Plastics Europe

NPE Biggest trade show on the North American continent to open doors again / Main topics: recycling, sustainability	06.05.2024
FRANCE Activists say European deposit refund schemes no silver bullet / Surge in consumption expected as one consequence of return systems / Elipso dismisses claims as biased	30.04.2024
EU PACKAGING Parliament adopts updated PPWR / Rules “require practical implementation” – Plastics Europe MD	26.04.2024
EXXONMOBIL US Group plans to shut down French petrochemical site in Gravenchon / Cracker, PE plants face closure	12.04.2024
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
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Parliament's ENVI committee backs EU's Zero Pellet Loss proposal / NGOs not fully satisfied	02.04.2024
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY Production is going through a deep trough / Planned regulation will set course for the future – Plastics Europe	19.03.2024
BISPHENOL A New EU regulations on the horizon / Public consultation in progress / “Health risk across all age groups”	20.02.2024
PLAYMOBIL Toymaker switches Junior portfolio to plant-based plastics / Mass balance ABS from Ineos Styrolution	08.02.2024
EDITORIAL A clear position is not an end in itself: the plastics industry must also take a firm stand	26.01.2024
NETHERLANDS Country must address future gap in plastics waste supply and demand / Millions to be invested in chemical recycling facilities – KPMG report	05.01.2024
EU PACKAGING Position of member states sets stage for talks on final regs / Interest groups raise concerns about PPWR	04.01.2024
GERMANY Plastics tax around the corner / Who will have to pay and when? / Mixed voices from the industry	02.01.2024
YEAR-ENDER: RECYCLING Will advanced – or chemical – recycling be the silver bullet for hard-to-recycle plastics?	22.12.2023
EU PACKAGING Trade groups warn on erosion of single market under proposed packaging regulation / Fragmentation could deter potential investors	21.12.2023
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY 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	20.12.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY High costs and weak economy are increasingly causing problems for plastics manufacturers - Plastics Europe	20.12.2023
YEAR-ENDER: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR Moscow attacks, Europe adapts / Future impact as hard to predict as the outcome of the war	18.12.2023
UN PLASTICS TREATY Third round talks end with little progress / Next meeting to be held in Ottawa	27.11.2023
EU PACKAGING EU Parliament approves PPWR / Reduction targets for plastic waste volumes / Associations voice disappointment	23.11.2023
GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY Opponents face off in third round of talks / Will the resulting rules have teeth?	13.11.2023
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Plastics Europe unveils latest plan to meet net zero goals / 42 mn t of total plastics to be made from circular feedstocks by 2050 / Trade group calls for harmonised rules to spur investment	02.11.2023
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Production, global market share decline in 2022 / World plastics output edges higher	27.10.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ‘Germany as a location faces an acute risk of being left behind': Poll by industry initiative reveals low mood among companies	24.10.2023
POLAND Long-awaited bill on deposit return system made public / Start-up planned for 2025 / Criticism from Plastics Europe Polska	05.10.2023