Europe’s plastics recycling industry is entering its sharpest decline — with turnover down 5.5% — putting at risk Europe’s circular economy, industrial resilience and thousands of local jobs. The latest annual report1 shows the largest capacity contraction ever recorded. Preliminary ...

From July to September 2025, Krones’ order intake rose significantly to €1,374.3 million, 6.2% higher than in the preceding quarter. Compared to the third quarter of the previous year (€1,323.2 million), the contract value of orders increased by 3.9%. Revenue increased in the ...

CARBIOS has reduced its operating expenses and has a strong cash position of €72 million as of June 30, 2025, providing a cash horizon of more than 12 months. The Longlaville plant construction project is now supported by: Major progress with public financers ADEME ...

The European 1 plastics value chain is at a breaking point. A deep competitiveness crisis is suffocating the industry, with serious consequences already materialising across the sector. By the end of 2025, the region is expected to have lost recycling plants, amounting to almost one ...

Avantium N.V. reports its 2025 half year results - Tom van Aken, Chief Executive Officer of Avantium: "We have achieved a successful start-up of the sugar dehydration unit, the largest and most critical part of our FDCA Flagship Plant, and this marks a key technical achievement in ...

The European plastic recycling industry is facing imminent collapse. The surge in low-priced imports of recycled plastics, the consequent decrease in the demand for EU-made recyclates, mounting economic pressures and excessive red tape are driving an increasing number of EU recyclers ...

18,403 tons of PET beverage bottles were successfully kept in the resource cycle in the first half of 2025 – an increase of 14.5% compared to the previous year (first half of 2024: 16,071 tons). PET to PET recorded solid growth in processing volume after a slight decline last ...

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) posted a decline in first-half earnings as management continues to execute its three-year IVL 2.0 transformation strategy, maintaining steadfast focus on fortifying the company against a prolonged downturn in global chemical markets.

Avantium N.V. announces important developments in its long-term funding strategy. The Company has reached a conditional agreement with its Lenders (ABN AMRO, ASN, ING, Invest-NL, and Rabobank) to extend and amend its existing Senior Debt Financing Agreement, subject to a successful ...

Krones’ customers in the food and beverage industry continue to show robust ...