CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY

Disappointing Q2 for 2025 / Production continues to decline / Plant utilisation falls to dangerously low level

NORWAY

Investments in oil and gas industry set to peak in 2025 / Boom winding down / Industry's long-term future secure

LOGISTICS

Chinese firms expand footprint in Europe / German government moves to scrap supply chain law

PACKAGING RECYCLING

Latest German minimum packaging standard published – ZSVR / Early guidance for companies on PPWR

RECYCLING UK

More reclaim capacity needed for flexible packaging / Household collection due in early '27 / Sector alliance issues results of trial

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

PRE: “The European plastics recycling industry is facing imminent collapse” / Loss of reclaim capacities projected at 1 mn t by end-2025

LOGISTICS

Global trade heavily impacted by typhoon season / DB Cargo management plans to close workshops

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

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

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Recycling sector warns of market distortion under new EU implementing decision / Industry contends definitions / Non-EU waste may be counted towards targets

USA

Plastics machinery shipments steady in Q2 / Wider processing sentiment remains cautious

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

GKV reports further revenue drop in H1 / Packaging leads decline

RECYCLING SWITZERLAND

Plastics waste recovered from households, collection rate up in 2024 / Recycling rate exceeds 55% threshold

PACKAGING GERMANY

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

GERMAN ECONOMY

Ifo business climate improves but only for technical reasons / Mood in plastics segment remains low

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

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

RECYCLING AUSTRIA

Sizable increase in PET recycling volumes thanks to introduction of single-use deposit scheme

RIGID PACKAGING

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

PACKAGING RECYCLING IRELAND

Chances of meeting EU target this year fade – EPA / Waste generation edges higher in 2023

RECYCLING CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan MPs seek state aid for plastics waste recycling / EPR system to take off in Uzbekistan in 2026 / Waste management in embryonic stage in some countries

LOGISTICS

Freight rates down on almost all routes / US becoming problematic for world trade