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02 Feb 2026
The European Union will introduce stricter rules for imports of plastics, the European Commission said on Tuesday, as it attempts to help European recycling plants that are struggling to compete with cheaper imports.
Europe’s plastics-recycling industry has lost more capacity in 2025 than in any previous year, with low-cost plastic imports and high energy costs driving plant closures in countries including ....
02 Feb 2026
Lausanne, Switzerland 30 January 2026- Tetra Pak, together with leading Spanish beverage producer García Carrión, has unveiled the first-ever use of its paper-based barrier technology for juice packaging. This innovation in sustainable food packaging solutions marks a significant step towards reducing reliance on fossil-based materials, with the new packaging material now being rolled out across multi....
17 Jan 2026
10 Jan 2026 – BASF has successfully commissioned the steam cracker at its newly built Verbund site in Zhanjiang in South China as scheduled. This is the first cracker in the world using 100 percent renewable energy to drive its main compressors (eDrives). As the heart of the Verbund, the steam cracker supplies important basic chemicals such as ethylene and propylene to multiple plants on site. It is the startin....
17 Jan 2026
20 Jan 2026 – Sustainability, Smart Packaging and the Digital Product Passport and the fast-growing use of Agentic AI across the industry are just some of the significant packaging trends identified by Esko in its latest annual Packaging Trends study.
The global developer of integrated solutions for the print, packaging, and label industries has examined the expected packaging trends, challenges, and opportuni....
09 Jan 2026
SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 10, 2025 – SK Chemicals has announced that it will establish a joint venture with China-based PET recycler Kelinle to build the Feedstock Innovation Center (FIC), a facility for processing waste plastics.
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