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Amcor

Chemical recycling starts up at Amcor Heanor

January 26, 2026 - Pilot plant with Greenback’s Enval technology brought online to treat waste from multilayer flexible packaging.

Amcor trials chemical recycling in UK

September 17, 2025 - A modular Enval unit from Greenback has been installed at the group’s Heanor site for a six-month test on flexible packaging.

Recyclable packaging for wet wipes

May 16, 2025 - Amcor and Fedrigoni have developed a new mono-material, polyolefin-based solution.

Berry Global joins forces with Amcor

May 5, 2025 - The plastic packaging giants finalize their merger ahead of schedule, completing the deal first announced at the end of last year.

EU clears Amcor-Berry merger

April 28, 2025 - The final regulatory hurdle has been cleared for the union of the two plastics packaging giants.

Amcor-Berry deal clears U.S. antitrust hurdle

March 12, 2025 - Another step forward for the merger of the two plastic packaging giants, following shareholder approvals.

Amcor bets on Avantium's PEF

February 14, 2025 - Agreement signed with Dutch company for the joint development of bioplastic packaging. Future licensed plant capacity also secured.

Major merger in packaging industry

November 19, 2024 - Amcor and Berry Global have agreed to merge, creating a new industrial giant with revenues of approximately $24 billion.

LAST NEWS

TotalEnergies secures Grandpuits

September 11, 2026 - The company becomes sole owner of the Seine-et-Marne plant producing circular petrochemical feedstock from hard-to-recycle plastic waste.

Uncertain future for Leuna Polyamid

September 11, 2026 - No binding offers for the German site; plants are set to shut down in the coming weeks.

Winery film gets a second life

September 11, 2026 - Italian recycler Aliplast recovers Cantina Pizzolato’s pallet-cover films and turns them into raw material for new packaging.

Commercial change at Borouge

September 11, 2026 - Roland Janssen takes over as Chief Commercial Officer as Borouge International advances its integration and growth priorities.

New mixing plant for Renolit

September 10, 2026 - The Worms project will increase automation in raw materials handling and support more efficient film production.

Six priorities for circular plastics

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.

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PLA recycling closes the loop

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.

Six priorities for circular plastics

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.

Syensqo doubles compounding capacity in India

September 4, 2026 - A new line at Panoli for PPS-, PEEK-, PPA- and PARA-based engineering polymers will mainly target the automotive sector.

Plastiflex invests in Italian healthcare

September 4, 2026 - Belgian manufacturer has acquired Mirandola-based Sidam, a manufacturer of disposable medical devices for fluid management.

Marelli to stay in lenders' hands

July 30, 2025 - Search for a buyer falls through; Chapter 11 exit slated for 2026 under the ownership of its principal lenders.

EVENTS

Friedrichshafen Oct. 12–16, 2026

Plastics fair Fakuma confirms Friedrichshafen

With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.