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

AUTOMOTIVE

Germany's automotive industry set to lose about 90,000 jobs by 2030 / Sector must look at new recruitment techniques to plug vacancies gap

PACKAGING GERMANY

Planned plastics tax favours paper composites – GVM study

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

EU registrations rise almost 14% in April / More sales days support upswing / EVs take lead in market share, trade group says

CONSTRUCTION

Eurozone construction activity slides again in April / Situation contrasts sharply with UK

PACKAGING UK

Study urges FMCG companies to speed up transition towards sustainable packaging products

SPANISH PACKAGING INDUSTRY

Sustainability and e-commerce boost turnover to record level / Investment in digital technologies continues – Hispack report

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Prices higher in Q1 on supply chain disruptions / Demand remains flat / Modest growth possible, says European industry association

WIND TURBINES

Enquiry into Chinese subsidised turbine sales / Prices up to 50% lower than European suppliers / Initial focus on five markets

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

German industry sees noticeable decline in sales, but higher yield / Dim expectations for current year

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE

Supplier sentiment declines on uncertain future / Concerns grow on profitability, EU competitiveness

SUPPLIER INDUSTRY

Sales volume in Germany declines in step with capacity utilisation / Association sees trend reversal in plastics sector

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY

EU registrations rise over 4% in Q1 despite weak March / Sales of fossil-fuel models plunge / EVs near half of market share