The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) released its first standalone, and fifth annual, 2024 PET Thermoform Market Analysis, providing a comprehensive look at PET thermoform packaging production, recycling, recycled content use, and policy developments across ...

On March 17–18, 2026, CMG opened the doors of its headquarters in Budrio (Bologna) ...

The current escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, combined with the critical issues affecting one of the key strategic hubs of global energy trade, is having severe repercussions on global energy and industrial raw materials markets. The resulting increase in oil ...

Amcor has launched its latest consumer insight report, Recycled Content, Real Impact, exploring how shoppers perceive the use of post‑consumer recycled (PCR) content in packaging for supermarket products.

The global PET market has entered 2026 with soft demand, volatile freight and aggressive import competition defining sentiment across most regions. Seasonality, freight volatility and speculative activity override fundamentals Producers in multiple regions struggle to lift run ...

The US recycled PET plastic market is facing what industry experts are calling a “perfect storm” — where rising imports of recycled PET, muted demand, tariff uncertainty, and economic headwinds are converging to challenge the domestic recycling infrastructure. Amid this challenging ...

At their annual press conference on 27 January, the German Environment Agency (UBA) ...

Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) officially launched the first comprehensive mapping of plastics recycling technologies across Europe. This landmark publication marks a milestone for the industry by providing data and an evidence-driven overview of the current state of European ...

Private equity continues to dominate Brazil’s recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) market as public petrochemical producers retreat from the segment.

The global chemical industry is entering a period of profound uncertainty as higher tariffs and escalating trade tensions threaten to dismantle decades of globalization. Since US President Trump’s 2 April Liberation Day marked the start of the latest trade war, major economies have ...