August 5, 2026 - The World Packaging Organisation has established an annual event to highlight packaging’s contribution to safety, sustainability and economic development.
July 1, 2026 - The Düsseldorf packaging trade fair will return in 2029 with a six-day format running from Sunday to Friday.
May 22, 2026 - The plastics recycling exhibition and conference brought together industry players, policymakers and technology suppliers at RAI Amsterdam.
March 23, 2026 - All key indicators remained negative in 2025, underlining the depth of the crisis facing the country’s plastics industry.
February 20, 2026 - Visitor sign-up for the Milan triennial on plastics, rubber and composites begins in ten days.
February 5, 2026 - A two-day programme in Amsterdam will address EU regulation, investment conditions and emerging markets, including polyurethane recycling.
November 28, 2025 - With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.
September 15, 2025 - The ‘save the date’ has been launched for the annual industry gathering, which for the first time will not be held in Brussels.
March 6, 2025 - A new session of the UNEP Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) has been scheduled for August in Geneva.
November 27, 2024 - The second edition of the exhibition-conference dedicated to plastics and environmental sustainability, scheduled for late May 2025 in Milan, was officially presented.
September 8, 2026 - The industry is renewing calls for the European Commission to take action on competitiveness, recycling, energy, controls and investment in the sector.
September 8, 2026 - The French group has acquired domestic company Polyex, a specialist in polyethylene film extrusion and industrial packaging.
September 8, 2026 - For the German group, this is its second acquisition in the sheet segment in just a few months.
September 4, 2026 - Belgian manufacturer has acquired Mirandola-based Sidam, a manufacturer of disposable medical devices for fluid management.
September 4, 2026 - A new line at Panoli for PPS-, PEEK-, PPA- and PARA-based engineering polymers will mainly target the automotive sector.
September 4, 2026 - ReBioCycle has demonstrated at pilot scale that PLA can be sorted from mixed plastic waste and chemically recycled back into virgin-quality material.
September 4, 2026 - A new line at Panoli for PPS-, PEEK-, PPA- and PARA-based engineering polymers will mainly target the automotive sector.
September 4, 2026 - Belgian manufacturer has acquired Mirandola-based Sidam, a manufacturer of disposable medical devices for fluid management.
September 4, 2026 - ReBioCycle has demonstrated at pilot scale that PLA can be sorted from mixed plastic waste and chemically recycled back into virgin-quality material.
September 1, 2026 - Polyblend will upgrade a compounding line in Germany, with production due to start by the end of 2027.
September 3, 2026 - Car Top Systems becomes an independent automotive supplier with operations in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.
