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UN PLASTICS TREATY “The work is far from over”: Polymer production remains contentious in fourth session / Some convergence on waste management, recycling / 170 nations strive toward a global agreement	09.05.2024
PACKAGING EUROPE “EU member states can exempt their economies for five years” / Lawyer Christian Alexander Mayer talks to PIE about special national routes for the PPWR	09.05.2024
PPWR “Nobody knows how goods are supposed to be transported in Europe in the future” – IK criticises EU packaging regulation	09.05.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT 56 companies responsible for half of branded plastics pollution – survey / Researchers call for reduced plastics production in FMCG	08.05.2024
NPE Biggest trade show on the North American continent to open doors again / Main topics: recycling, sustainability	06.05.2024
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST Packaging group says it has closed the loop on PET food trays	02.05.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING German industry sees noticeable decline in sales, but higher yield / Dim expectations for current year	02.05.2024
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE Supplier sentiment declines on uncertain future / Concerns grow on profitability, EU competitiveness	01.05.2024
ENERGY European reforms approved by parliament / Rules aim to improve price stability, enable transition to sustainable power sources	30.04.2024
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
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY BELGIUM Trade group calls on authorities to tackle unraveling crisis / Key operational performance indicators sliding / Surge in investment may not indicate recovery	29.04.2024
SUPPLIER INDUSTRY Sales volume in Germany declines in step with capacity utilisation / Association sees trend reversal in plastics sector	29.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE “We do not orient our search in terms of a particular industry, but by types of job most needed” / Online recruiting more difficult for blue collar workers / PIE interview with ZAV spokesman Marcel Schmutzler	26.04.2024
PFAS UN declares DuPont and Chemours violated human rights for contaminating water / EPA sets new drinking water standards	26.04.2024
EU PACKAGING Parliament adopts updated PPWR / Rules “require practical implementation” – Plastics Europe MD	26.04.2024
GERMAN ECONOMY Government raises economic growth forecast slightly / ifo business climate index for April improves	26.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE “Plastics sector is competing for talents across Europe” / Joint educational programmes needed to hire young people / PIE interview with the MD of EuPC, Bernard Merkx	25.04.2024
PLASTICS WASTE “Producing less material is the solution, not recycling” / UK households throw away 1.7 bn pieces of plastics every week – Greenpeace report	25.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE “We need to recruit from non-EU countries in the long term” / Only half of open positions filled in 2023 / PIE interview with Polyvia COO Jean Chaillet	24.04.2024
UK Wet wipes containing plastics to be banned / Overwhelming public support for the move, said government minister	24.04.2024
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Aimplas joins zero-waste project for bio-based industrial ecosystems	24.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE Critical skill shortage in plastics processing industries intensifies / Germany needs almost 500,000 foreigners per year; shortage of working migrants in Italy and Spain – study / PIE talks to industry experts	23.04.2024
TRINSEO Flame-retardant grades made without PFAS, halogenated additives	23.04.2024
LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS Study shows alternatives to plastics increase GHG emissions	22.04.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY “The Green Deal needs a business model” / Chemical segment fears for its competitiveness against global competition	22.04.2024

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