GERMANY

Consumption down to 408,000 t / First time recyclates outnumber virgin material in moulding blanks – GVM study

PLASTIC PACKAGING

Future Resources Congress: Challenges resulting from PPWR for recyclate use, recyclability / European Packaging Register Network established

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Recyclate share rises to 15% / IK to miss target for recycled plastics use of 1 mn t by wide margin / Bio-based polymers still niche

PLASTIC BAGS

Almost 5 bn fewer bags in circulation in Europe / Highest use in Baltic states – Eurostat

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

EU registrations rebound in October / Tariffs slowing Chinese imports / BEV demand to decline / Ford job cuts to focus on Germany