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PACKAGING WASTE 

EU generated 81.5 mn t of plastic packaging waste in 2024 – Eurostat / Latvia retains recycling crown

26.10.2026 — By Plasteurope.com correspondent — Latvia’s plastic packaging waste recycling efforts surged ahead of other EU countries’ efforts in 2024, registering a 71% recycling rate, up more than 10 percentage points on the figure for 2023. New data published by European statistics authority Eurostat showed...

23.10.2026 DOW  Profits soar in third quarter / Chemicals giant gets a boost from high prices, restructuring

23.10.2026 LOGISTICS  Overcapacity to drive freight rates lower in 2027 / Surge in vessel orders, return to Suez Canal could strengthen EU shippers' bargaining position

23.10.2026 EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY  Sales up over 10% / EVs capture more than 75% of new registrations / Chinese suppliers enjoy big gains

22.10.2026 US RECYCLING  Senate bill brings mass balance to fore / Chemical recycling could be part of national regs / Time running out for passage?

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26.10.2026 GERMAN INDUSTRY  Massive job losses in 2018–2025 period – Ifo Institute / Plastics processors severely affected

26.10.2026 HAIDLMAIR  Majority takeover of Italian toolmaker Euro Stampi

26.10.2026 HEXPOL  Swedish elastomer specialist set to acquire stake in Turkish compounder Symplast

26.10.2026 PLASTICS TAX UK  Government launches technical consultation on draft mass-balance legislation

23.10.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Butadiene November: Reference price continues to rise

23.10.2026 EMS  Speciality products, price adjustments drive up turnover at Swiss PA producer

23.10.2026 POLINAS  BOPP specialist acquires 67% stake in Turkish packaging producer

23.10.2026 CYCLIZE Second chemical recycling pilot plant commissioned / Former Covestro exec-committee member Klaus Schäfer on board

22.10.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks October: Fewer imports trigger price rally, delays for TDI / Demand often remained below expectations / Trend set to continue in November

22.10.2026 PLASTIPAK  EUR 25 mn PET manufacturing facility opens in Italy

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