AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE

Ordering of auto components to remain stable at best until end of year / Advanced vehicle age raises hopes of an upturn / Chinese car manufacturers to build new plants in Europe / Will lithium for batteries be in short supply from 2030?

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

EU registrations edge higher in July / EV market share remains above 50% / Are tariff threats already hurting Chinese carmakers?

REFILL-REUSE PACKAGING

Sales to grow by 4.6% per year to 2029 / Collaboration needed along value chain to boost convenience for customers – Smithers report

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

UK generates more plastics waste than other European countries / UK-Saudi researchers explore AI to cut waste volumes

REUSABLE BOTTLES

Berry partners with UK's Abel & Cole for refillable milk service / PP bottle design modified for purpose

POUCH PACKAGING

Global demand to rise 4% annually over next six years / Fast growth predicted for stand-up format / PPWR to accelerate switch to mono-materials – Smithers report

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Europe's trade balance heads towards deficit for first time ever / Battery investment flows to US / China's domestic, international EV car sales soar

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

European prices rise on firmer demand / FPE publishes LCA guidance

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Considerable improvement in raw material availability / Diversification in sourcing – IK economic survey

REUSABLE CUPS

City-wide initiative launched in Petaluma, California / Project launched by Starbucks-McDonald's consortium

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

EU registrations grow over 4% in June, H1 / EV market share hits 50% / Brussels mulls lower tariffs for electric BMWs, VWs made in China – report

PACKAGING GERMANY

Consumers value sustainability and waste separation – AVU packaging monitor

ITALY

Robust growth in general recycling figures for 2023 / Numbers mixed for plastics reclaim

PACKAGING REGULATION

Tethered caps now mandatory across the EU / Plastic lids account for up to 7% of recycling streams

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Slight improvement in overall situation / Drop in revenues expected – IK economic survey

AUTOMOTIVE

Chinese car exports to the EU soar / Talks to sort out tariff row proving ‘constructive'

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE

How much plastics does electromobility require? / Auto sector faces radical change / Renaissance of combustion engine also conceivable

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

EU registrations slide 3% in May / EVs hold lead in market share / Brussels slaps tariffs on Chinese electrics

PLASTIC PACKAGING

German packaging and film makers expect higher sales on rising raw material costs / Earnings situation remains poor

GERMAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Massive volume reduction and falling prices: Industry stuck in valley of tears / Significant losses for plastics processors too / No improvement expected this year