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PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Recycling rates, circular content increase but incinerated volumes rise / Region's share of global production remains in decline – Plastics Europe	10.04.2024
GLASS FIBRES EUROPE Nippon Electric Glass warns of uneconomical production / Chinese volume surplus depresses prices	05.04.2024
PLASTICS WASTE New waste-shipment rules get thumbs up from Council of the EU / Adoption confirms ban on plastics exports to non-OECD countries	04.04.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Parliament's ENVI committee backs EU's Zero Pellet Loss proposal / NGOs not fully satisfied	02.04.2024
POLYURETHANE INDUSTRY Standardised EU-wide exposure limit for diisocyanates comes into force	28.03.2024
HYDROGEN Big spender Germany ups budget for renewable product / Subsidies for gas-to-hydrogen plants in the offing	18.03.2024
EU PACKAGING European legislators agree on PPWR rules / Bans and reuse, recycling targets / EUBP largely positive but NGO ZWE still has concerns	12.03.2024
CIRCULAR ECONOMY European project aims to transform industrial areas into sustainable hubs / Focus on cutting energy use, waste emissions	07.03.2024
RENEWABLE HYDROGEN EU pilot auction attracts 132 bids / Funding set to enable production of 8.8 mn t green hydrogen in ten years	04.03.2024
INEOS Chairman's letter to EU leaders bemoans lack of competitiveness	29.02.2024
EU PACKAGING Germany-Italy ‘deal' could scupper EU's packaging waste rules / Legal assessment adds to debate about proposed regulations	27.02.2024
LOGISTICS European Union launches naval mission for Red Sea protection / DB Schenker deal inches closer to completion	23.02.2024
EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL DEAL Antwerp industry summit proposes revised climate goals for EU / Brudermüller: “Urgent need to enhance Europe's competitiveness“ / Complement or counterweight to green agenda?	23.02.2024
BISPHENOL A New EU regulations on the horizon / Public consultation in progress / “Health risk across all age groups”	20.02.2024
NATURAL GAS US calls “temporary” halt to new LNG export terminals / Existing units to remain onstream / Energy department plans study on international climate impact of US gas	19.02.2024
EU TAXONOMY Teppfa guidelines for the plastic pipes industry	15.02.2024
POLYURETHANE INDUSTRY European Parliament confirms diisocyanate limits / Guidelines for lead also tightened	13.02.2024
MICROPLASTICS EU tightens rules for polluters / Cosmetics, pharma producers to fund 80% of clean-up	31.01.2024
HUMANITARIAN AID Global initiative issues recommendations for plastics packaging use	23.01.2024
GREINER From chemical behemoth to family business: Former BASF manager Saori Dubourg to become CEO	18.01.2024
NANOPLASTICS Research reveals smallest-ever plastic fragments in bottled water / Reduced size may not reduce threat / New debate rages	16.01.2024
NETHERLANDS Country must address future gap in plastics waste supply and demand / Millions to be invested in chemical recycling facilities – KPMG report	05.01.2024
EU PACKAGING Position of member states sets stage for talks on final regs / Interest groups raise concerns about PPWR	04.01.2024
YEAR-ENDER: RECYCLING Will advanced – or chemical – recycling be the silver bullet for hard-to-recycle plastics?	22.12.2023
PLASTICS RECYCLING Audit schemes EuCertPlast, RecyClass merge into one certification	19.12.2023