Joe Biden

Economic woes stall sales growth / Trump´s trade war threats stoke fears for 2025

Circular market woefully lacking / Consultants draw roadmap for transformation by 2040

EU commissioner candidates confirmed / Climate discussion front and centre / Von der Leyen plans to ‘engage' with Trump

After a political earthquake, the plastics industry sits somewhere between relief and trepidation

Trump win could hurt EU companies – analysts / Shares in German carmakers plummet / UN plastics treaty under threat

New substances proposed for enhanced regulation in US / Upgrade of toxic chemical release inventory

Port strikes ends in tentative agreement / Shipping companies consider imposing congestion surcharges

Louisiana district court issues permanent injunction against civil rights evaluation for plant-permitting / End to EPA's environmental justice campaign in US ‘chemicals belt'

US seen as shifting position on global plastic-output cuts / Industry slams reports

Federal government launches plastics-waste-reduction strategy / Reduction of SUPs primary target

Foreign trade with China starts to crumble under weight of Western sanctions / Hopes pinned on emerging BRICS infrastructure

Drastic slump in incoming orders for plastics machinery in 2023 / Ulrich Reifenhäuser confirmed as VDMA chairman

US accelerates campaign against “forever chemicals” / Will avalanche of class action lawsuits hit manufacturers?

In search of cargo space: a story of Chinese EV exports and skyrocketing freight rates

EU tariffs on Chinese EV imports thrown into doubt / European Commission delays decision on levy

US confirms 100% tariffs on imports of made-in-China EVs

US hikes tariffs on Chinese imports / Shortage of freight space causes prices to rise

Technological imports reach historic heights, thanks partly to Germany, Italy / Fresh US sanctions hurt, but not cripple, trade with Asia, Turkey

UN declares DuPont and Chemours violated human rights for contaminating water / EPA sets new drinking water standards

Environmental Protection Agency steps up action against chemical companies / 218 plants affected

Follow-up: 16 Republican states sue Biden administration over planned LNG export pause / Regulatory process claimed circumvented

Winners of funding announced for first 50 hydrogen projects in 24 states / Electrolysers, fuel cells lead the list / European companies also participating

Qatar plans expansion despite pricing woes / Europe may need LNG for 50 more years / US pause in export terminal approvals challenged

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

The plastics industry continues to work in a state of emergency / Slumps in demand, cheap imports and ever-new regulations make life difficult for producers and processors / Producers on the other side of the Atlantic also face more difficulties