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TRADE WAR
US punitive tariffs cause uncertainty among plastics processors / Numerous materials exempt from duties
08.04.2025
RECYCLING AWARDS
Plastics Recyclers Europe announces winners for 2025
08.04.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Mood of packaging and film manufacturers ‘slightly brighter' – IK business survey
08.04.2025
TRADE WAR
How strongly do European plastics processors estimate the impact of US tariffs? / Industry associations launch survey
07.04.2025
HUNGARY
Plastics industry consolidation draws to an end / Automotive sector: problems and opportunities / Energy costs and shifts in green policy are key factors for competitiveness
07.04.2025
TRADE WAR
Stock markets plunge as US slaps minimum 10% worldwide tariff on all goods / EU firms to pay 20% / US plastics group warns of damage
04.04.2025
GERMAN SUPPLY INDUSTRY
Companies still deep in crisis / Lower sales, production output, personnel, plant utilisation – ArGeZ
04.04.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
PRE president Ton Emans says situation dire / Calls for governments to act / Some Dutch Cedo ops could go to Lithuania – live from PRSE
02.04.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY SPAIN
Industry roadmap published for sustainability, innovation, competitiveness / Sector reps talk transformation at roundtable
02.04.2025
RECYCLING AUSTRIA
ARA, SRP put polyolefin processing plant into operation
02.04.2025
UPDATE - MALAYSIA
+++ Fire breaks out at Petronas gas pipeline in Puchong +++ Plastics export growth to slow in 2025 / Domestic market poised for lasting development /
01.04.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Carbon capture can play important role for defossilisation / Agricultural and woody biomass can supply one-fifth of future carbon demand in Europe – nova-Institute report
01.04.2025
UPDATE - EDITORIAL
A fresh start in Amsterdam: what the European recycling industry hopes to gain from PRSE – Vincent Breit
31.03.2025
TRADE WAR
Trump slaps tariffs on US imports of cars, parts / Collection to start in early April / Europeans cry foul
28.03.2025
OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP
Borealis, Vynova, and BASF win OCS Europe certification for all sites / Austrian company a pioneer of the standard
28.03.2025
PLASTIC FANTASTIC
Dissecting the man-made fossil record of the Plastic Age
28.03.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
EU registrations continue lower / EVs retain lead in market share
27.03.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY
More optimism in German boardrooms / Fiscal stimulus package and looming US tariffs / Mood improves among makers of plastics goods
27.03.2025
SWEDEN
Deposit increase to push recycling rates above 90% / Plastics recycling levels still insufficient
27.03.2025
FINLAND
Plastics industry rebounds in H2 2024 / Better days ahead in 2025 / Defence, healthcare among key drivers for recovery
25.03.2025
BULGARIA
Discrepancies in reports of plastic packaging waste management - NGO
25.03.2025
EU PACKAGING REGULATION
PPWR's key questions remain unresolved / Recyclate, reuse biggest challenges
24.03.2025
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION
Increased polymer output, reduced sales – Plastics Europe draws grim balance for 2024 / ‘Positive spirit' needed
24.03.2025
USA
Trump upsets regulation cart / EPA to be eviscerated / Zeldin declares Green New Deal dead / Changes in store for VC classification?
21.03.2025
UK
Patches of ‘nurdles' wash up on beaches after North Sea collision / Plastic pellets, jet fuel released into sea
21.03.2025
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