DS Smith partnered with the Romanian Serele SupeR agricultural cooperative to replace ten million plastic tomato packages with recyclable corrugated fibre punnets, following a three-year trial, reported on 14 January 2026.

ALPLA, Ecohelp SRL and United Polymer Trading form a joint venture to build a PET recycling plant in Targu Mures, Romania, producing 15,000 tonnes of food-grade rPET per year for about €7.5 million, creating 15 jobs.