CosPaTox officially formed to create safety standards for post-consumer plastic recyclates

The association reports a 24 per cent drop in consumption of paper-based and film-based labelstock (reels) – the largest fall recorded in a single quarter by FINAT since it began quarterly surveys in 2003....

Paper and cartonboard manufacturers and their customers in Poland were starting the new year with a great deal of uncertainty. There was relatively broad consensus throughout the market that at least the first three months are likely to remain challenging. High energy prices and weak consumer sentiment will adversely...

The market for aluminium packaging presented itself quite differently in 2022. While the suppliers of tubes and aluminium cans surveyed by EUWID could look back on extremely high demand, the balance sheet of beverage can manufacturers was rather restrained. On the other hand, the considerable increase in converting...