RIGK will launch the #RIGKWebinarHub with a free online session on 11 September 2025, focusing on how to meet the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. The 90-minute webinar targets packaging value chain stakeholders and will be held in English.
Commentary by Anna Kozera-Szałkowska, Managing Director of Plastics Europe Poland.
The Sabic Plastic Energy Advanced Recycling joint venture in Geleen, the Netherlands, has produced its first batch of pyrolysis oil from hard-to-recycle plastic waste, marking a step toward full commercial operations later this year.
Envalior launches the Envalior CARES strategy, structuring goals across low carbon, sustainable resources and social responsibility. The company updates GHG targets, announces ISCC PLUS materials for K 2025, and introduces expanded reporting aligned with the CSRD.
The PPWR reshapes packaging requirements in the EU. Utz Group offers consulting that includes compliance analysis and optimization of packaging and transport processes.
Henkel Adhesive Technologies has introduced the phthalate-free Darex COV sealant range for metal pails and drums, replacing existing formulations to meet tightening regulations. The flagship Darex COV 73 enables lower curing temperatures and avoids CMR-classified ingredients.
KHS GmbH has received a platinum medal from EcoVadis with 86 out of 100 points, placing the company in the top 1% of more than 150,000 rated firms. The supplier also achieved a leader rating on the carbon scorecard and is aligning its voluntary reporting with CSRD requirements.
At the beginning of 2025, news of bankrupt recycling companies, mainly in Western Europe, were reported in a series of non-exhaustive lists of names: Blue Cycle - Netherlands, Stiphout Plastics - Netherlands, Bage Plastics - Austria, Texaid, Veolia - Germany.
Amaplast, the Italian association for plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers, voices serious concerns about the new EU-USA tariff agreement, warning of significant challenges for European industry and exports.
The European Food Safety Authority EFSA confirms the compliance of the decontamination performance of the recoStar PET art recycling process in a positive “Scientific Opinion” based on the new regulation in force since 2022.
Kuraray is driving sustainable innovation in the packaging industry with new high-performance materials for recyclable mono-material barrier packaging concepts - including biocircular Eval Evoh, biodegradable Plantic , Kuraray Poval, Exceval, Elvanol, and Mowiflex.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which came into force on February 11, 2025, marks a significant shift for the European packaging industry.
