EUWID - Recycling and Waste Management

Subdued demand and falling prices on Far East export markets coupled with average demand at best on the domestic market had recovered paper prices pointing lower in France in October. Prices for

Demand for standard commodity plastics in Great Britain slumped severely in October, even more strongly than, eg, in Central Europe. Converters are very unsettled

The massive price hikes that suppliers of steel sheet packaging have been confronted with this year remain the main industry topic in the fourth quarter. The price of

The market for polyamide for packaging applications still has excess supply of PA 6. Market participants said this was due to weak demand and the fact

As the third quarter drew to a close, the outcome of planned mark-ups on the Spanish board market was still unclear after manufacturers had announced

The Euro-US dollar exchange rate was leaving its mark on PE film scrap prices on the German market in the month of September. At the start of the month

Rising costs and competitive pressures are driving restructuring within the rigid film and sheet business in Europe. Private equity groups are increasingly involved in

Most suppliers of aluminium packaging reported good business in this year’s third quarter. The industry, on the whole, was content with current order levels, in spite of

While the British market for aerosol packaging made of aluminium stabilised in the first half of this year, demand has declined in the summer months. This was mainly

Most suppliers of plastic packaging had to cope with weak order levels in August. EUWID respondents were not yet certain whether this was merely a stronger