December 10, 2025 - Flexible Packaging Europe backs the Commission’s move to protect the packaging law and avoid regulatory uncertainty for industry.
December 9, 2025 - With Recleo, the group expands its recycled polyolefin offering to meet regulatory requirements and circularity targets.
November 26, 2025 - A broad alliance warns that reopening the packaging regulation risks halting investments and undermining the EU circular economy plan.
November 26, 2025 - The new VerpackDG draft law would allow up to 5% of the plastic recycling target to be met using chemical or solvent-based processes.
October 24, 2025 - Published by the Compostable by Design Platform to help packaging companies and policymakers make informed, science-based decisions.
October 23, 2025 - ICIS and CPCIF study highlights impact of EU environmental regulations on China’s plastics industry and global markets.
September 22, 2025 - A coalition of companies and associations urges the EU to adopt a single, enforceable reuse symbol under the PPWR to guide users and prevent greenwashing, ahead of upcoming labelling rules.
July 18, 2025 - The European Commission presses ahead with infringement proceedings on packaging-labeling rules, handing the case to the ECJ.
July 15, 2025 - Based on two studies, EuPC calls for the exclusion of stretch film and plastic strapping from the reuse obligations set out in the PPWR.
June 25, 2025 - Final 2024 results presented at Amaplast General Assembly show a 1.4% revenue increase, overturning March’s forecasted decline.
January 14, 2026 - Ola and Lars Hugoson pass the baton of the Swedish compounder to the third generation of the family.
January 14, 2026 - The USD 7.4 billion industrial group will operate through two distinct business units under a new permanent capital platform.
January 14, 2026 - Ketan Joshi of BASF takes over the leadership of the association representing the European petrochemical industry.
January 13, 2026 - Eleven standout projects spanning aerospace, mobility, energy and digital, selected in Paris from 154 entries.
January 13, 2026 - Volker Nilles joins the German injection molding machine manufacturer’s executive management as Chief Executive Officer.
January 13, 2026 - Toyoda Gosei refines devulcanization to boost recycled content in vehicles, enabling EPDM weatherstrips with reclaimed rubber.
January 8, 2026 - The Saudi group divests its European petrochemicals business and its engineering thermoplastics activities in Europe and the Americas through two separate transactions worth more than $950 million.
December 30, 2025 - The downturn in Europe’s chemicals industry and extra-EU imports have impacted three German companies of the Belgian group active in polyamides.
January 9, 2026 - Sol Tiox acquires the former Venator Italy site; €35–40 million planned to upgrade the production lines.
January 5, 2026 - The 2026 budget law defers the single-use plastics levy to 2027 and reintroduces hyper-depreciation for capital goods with extended timelines.
January 8, 2026 - The 1-million-ton-per-year unit anchors the Chinese Verbund, set to become the group’s third-largest global site.
The ‘save the date’ has been launched for the annual industry gathering, which for the first time will not be held in Brussels.
Exhibitors can sign up by June 15 to receive a 20% discount, or by July 31 for a 10% reduction. Additional savings are available for those booking more space than in 2023.
With strong exhibitor interest and regional support, the event will remain at its traditional Lake Constance location for at least five more years.
