Latest figures show that the total European installed plastics recycling capacity1 stands at 12.5 million tonnes in 2022. Due to heavy market disruptions2, the growth rate went down from 17% to 10%, year-on-year.

Plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, has launched its annual UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey, which estimates that year-on-year plastic packaging use and plastic packaging collection quantities have dropped for the first time.

The waste plastics value chain is a complex and dynamic sector, with an evolving operating environment. The general negative image of plastics is becoming increasingly global, driving the need for new legislation to increase recycling levels and the development of higher value ...

Petainer are delighted to release their first ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) report.

Pharma and recycling expansion, new markets and products: ALPLA invested in further ...

Imports of PET to the US have experienced price increases of 30-40% due to the global ocean freight disruptions and delays, according to market participants.

Actual and anticipated shipping delays caused by tensions in the Middle East are exerting pressure on the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) value chain.

The Italian packaging technology sector exceeds the 9 billion mark for the first time: In 2023, according to pre-consulting data from Mecs-Centro Studi of UCIMA (Union of Italian Automated Packaging Machinery Manufacturers), the sector's total turnover will stand at 9 billion 50 ...

The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) has released its 2022 PET Recycling Report. The report found that PET recycling rates held steady with the US rate at 29% and the North American PET recycling rate at 37.8%. Demand for recycled PET (rPET) also remained ...

In the production contest organized by Fraunhofer Austria and the Industriemagazin, ...