European Commission

CIRCULAR ECONOMY Subsidies for innovative products underway / Brussels sets the stage but Netherlands leads on circular plastics	15.09.2025
TRADE WAR US imposes full tariffs on imports of PET, rPET / Asian exporters to feel the pinch	11.09.2025
POLYETHYLENE Global markets caught between tariffs and overcapacities / More and more exports from all directions head to Europe / Brazil imposes punitive tariffs	11.09.2025
EXXONMOBIL Speculation sees US giant pulling out of EU / Mossmorran cracker and Belgian assets up for grabs?	09.09.2025
COVESTRO EU pauses investigation into Adnoc takeover / Adnoc voices criticism	08.09.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Competitiveness crisis: Associations call for swift action to bridge EU policy gap / “De-industrialisation is rapidly becoming a reality”	05.09.2025
TRADE WAR EU to impose zero tariffs on US industrial goods including chemicals, plastics products / US to impose 50% tariffs on plastics industry equipment	02.09.2025
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Recycling sector warns of market distortion under new EU implementing decision / Industry contends definitions / Non-EU waste may be counted towards targets	28.08.2025
PFAS ECHA presents long-awaited restriction proposal update / Two-year review of scientific comment concluded / Commission to make final decision	26.08.2025
PTA EU launches anti-dumping investigation into imports from South Korea, Mexico	18.08.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU Commission opens consultation on Circular Economy Act	12.08.2025
TITANIUM DIOXIDE European Court of Justice overturns ECHA carcinogen classification in final instance / EU committed “manifest error” / NGOs concerned about precedent	11.08.2025
LOGISTICS EU suspends punitive tariffs on US imports – for now / Global trade weakens: concerns about US economy weigh on freight rates	08.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Global Plastics Treaty talks underway in Geneva / ‘Make or break' for the planet, environmental experts warn	07.08.2025
TRADE WAR US-EU trade deal invites criticism from industry / Framework agreement on energy purchases ‘completely unrealistic'	06.08.2025
UPDATE - LYONDELLBASELL Massive profit decline in Q2 / Capacity utilisation in Europe at only 75% / EU Commission approves acquisition of parts of the business by investor	05.08.2025
COVESTRO Plastics group stays in the red / Economic conditions remain challenging	31.07.2025
COVESTRO European Commission launches investigation on Adnoc deal	29.07.2025
TRADE WAR EU, US strike 15% tariff deal / Zero-for-zero tariffs agreed for some strategic products	28.07.2025
FRANCE RECYCLING Country touted the ‘bad boy' of Europe for plastics recycling / Overhaul of plastics waste management system in the works	28.07.2025
EU POLICY Commission presents new seven-year budget / Council, Parliament oppose taxation plans	25.07.2025
PLASTICS TAX EU levy set to rise to EUR 1,000/t from 2028	24.07.2025
TRADE WAR Some EU states want massive response to US tariffs – reports / Berlin, Paris prefer major pushback / Japan settles for 15%	23.07.2025
ABS Amount of possible provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from Taiwan, South Korea announced	22.07.2025
WASTE LEGISLATION PPWR: Industry associations call for postponement of EU packaging regulation	22.07.2025