June 25, 2025 - Final 2024 results presented at Amaplast General Assembly show a 1.4% revenue increase, overturning March’s forecasted decline.
June 17, 2025 - Legal actions submitted by around 20 companies to the EU Court of Justice target key provisions of the Packaging Regulation, as published in the Official Journal.
June 5, 2025 - The goal is to sort polyolefin-based packaging into food-grade and non-food-grade streams to enable closed-loop recycling in line with the PPWR.
May 16, 2025 - Amcor and Fedrigoni have developed a new mono-material, polyolefin-based solution.
January 24, 2025 - The final text of the new regulation on packaging and packaging waste has been published in the OJEU and will take effect in 20 days.
December 16, 2024 - The Council's approval of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation was the final step before its publication in the EU’s Official Journal.
November 29, 2024 - The European Parliament approves the 'corrigendum' to the text of the new EU regulation. Only the EU Council's ratification and publication in the Official Journal remain pending.
November 22, 2024 - Free registration available until March 1, 2025, for the leading European plastics recycling event taking place in Amsterdam in early April.
September 30, 2024 - The government has withdrawn the restriction, originally set to take effect on January 1, 2025, pending the European Union’s definition of ecodesign criteria.
February 13, 2026 - A strategic partnership has been forged to promote the reuse or recycling of components from end-of-life vehicles.
February 13, 2026 - UpSolv has achieved technological maturity for its solvent-based dissolution and purification process for styrenic waste.
February 13, 2026 - Fourteen companies form a Japan-led value chain to convert used cooking oil into plastics for consumer electronics.
February 12, 2026 - The Antwerp Declaration Community has called for a European “industrial deal”, as the Commission signals openness to procurement preference and PlasticsEurope outlines the sector’s priorities.
February 12, 2026 - Cannon has released details of the POSSIBLE research programme, which it will present at JEC World in Paris.
February 10, 2026 - Start-up pushed to early 2027 amid softer packaging demand and sharply higher construction and labour costs.
February 12, 2026 - Finance and HR to be consolidated in India; Supply Chain to Kuala Lumpur, with regional hubs retained.
February 9, 2026 - Draft implementing act approved: mass balance with “fuel-use exempt” included; extra-EU rPET excluded until November 2027.
February 13, 2026 - Fourteen companies form a Japan-led value chain to convert used cooking oil into plastics for consumer electronics.
January 29, 2026 - Indorama Ventures’ Dutch plants, transferred to MAK Germany, will be relocated to the Port of Sohar.
December 3, 2025 - The Tuscany-based Nuova Solmine, formerly a key supplier to the shuttered TiO2 plant, is preparing to revive the site after two years of inactivity.
A two-day programme in Amsterdam will address EU regulation, investment conditions and emerging markets, including polyurethane recycling.
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.
