Plastic packaging in many cases releases fewer greenhouse gases than alternatives

The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) announced that the list of single use plastic (SUP) products banned in England is to be expanded later this year. When the changes are implemented, the items subject to sales restrictions will be the same as those banned in the EU under the Single-use...

For manufacturers of flexible plastic packaging, the first half of 2022 was characterised by strong demand on the one hand, but also by difficulties in the supply chain on the other. According to some interviewees, demand was high from the food sector, and increasingly also from bulk consumers. Furthermore, good demand...

The market for rigid plastic packaging in Germany was at a good level at the time this report was drafted at the end of May. Demand from the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and dental care segments remained unchanged, according to producers of plastic tubes. However, some industry experts were observing an increasing shift...