ITALY

Compostable-polymer industry posts decline in 2023 output / Competition with “fake” reusables, cheap Asian imports hurt business

ITALY

Consolidation accelerates amid weak performance in plastics industry / Recyclate consumption eases as virgin prices hit rock bottom / Upturn unlikely before 2024

ITALY

Slowdown impacts consumption of polymers / Solid growth for plastics machinery sales in 2018 / Agreement with China could lead to investments in Italian ports

INTERVIEW

Plastic Consult's Paolo Arcelli talks to PIE about Italy's plastics industry / Communication and sustainability are challenges for sector / "There is ample room for growth, both in rigid and flexible packaging solutions"

ITALY

Plastics sector looks back on good year / Growth above industry average with stellar prospects / Machinery manufacturing, “Industry 4.0” and digitalisation drive investments

INTERVIEW

Paolo Arcelli, director at Plastic Consult / Current views on plastics industry in Italy

ITALY

A country muddles through the swamp / Political warfare inhibits progress / Plastics consumption rises in 2016 / Auto industry orders more engineering thermoplastics / Can it compete internationally?