European Commission

BIOPLASTICS Value chain participants call for curbs on fossil carbon / Manifesto outlines key objectives / Carbon renewable products and applications developed	07.11.2023
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE European recyclers reject ‘right of first refusal' over rPET / Move would be ‘detrimental' to development of reclaim capacity	06.11.2023
PET EU proposes punitive tariffs on Chinese imports	03.11.2023
VERSALIS Construction begins on pyrolysis demo plant in Italy	02.11.2023
MICROPLASTICS EU seeks to tighten controls on pellets / Move supports push to cut pollution	19.10.2023
GREENWASHING Clampdown on false sustainability claims / 'Green' labels must be verified / EU, other authorities on the case	16.10.2023
EUROPEAN RECYCLING Imports, weak demand threaten reclaim firms, industry group warns / 'Future of recycling' at stake / rPET production down sharply	12.10.2023
HYDROGEN EU is not fully exploiting its potential, research institutes say / HyPat study proposes steps toward a rebalance	10.10.2023
MICROPLASTICS EU ban targets cosmetics / Transition period for artifical turf / Building industry receives exemptions	06.10.2023
PFAS EU ends consultation on proposed restrictions / ECHA scientists to review responses / Ban expected in 2025	02.10.2023
FRANCE Industry group unveils plan to recycle PS packaging / Elipso backs EU Parliament on deposit system / Proposed EPS rules face backlash	25.09.2023
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Producers still gloomy as downturn continues / Resin production falls sharply / VCI repeats calls for help from Berlin	19.09.2023
ALUMINIUM Looking outside the box: German deliveries of tubes, aerosol up 4.4% in H1	05.09.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY The EU Commissioner for Climate Protection is changing – what does that mean for the industry? / PIE asks some German associations	04.09.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE The EU Commissioner for Climate Protection is changing – what does that mean for the industry? / PIE reached out to European associations	01.09.2023
CIRCULAR PLASTICS FUND EU adds EUR 50 mn to Dutch investment firm Infinity Recycling / Amount covers one-third of fund target	01.09.2023
EUROPEAN CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU Commissioner Timmermans quits / Next stop: run for Dutch Prime Minister / Sefcovic named successor	23.08.2023
PFAS Restrictions could disrupt supply chain, warns European industry / EPA orders Chemours, 3M to do more testing / Insufficient data on ‘forever chemicals'	21.08.2023
PVC VinylPlus fights for industry's future in EU / Results of ECHA risk review due in Q4 / US EPA may study dangers of VCM	17.08.2023
HYDROGEN EU Commission's hydrogen drive gains momentum / Germany updates strategy / Ireland could become net exporter / Poland mulls hydrogen “valleys”	09.08.2023
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING EU Commission seeks to increase reclamation of plastics, metal / Quotas presented for first time	26.07.2023
FIBREGLASS EU Commission extends anti-dumping duties on goods from China, Egypt, and Turkey	24.07.2023
EU LEGISLATION Regulatory changes for food-contact plastics to take effect in August / Updates for plasticisers / No new review for styrene	19.07.2023
LOGISTICS New toll with carbon pricing draws heated response from trucking industry / China-Europe freight train service reports growth / EU approves EUR 305 mn for Latvian transport infrastructure	10.07.2023
COFFEE CAPSULES Standard plastic and aluminium variants under scrutiny by EC / PPWR draft promotes biodegradable capsules / Nespresso launches home-compostable pods in France, Belgium	04.07.2023