European Commission

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Europe's trade balance heads towards deficit for first time ever / Battery investment flows to US / China's domestic, international EV car sales soar	13.08.2024
EU POLICY Commission cracks down on member states for non-compliance / Environment directives implemented too late or not at all	07.08.2024
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Pyrolysis oil as potential alternative to naphtha in crackers / Numerous plants ready to get started / Possible approach above all for Europe, Asia / Change could further impair cost base	05.08.2024
LOGISTICS Container throughput at European ports declines / EU Commission launches Ship Financing Portal / Freight rates continue to fall	02.08.2024
EU POLICY New EU chief outlines goals for next legislative period / Appointment of commissioners still to come / Clean Industrial Deal for ‘stronger and more prosperous Europe'	30.07.2024
EU ECODESIGN New regulation replaces old directive / Not only “energy-consuming” products affected	29.07.2024
JUSHI China's largest glass fibre producer expects drastic collapse in earnings	24.07.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY EU registrations grow over 4% in June, H1 / EV market share hits 50% / Brussels mulls lower tariffs for electric BMWs, VWs made in China – report	19.07.2024
RECYCLING USA Collection, recycling rates for PET bottle polymer lag Europe / MIT study touts benefits of deposit and return schemes	17.07.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend July 2024: Rollover for polyolefins, significant reductions for styrenics / Prices move in line with feedstocks	10.07.2024
VYNOVA Launch of R&D programme for solvent-based PVC recycling / First plant planned for 2030	05.07.2024
AUTOMOTIVE EU imposes provisional anti-dumping tariffs on electric cars from China	04.07.2024
REACH ECHA adds new substances to SVHC list / PFAS review on the agenda for September	03.07.2024
EDITORIAL Caution: Risk of strangulation! Why plastics processors need more effective representation of their interests	01.07.2024
EUROPEAN CONVERTERS “Let's please collaborate”: Industry representatives stress on need to work together at EuPC annual meet / Decarbonisation, regulation, competitiveness major topics	28.06.2024
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE How much plastics does electromobility require? / Auto sector faces radical change / Renaissance of combustion engine also conceivable	26.06.2024
AVIENT Automotive-grade TPE meets EU End-of-Life Vehicle directive for recycled content	26.06.2024
STENA RECYCLING Electric car battery reuse and recycling project announced / European lithium-ion battery reclaim to skyrocket	24.06.2024
TITANIUM DIOXIDE EU imposes provisional punitive tariffs on imports from China	19.06.2024
PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY “Plastics recycling as a whole is under scrutiny”: Words of warning at bvse's international Waste Plastics Day	18.06.2024
PVC EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from US, Egypt / Surcharge of 109% from 12 July	17.06.2024
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS EU commission opens formal infringement proceedings against Italy / Alleged breach of rules in adopting directive	17.06.2024
COVESTRO Financial stake in plastics-waste-to-aromatics project / Demo plant to start up in the Netherlands in 2027	10.06.2024
LOGISTICS In search of cargo space: a story of Chinese EV exports and skyrocketing freight rates	07.06.2024
ML POLYOLEFINS Cooperation agreement with household producer Keeeper / Surge in investments in plastics industry / Legal certainty crucial for recyclate sector facing volatile pricing	07.06.2024