FRANCE

Collection of animal feed packaging begins / Target set at 100%

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Material prices fall up to 20% in Q3 – trade group / Some stability possible in Q4

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

EU new car registrations rise over 9% in September / Q1-Q3 sales jump nearly 17% / Market still 20% below 2019 levels

PACKAGING RECYCLING

Holy Grail initiative enters final testing phase / Pilot market launch planned for 2024 in France

AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS

Reuse, recycling rates must be expanded to make farming more sustainable / Biodegradable plastics an option – report

FOOD PACKAGING

NGOs say paper-based food packaging adds to Europe's waste problem / Single-use products not sustainable alternatives to plastic

PLASTIC PACKAGING

Two-thirds of German firms say economic situation is bad / Companies demand cost relief

PLASTIC PACKAGING

Users, tech to remain drivers of paper v plastic contest / Costs still play central role / Smithers report

AUTOMOTIVE MARKET

EU new car registrations surge 21% in August / Battery EVs surpass 20% market share / Interest in petrol vehicles eases

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Developing economies to drive growth / BOPP set for biggest gains / Several challenges persist / Smithers report

AUTOMOTIVE MARKET

EU new car registrations rise over 15% in July / Diesel sales retake lead over battery EVs in market share race

TUBES MARKET

Deliveries of flexible products edge higher in H1 / Pharma demand rises 5% / Household, technical sales plummet

TURKEY

White goods export sales decline in H1 / Overall revenues ease / Local demand shows gains

AUTOMOTIVE

UK carmakers produce record number of EVs / Total output up 12% in H1

PLASTIC PACKAGING

German poll blames weak demand for production cutbacks / Lower earnings expected

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

EU new car registrations jump nearly 18% in June, first half / Battery EVs score first victory against diesels for market share / Volumes still behind pre-pandemic levels

RUSSIA

Moscow wants total plastics packaging recycling by 2027 / Focus switches to manufacturers / Environmentalists sound alarm as landfills swell

COFFEE CAPSULES

Standard plastic and aluminium variants under scrutiny by EC / PPWR draft promotes biodegradable capsules / Nespresso launches home-compostable pods in France, Belgium

PLASTICS AND CLIMATE

EU beverage packaging sector expected to exceed total carbon budget / Radical shift towards bio-based feedstocks for PET containers needed – ZWE report

CONSTRUCTION GERMANY

Gloomy mood among plastics processors / Declining volumes, high prices / Heavy losses in residential construction / Market players criticise lack of impulses from Berlin