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More than three-quarters of packaging recycled in 2025

28.07.2026 — By Plasteurope.com staff — Italy further increased its packaging recycling rate in 2025. According to the annual report by packaging consortium Conai (Milan, Italy; www.conai.org), 10.97 mn t of packaging waste was recycled last year. Based on the 14.2 mn t of packaging placed on the market, this ...

28.07.2026 GERMAN ECONOMY Improved expectations continue to brighten business climate in July – Ifo

24.07.2026 DOW CHEMICAL  Higher selling prices drive turnaround / Q2 net income back in black

24.07.2026 EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY  Registrations strong through H1 as electrification takes hold

24.07.2026 LOGISTICS  Multiple disruptions hit European transport: rail works, Red Sea attacks, US storm threats

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28.07.2026 TOTALENERGIES  Petrochemicals division benefits significantly from higher selling prices

28.07.2026 ONGROPACK  EUR 8.2 mn invested in expansion of PVC sheet extrusion / Orders from outside Europe rise

28.07.2026 GR3N  Funding secured for industrial-scale chemical PET recycling plant in Spain

28.07.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING USA  Congressional committee hears arguments on SUP waste control packages / Industry fears tougher state laws / Consumer advocates divided

27.07.2026 FOOD PACKAGING  OPP films dominate Europe's flexible food packaging market – Schönwald study

27.07.2026 ALIPLAST  Italian recycler acquires majority stake in Polish LDPE specialist Kronos Polymer

27.07.2026 PACKAGING GERMANY  Consumers attach increasing importance to waste separation and sustainability – AVU Packaging Monitor

24.07.2026 ORBIA  Polymer business lifts PVC group back into profit in Q2

24.07.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Polyurethane feedstocks July: Tough negotiations over further price cuts / Sluggish demand persists despite largely normal supply levels / Further price cuts expected by September

24.07.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Butadiene August: Rise in naphtha costs dampens downtrend

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