PET bottle chip profitability has improved as maintenance shutdowns reduce supply, but rising raw material costs and fragile demand raise doubts about the durability of margins.
The European Union activates Govsatcom and accelerates IRIS², marking a decisive shift away from Starlink toward sovereign, encrypted satellite communications and strategic space autonomy.
Otsuka Pharmaceutical begins nationwide adoption of 100 percent recycled PET bottles, cutting emissions, advancing circular economy practices, and setting a new benchmark for sustainable beverage packaging.
Europe’s fast fashion waste problem is accelerating, but researchers say mushrooms grown on discarded textiles may offer a scalable, circular recycling breakthrough.
Scientists have developed microfibrillation technology to recycle multilayer plastic packaging, offering a promising solution to one of the most persistent global plastic waste challenges.
Chinese cars are growing fast in Europe during 2025, driven by electric vehicles and competitive pricing, but true market dominance is still far away.
Sabic divests its European and American petrochemicals and engineering thermoplastics businesses in two major transactions exceeding $950 million, signaling a decisive strategic shift.
Recycling Europe Textiles urges the EU to mandate recycled content under Ecodesign rules, warning that voluntary targets have failed to scale textile recycling or secure circular supply chains.
Plastic recycling capacity is contracting across Europe, the UK, and the US just as governments raise recycled content targets, exposing deep market failures and policy gaps.
