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US ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Citizen group sues EPA over approval of Chevron fuel based on plastics waste / Agency mulls tougher emissions regs for chemical plants
21.04.2023
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Plastics use to surge over next few years – report / Design changes to support further resin demand / European component makers report profitability concerns / Employment growth in EV parts underperforming expectations
20.04.2023
COFFEE CAPSULES
European Bioplastics welcomes EC's proposed mandate for compostable capsules / Part of revised rules for PPWR / Green Dot group says move undermines recycling efforts
20.04.2023
PLASTIC TOYS
Recoup warns of how toys can hurt recycling networks / UK group studies methods for recovering playthings
20.04.2023
INFLATION
Price growth to remain high through 2026 – ifo survey / Lowest rates forecast for Western Europe, North America, parts of Asia / ECB poll says costs to decline faster in Eurozone
19.04.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY
Nearly one in five industrial firms want to cut foreign investment / Chambers of commerce fear gradual relocation of production
19.04.2023
SWEDEN
Government to scrap tax on plastic bags
19.04.2023
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE
Huntsman's PU plants, PC resin obtain mass balance certification / PKN Orlen plans to speed up carbon-neutrality goals
19.04.2023
BASF
Additives receive ISCC Plus certification / Plans for expansion of Valeras brand
19.04.2023
PERSTORP
Materials for PET food trays receive thumbs up by Petcore
18.04.2023
ENERGY COSTS
Prices for natural gas continue to fall sharply
17.04.2023
EUROPEAN ENERGY
Fifty or more shades of green / EU Commission calls for deeper commitment to zero-carbon future / Route runs through hydrogen
13.04.2023
SPAIN
Plastics tax weighs heavy on packaging industry – ANAIP CEO / Market players request for extra time to prepare
13.04.2023
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Italy: Production ticks up 4.9% in 2022, turnover exceeds forecast / Orders, revenue expected to rise in 2023
13.04.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Germany: Federal Council approves special levy for single-use plastics / Manufacturers of plastic products will be on the hook as of 2025 / Registration begins in 2024
12.04.2023
SPAIN
"Tax on SUPs to impact entire Spanish industrial chain" / Equiplast president Bernd Roegele talks to PIE about the challenges facing the country's plastics industry
11.04.2023
ITALY
Packaging reclaim rates in 2023 to exceed pre-coronavirus figures / PET, XPS tray recycling project gains steam / Agreements for collection of fruit and vegetable boxes
11.04.2023
MARINE LITTER
Global water bottle sales expected to reach USD 500 bn by 2030 – UN think tank report / Borealis, Aimplas set to utilise ocean plastics
05.04.2023
PET
EU launches anti-dumping case against imports from China
04.04.2023
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Passenger vehicle sales jump in February / Strong rise largely due to base effects / Commercial vehicle registrations plunge
03.04.2023
UK
London urged to spend proceeds of plastics packaging tax on recycling upgrades / Levy rises over 5% from 1 April / Lack of knowledge about tax regime remains
03.04.2023
PLASTICS PROCESSING
Germany: Technical parts makers report production uptick in 2022 / Association expects “fragile” development this year
03.04.2023
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
EU plastics sector seeks harmonised content parameters for chemically recycled products / Commission urged to adopt mass balance method
31.03.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Study calls for “bold” UN treaty on plastics waste / Current plans not enough to bring peak resin use by 2050 / More aggressive measures needed to stop consumption growth
30.03.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German plastics, rubber industry more optimistic / Eurozone manufacturing under pressure
29.03.2023
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