European Commission

AUTOMOTIVE EU tariffs on Chinese EV imports thrown into doubt / European Commission delays decision on levy	05.06.2024
SPAIN Waste management body accused of manipulating plastic bottle collection rates / Environmentalists insist on immediate DRS implementation	04.06.2024
POLYMER PRICES PVC May 2024: Quotations turn downwards / Ordering activity a long way from normal levels / Price cuts expected in June too despite water shortage in Mexico	03.06.2024
EUROPEAN PIPES MARKET “There are so many reporting regulations” / SMEs particularly burdened / Teppfa critical of sector's exclusion from sustainable financing / Interview with general manager Ludo Debever	29.05.2024
SUSTAINABILITY Four EU member states call for sustainable carbon policy package / Proposals aim to strengthen uptake of green feedstocks and boost European competitiveness internationally	15.05.2024
TEPPFA Plastic pipes group urges EU policymakers to consider building sector's needs for Green Deal	14.05.2024
PPWR “Nobody knows how goods are supposed to be transported in Europe in the future” – IK criticises EU packaging regulation	09.05.2024
WIND TURBINES Enquiry into Chinese subsidised turbine sales / Prices up to 50% lower than European suppliers / Initial focus on five markets	02.05.2024
ENERGY European reforms approved by parliament / Rules aim to improve price stability, enable transition to sustainable power sources	30.04.2024
LOGISTICS Era of free passes ends for shipping companies with expiry of EU Block Exemption Regulation / Shipping emissions hit record high due to Middle East conflict	26.04.2024
TITANIUM DIOXIDE Market seems to have bottomed out / Western players increase production / 2023 coloured with red	18.04.2024
PET Confirmed: Punitive EU tariffs on Chinese imports	17.04.2024
INDORAMA PET/PTA production in Rotterdam under scrutiny / Thai group reorganises activities	17.04.2024
PFAS French national assembly launches go-it-alone move on PFAS / EU accused of foot dragging / Sénat will have final say / Not all NGOs on board	15.04.2024
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