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Belgium continues to expand its domestic plastics recycling capacity. According to the 2025 Activity Report published by Fost Plus on June 9, 2026, more than half of all household plastic packaging collected in the country is now recycled domestically, reflecting continued investment in local sorting and recycling infrastruct...

With drink technology Brasil, YONTEX is expanding its international event portfolio with a new trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry in South America. The inaugural edition will take place from September 21 to 23, 2027 at Distrito Anhembi in São Paulo. To deliver the event, YONTEX is partnering with NürnbergMesse Brasil, a well-established trade fair organiser ...

Avantium N.V., a leader in renewable and circular polymer materials, announces that Hoogesteger, a producer of fresh juices and smoothies supplying retail and foodservice customers, has signed a capacity reservation agreement for Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate), marketed as releaf. Th...

CHINAPLAS 2026 successfully concluded on 24 April at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC) in Hongqiao, Shanghai, marking another milestone for the global plastics and rubber industries. Spanning 400,000 square metres, the four-day event set a new record and demonstrated strong growth in both scale and international participation. It hosted 5,104 exhibitors fro...

With the new SMART and SUSTAINABLE community hubs, Anuga FoodTec, from 23–26 February 2027, is expanding its content portfolio by two clearly focussed platforms for central transformation themes of food and beverage production. Both community hubs look at central technical problems along the value creation chain, point out solutions and are conceived such tha...