WIND TURBINES

European wind power capacity surges in 2023 / Consortium unveils second recyclable blade / Reclaim demand to grow exponentially through 2030

PACKAGING

Low-income countries to drive future demand / Sales of healthcare, convenience food on the rise / Smithers report

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

New EU registrations grow nearly 14% in 2023 / Sales slip in December / EV popularity continues

PLASTIC PACKAGING

Most German firms expect lower earnings – survey / Bleak outlook for 2024

GERMANY

Government postpones plastics packaging tax to 2025

YEAR-ENDER: GLOBAL CAR MARKET

Pace of EU, international sales growth to ease / Some suppliers sceptical about EVs

PACKAGING GERMANY

Cardboard composite: reduced proportion of plastics and no aluminium – manufacturers adjust use of materials / “Acute need for action on recycling capacities!”

PACKAGING

Consumption of around 25 bn sterilisable pouches in Europe / Mono-material solutions catching up

PLASTICS WASTE

Eurostat: Turkey remains top destination for EU plastics rubbish / Exports increase 10% / Regulation still ineffective

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Carmakers rethink investments as demand wanes / Consumers still worry about prices / EU examines Chinese imports

FRANCE

Industry to tackle reuse of plastic packaging / R3Emballe iInitiative invites market players to join

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

New registrations grow over 14% in October / Sales up nearly 17% year-to-date

EU PACKAGING WASTE

Volumes rise in 2021 / Recycling of plastics also increases

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