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PLASTICS WASTE OECD records another fall in global trade for 2023 / More waste sent to non-member countries, halting previous trend	18.06.2025
CHEMICAL RECYCLING EUROPE New guidelines published for best practices in chemical recycling / Framework spells out clarity and recommendations for companies	18.06.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY The year 2024 swayed between crisis and catastrophe / Stagnation at best expected in current year / Increasing pressure of competition from Asia	17.06.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Economists raise growth outlook / Government spending to boost output / Investors look to Europe	16.06.2025
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Best Polymer Producer Awards winners announced at EuPC annual meeting / Industry leaving Europe overarching issue	13.06.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE PRE, Assorimap call for protectionist measures against imports / SMEs burdened by regulations / Spanish industry disadvantaged by national tax on non-reusable packaging	13.06.2025
UK MANUFACTURING Trade group demands cheaper electricity / ‘Security of country' at risk / Processors worry about competitiveness	12.06.2025
PLASTICS ACADEMY Plastics Hall of Fame inducts six Europeans / Official honour to take place during K 2025 trade fair in October	12.06.2025
TRADE WAR US, China agree to reduce export restrictions; rare earths to be supplied again / Trump says relationship with China is ‘excellent'	11.06.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Development banks invest EUR 3 bn in Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0	11.06.2025
PFAS Sustainable healthcare group warns of forever chemicals inaction / 150 European medical professionals write to EU Commission	10.06.2025
PLASTPOL Attendance remains at previous year's level / Fears over European industry's competitiveness persist / Polish plastics sector shows signs of recovery	10.06.2025
WASTE MANAGEMENT Israel, Chile, US ranked top three waste producers / Japan, South Korea, Estonia best performers in waste management – Senseneo World Global Index 2025	06.06.2025
NORTHERN AND EASTERN EUROPE Poland's plastics industry shows signs of economic recovery / Average order book size growing in Finland	05.06.2025
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Lack of rare earths could delay, stop German auto production / Shortage halts some component lines	04.06.2025
EASTMAN Is a recycling project in Texas on the brink? / Trump administration cancels subsidies for 24 sustainability projects / USD 375 mn grant cancelled	04.06.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Poor start to 2025 on weak demand, output / High energy costs undermine global competitiveness / Dependence on imports grows	03.06.2025
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY From shop floor to top floor / EU leads global raw material imports / Interview with new BPF president Martin Hitchin	02.06.2025
RESEARCH Aimplas collaborates on greener bioplastics food packaging project / Novel PLA copolymers to improve biodegradability	02.06.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Rising virgin-material use outpacing circularity growth / Global material extraction to rise 60% by 2060 – Circularity Gap report	30.05.2025
EVENTS Brussels to host conference on future of chemical recycling	30.05.2025
USA Trump budget bill foreseen to starve clean energy / Elimination of tax credits a death blow to IRA	29.05.2025
SCOTLAND Retailers applaud government's delay of single-use cup charge	29.05.2025
LDPE RECYCLING Improving flexible packaging reclaim / IKV's Loopcycling project – Interview with Achim Grefenstein	29.05.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET April registrations send mixed messages / EVs retain lead in market share / BYD outpaces Telsa – report	28.05.2025

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