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PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY 

Production rises counter to market trend / Films decline, rigid packaging gains ground – GADV study 2025

13.10.2026 — By Plasteurope.com staff — Contrary to the downward trend in the German packaging market as a whole, plastic packaging producers stepped up their production slightly in 2025. At 3.86 mn t, they recorded a production volume 0.2% above the previous year’s level, according to figures published from t...

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09.10.2026 OPMOBILITY  Auto supplier steps up restructuring in Germany, France amid falling call-offs, lower vehicle production / Full-year forecast lowered

09.10.2026 LOGISTICS  Berlin blocks Cosco acquisition of Zippel / Congestion at major Chinese ports / Diesel prices soar

09.10.2026 GREENERTIS  Spanish chemical recycling plant moves towards start-up

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13.10.2026 RUSSIA  Polymer industry calls for government support as demand weakens, costs soar / Investment in equipment plunges / Number of plastics processors begins to decline

13.10.2026 LEGO  Toymaker starts using e-methanol for selected plastic elements

13.10.2026 MASTERPRESS  Polish converter expands flexible packaging capacity with new pouch line

13.10.2026 B-PLAST 2000  German recycler to invest EUR 17 mn in HQ expansion / New extrusion line and production hall planned / Site area to more than double

13.10.2026 FEBO  Italian distributor establishes own subsidiary for engineering thermoplastics in Morocco

12.10.2026 PLASTICS TAX GERMANY  Berlin plans EUR 550/t levy as of July 2027 / Relief for recyclates planned / Implementation requires almost 800 new positions for customs authorities

12.10.2026 EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION  Weakness in building activity persists / Residential output crumbles / German industrial property values to rise – analysts

12.10.2026 BIOPLASTICS  Investment plans for biobased plastics outpace purchases / Cost, performance remain barriers – Braskem study

12.10.2026 SABERT  Food packaging specialist acquired by US investment fund Butterfly Equity

09.10.2026 POLYTECH  Danish wind energy supplier expands portfolio with rubber processor acquisition / Presence in India ahead of production launch

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