European Commission

CIRCULAR ECONOMY Digital Product Passport could be EU's next “greening” tool / Improving transparency of ecological footprint	15.07.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Disposable products banned in the EU from 3 July / Environment associations call for rethink on reusables / EuPC voices criticism / Health risks with “eco” alternatives?	08.07.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE MORE platform reopens / 1m t of recycled material	08.07.2021
COSMETICS PACKAGING Beauty enhances the environment – increasing use of recyclate / Development of industry standard / Safety requirements unclear	23.06.2021
PACKAGING WASTE Poll largely dismisses tethered caps for litter prevention / Just 26% of respondents see them reducing plastics trash – Sidel survey	18.06.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Sales in Q1 back at pre-pandemic levels for the first time / Polymer producers lift sales by more than 7% / Rising demand expected for the whole year	17.06.2021
MEG EU implements punitive tariffs on US, Saudi Arabian imports	15.06.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Commission publishes guidance on SUP rules / Criticism from EuPC / Adoption of Implementing Decision on fishing gear	11.06.2021
PVC RECYCLING VinylPlus reclaims over 730,000 t in Europe in 2020 / Progress in cutting carbon emissions and energy consumption / Sustainability commitments to 2030 to be unveiled at annual forum	07.06.2021
MEG EU imposes duties on material from US, Saudi Arabia / Measures set to take effect in June	20.05.2021
CEFIC Epoxy Europe joins chemical association / Commitment to European Green Deal	19.05.2021
CHEMICALS AND SUSTAINABILITY High-Level Roundtable for EU chemicals strategy holds its first meeting / Cefic and industry players make proposals for priorities	18.05.2021
PCEP Conference on circular polyolefin economy set for 11 May / Circularity pioneer Walter Stahel to deliver keynote address	07.05.2021
VEOLIA French waste giant merges with compatriot competitor Suez / New company to have annual revenue of EUR 37 bn / EU approves sale of Suez recycling activities to Schwarz Group	29.04.2021
IVK EUROPE Marina Arz new MD	13.04.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT IK criticises new labelling rule for disposable beverage cups / “Clarification urgently needed in Brussels” / Warning labels compulsory as of July 2021	01.04.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EuPC: Throwaway paper products embedded with plastics must not be exempt from SUP directive	30.03.2021
LEGO Record results in 2020 / Sales and earnings show double-digit growth / Focus remains on sustainability	19.03.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Output falls 2% in 2020, but Cefic forecasts 3% growth for 2021 / Cost of EU's Green Deal plans clouds economic outlook	08.03.2021
CIRCULAR ECONOMY MEPs adopt report on action plan / Call for binding 2030 targets for recyclate use and consumption footprint / Response from NGOs and FEAD mostly positive	09.02.2021
EQUATE Food-grade PET with 30% recycled content / PET manufacturing innovation adds step closer to circular economy objective	29.01.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY German cabinet approves amendment to packaging law / Reusable containers could become mandatory / Concerns over availability of rPET	26.01.2021
DOMO “Technyl” name to go global when non-compete clause with BASF ends in 2022 / New customer support platform	25.01.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Recycling capacity of 8.5m t in Europe / PET, LDPE, HDPE and PP frontrunners	21.01.2021
PLASTICS WASTE New rules on exports from the EU in effect / Notification required for shipping hazardous material / Amendment to Basel Convention	14.01.2021