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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
EU new car registrations jump nearly 18% in June, first half / Battery EVs score first victory against diesels for market share / Volumes still behind pre-pandemic levels
20.07.2023
EU LEGISLATION
Regulatory changes for food-contact plastics to take effect in August / Updates for plasticisers / No new review for styrene
19.07.2023
RAW MATERIAL COSTS
Global price index from German econ institute continues to fall / PIE's Plastixx index also under pressure
19.07.2023
PVC MARKET
Germany: Production, use of virgin material slump / Recyclate demand rises sharply / Method of calculation changes
18.07.2023
PLASTRIBUTION
Distributor warns of imitators / Scammers try to get resin / CEO calls for vigilance
18.07.2023
3M
End of PFAS production set for 2025 / Closures include German plant
18.07.2023
FLEXIBLE FILM RECYCLING
Collaboration needed to boost circularity in Europe – PRE report / Group calls for more spending on infrastructure
17.07.2023
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
How will AI impact the European plastics industry? / ChatGPT weighs in
12.07.2023
ENERGY
Follow-up: LNG terminal on Rügen greenlighted by German parliament / Economics minister says “not out of the woods” on gas supply
12.07.2023
RUSSIA
Moscow wants total plastics packaging recycling by 2027 / Focus switches to manufacturers / Environmentalists sound alarm as landfills swell
11.07.2023
PFAS
EPA presents framework plan to remedy ‘forever chemicals' contamination / Solvay cracks USD 393 mn deal with New Jersey for past offences
10.07.2023
LOGISTICS
New toll with carbon pricing draws heated response from trucking industry / China-Europe freight train service reports growth / EU approves EUR 305 mn for Latvian transport infrastructure
10.07.2023
ENERGY
German LNG plans show no signs of slowing / Some say pace too fast / US main supplier / Rügen terminal still in doubt
06.07.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German business climate index drops significantly / ‘Weak industry is pulling German economy into difficult waters'
04.07.2023
COFFEE CAPSULES
Standard plastic and aluminium variants under scrutiny by EC / PPWR draft promotes biodegradable capsules / Nespresso launches home-compostable pods in France, Belgium
04.07.2023
PETROCHEMICALS USA
Abrupt end to EPA's Environmental Justice Campaign for Gulf Chemicals belt / Court filing claims issues resolved
03.07.2023
AVIATION
Airlines team up with UN to reduce SUP use across industry
03.07.2023
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE
EU beverage packaging sector expected to exceed total carbon budget / Radical shift towards bio-based feedstocks for PET containers needed – ZWE report
29.06.2023
RECYCLING
EC study confirms plastics waste recycling preferable to incineration / Cefic highlights importance of chemical recycling
28.06.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
3M settles landmark PFAS lawsuits / Up to USD 12.5 bn for drinking water detection claims / Three chemical companies agree to USD 1 bn PFAS settlement
27.06.2023
PLASTICS WASTE
Germany remains the largest exporter of plastics waste in the EU – Destatis
26.06.2023
REACH
ECHA adds two hazardous chemicals to SVHC list / Database entries rise to 235
23.06.2023
FRANCE
Elipso calls for unified rules, supervision to help create deposit system / More collection expected to raise recycling rate
23.06.2023
IKEA
Acquisition of stake in New Zealand plastics tech start-up Nilo
23.06.2023
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
EU new car registrations climb again in May / Increase marks 10th straight improvement / EV sales mostly higher
22.06.2023
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