German plastics recycler Carboliq has entered insolvency after a liquidity crisis. An investor is evaluating a takeover while the future of its chemical recycling technology remains uncertain.
Volvic is moving its French bottle range to recycled PET, cutting virgin plastic use while renewed scrutiny highlights the limits of recycling claims.
EREMA Group remained profitable in the 2025/26 financial year despite a 28% revenue decline, delayed investments and persistent pressure across the plastics recycling industry.
Mutares has completed its $450 million acquisition of SABIC’s engineering thermoplastics operations in the Americas and Europe. Renamed NexPoint Materials, the business brings eight production sites, around 2,800 employees and approximately $2.5 billion in annual revenue.
Rising aluminum and PET resin prices, combined with supply chain bottlenecks, caused Coca-Cola to lose market share in India during Q2 despite soaring consumer demand.
Ferrara’s city council has unanimously backed around 80 Coperion employees facing collective redundancy, calling for negotiations, alternative investors and a plan to preserve the site’s specialist jobs.
Goglio expands in Brazil with the acquisition of Cristal Embalagens, boosting flexible packaging innovation and global market reach.
Barmag’s Fuzhou Customer Day presented integrated man-made fibre technologies to customers from two major Chinese polyamide manufacturing regions. The event also demonstrated how Barmag’s integration into Rieter could reshape its technology, service and sustainability offering in Asia.
Aliplast has agreed to acquire 70% of Kronos Polymer Polska, adding polyethylene recycling capacity and strengthening Hera Group’s presence in Poland.
