Iran PET Supply Faces a Summer Logistics Test
Iran’s PET capacity may cover domestic summer demand, but shipping disruption, energy costs and limited current production data leave supply risks unresolved.
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SACMI Packaging Summit Highlights the Future of Rigid Packaging – Polymer Price Trends
More than 300 packaging specialists from 66 countries gathered at SACMI in Imola to examine high-speed cap production, automated quality control, digital services and emerging materials for rigid packaging.
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Coca-Cola India Market Share drops in Q2: Inside the Packaging & Supply Squeeze
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.
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Why Belgian PET Production Is Strategically Important
Belgian PET production sits at the intersection of packaging security, industrial competitiveness and Europe’s circular-economy targets. Growing import pressure and unstable international supply routes are making regional manufacturing capacity increasingly important.
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Coperion Ferrara Closure: Council Backs 80 Workers
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.
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Kumho Petrochemical Strategy Shifts to Specialty Materials
Kumho Petrochemical is shifting towards specialty materials, recycled plastics and research-led manufacturing as oversupply weakens the traditional petrochemical business model.
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Radici Chimica Novara Restructuring Puts 140 Jobs at Risk
Radici Chimica plans to halt key production units at its Novara site after three years of losses, placing up to 140 of the plant’s 287 jobs at risk.
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Carbios Advances PET Textile Recycling After 100 Batches
European polymer prices are falling sharply in July as weak demand, improved availability and cheaper feedstocks put polyethylene and polypropylene under pressure.
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Goglio Cristal Acquisition Expands Flexible Packaging Business in Brazil
Goglio expands in Brazil with the acquisition of Cristal Embalagens, boosting flexible packaging innovation and global market reach.
