PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

PIE speaks to PRE president Ton Emans about fraudulent recyclate imports, plant closures, energy prices, and much more

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

PLASTIWELL

Czech fund buys Poland's leading plastic products manufacturer / M&A activity in region to remain high

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

PRE president Ton Emans says situation dire / Calls for governments to act / Some Dutch Cedo ops could go to Lithuania – live from PRSE

CEDO RECYCLING

Dutch plant in Geleen to be shuttered

CEDO

Acquisition of Lithuanian plastic bag maker Plasta

EUPC

Annual meeting focuses on circular economy and sustainability / Cooperation between producers and converters to be intensified / New members elected to steering committee

MONDI

Addition of gas barrier to recyclable PE laminate for food packaging / PRE award recognises circular approach

FAKUMA

KI Group Summit at Fakuma had around 200 visitors / Speakers underline importance of focusing on new applications and technologies

ASSOCIATIONS

UK industry associations BPF and PAFA to set up new plastics packaging group

VEOLIA

London “Bag2Bag” recycling trial comes full circle / Used bag to refuse sack programme could be extended to other local authorities

EVENTS

EuPC Innovation Days draw more than 100 industry representatives / Borgardt re-elected as president

ASSOCIATIONS

Anton Emans appointed new EuPR president

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Chalk championed as the perfect eco-balance for plastics / LCA underlines additive´s environmental credentials