08.07.2025
By PIE staff With five member companies, the new Foils Technical Committee was recently formed within the European Plastics Converters association. Renato Zelcher, CEO of speciality film manufacturer Crocco and EuPC president until ...08.07.2025
By Marilyn Gerlach Speciality chemicals group Syensqo said that it and Danish airborne and naval solutions provider Terma, signed a strategic agreement to develop a growth framework for joint initiatives in next-generation ...04.07.2025
By Andru Shively Sailors, assemble!To the salt, to the seaTo your ships out to seeA Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a GPGPDutch non-profit The Ocean Cleanup has put out the call to all those sailing the North Pacific between California ...04.07.2025
By PIE staff Lisbon has become the first European capital to introduce a city-wide reusable cup system, aiming to reduce plastics waste and emissions across its hospitality sector. The initiative, launched on 27 June 2025, is a ...03.07.2025
European Bioplastics (EUBP), the association representing the bioplastics industry in Europe, has officially moved its headquarters to Brussels. This move underscores the..03.07.2025
By PIE staff Mechanical recycler Grannex has invested around EUR 20 mn in expanding its recycling capacity at its Osnabrück site. After testing its proprietary recycling process at a pilot plant, Grannex has now scaled up the ...02.07.2025
By PIE staff On 26 June, Ypsomed officially opened its first production facility in China. As announced by the company, the new plant is located in the industrial park in Changzhou, Jiangsu, and comprises around 15,000 m² of ...01.07.2025
By PIE staff On 26 June, Plastics Europe announced the appointment of Benny Mermans as its new president, effective immediately. Mermans, who is vice-president of sustainability at Chevron Phillips Chemical, succeeds Marco ten ...01.07.2025
By PIE staff Energy giant Shell has entered into a long-term strategic agreement with Japanese industrial automation specialist Yokogawa Electric Corporation to advance the integration of robotics and artificial-intelligence ...01.07.2025
By PIE staff A joint industry initiative has seen the publication of a guidance on certification schemes to support waste management operators and sorters in complying with EU Regulation 2022/1616. The regulation mandates third-party ...