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EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EU output shrinks 6% in 2022 / Capacity usage dramatically low / Expensive energy mars competitiveness / “Green” goals a challenge	14.03.2023
MCDONALD'S EU reuse targets to increase plastic packaging waste up to 300% – Kearny study / Fast food giant's official says regulation hurts economy, environment	13.03.2023
ALUMINIUM Looking outside the box: Global aerosol container deliveries rise 6.8% in 2022 / Industry concerned about lack of skilled labour	06.03.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA takes aim at “forever chemicals” PFAS / Some 10,000 substances under review / Bans or restrictions could affect imports to Europe	24.02.2023
LANXESS / ADVENT Future engineering plastics JV clears regulatory hurdles / Closing expected by early April	20.02.2023
COMMENT PRE president Ton Emans reacts to MEPs' vote in favour of tighter waste shipment rules: “Plastics waste exports stop a key measure to keep valuable resources in the EU”	07.02.2023
PLASTICS WASTE European Parliament votes for stricter shipment rules / Trade bodies say export ban a major setback for circular economy, recycling	31.01.2023
EVENTS Petcore annual conference set for 1-2 February / Registration open for Brussels event	25.01.2023
EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY EU plans overhaul of emissions trading scheme / Officials approve natural gas price cap	10.01.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Growth expectations vary / Private sector sees red / Recession highly probable	02.01.2023
PETCORE Christian Crepet to step down as executive director / Ermis Panagiotopoulos tapped as interim replacement	02.01.2023
CIRCULARISE Successful test run of blockchain-enabled system for ISCC Plus certification / Material traceability key aspect / Asahi Kasei invests in start-up	12.12.2022
PLASTICS WASTE MEPs adopt report on new waste shipment regulation / European trade group calls for further amendments	09.12.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY New EU requirements for recycled plastics with food contact	08.12.2022
BEWI Acquisition of two EPS-related companies / EU Commission slaps anti-trust fine on unit Synbra styrene price fixing	08.12.2022
PACKAGING Proposed EU quotas on reusable plastics are incomprehensible, says Germany's IK / Reusable quotas for beverages not ambitious enough, says NGO	07.12.2022
ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING WEEE shipment rules: European trade bodies seek simplification in Basel Convention amendments	06.12.2022
PACKAGING EU draft law sets targets for reuse, recycling / Goal is to cut packaging waste / Chemical recycling to count towards reclaim quotas / Trade groups raise concerns	05.12.2022
STYRENE Infringement of cartel ban: EU competition regulators impose million-euro fines	29.11.2022
TITANIUM DIOXIDE EU general court overturns ECHA's classification as a carcinogen / Industry groups welcome decision / Market weakness	29.11.2022
PACKAGING Trade associations criticise EU packaging waste proposal / Targets said to lack scientific support / Call for guidelines based on ecological impacts	22.11.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT NGOs raise concerns on EU's revision to waste legislation / Circularity rate of 8.6% “dangerous for Europe's future”	21.11.2022
PLASTICS PACKAGING Planned EU directive on packaging and packaging waste: Binding recyclate quotas from 2030, regulations for reusable containers / Isabell Schmidt from Germany‘s IK in an interview with PIE	16.11.2022
DRINKS PACKAGING European trade groups say EU PPWD draft poses existential threat to beverage industries / Proposed targets could dismantle recycling infrastructure	04.11.2022
CELANESE Takeover of DuPont core plastics ops complete / Limited restructuring likely / CEO hails company as new leader in engineering plastics	03.11.2022