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UN PLASTICS TREATY Crucial talks end with no deal / ‘Bad actors' blamed for failure to agree on limit of plastics production / Industry bodies call for continued dialogue	15.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Talks extended into 10th day / Environment groups condemn original draft text / Proposals ‘ensure nothing will change' and are ‘completely unacceptable'	15.08.2025
PLASTICS WASTE Malaysia bans import of plastics waste from US / Environmentalists warn US plastics waste could flood Mexico, India, Turkey	13.08.2025
CHEMICALS AND HEALTH ICCA updates materials database / Industry “more transparent than ever”	13.08.2025
K 2025 Kunststoffland NRW to host high-level reception on eve of world's leading plastics trade fair in Düsseldorf	13.08.2025
GERMAN PACKAGING AWARDS From new monomaterial solutions to 100% recycled content / Innovative plastic solutions win nearly third of awards	13.08.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU Commission opens consultation on Circular Economy Act	12.08.2025
TITANIUM DIOXIDE European Court of Justice overturns ECHA carcinogen classification in final instance / EU committed “manifest error” / NGOs concerned about precedent	11.08.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Output falls at sharpest level in five years / Decline in housebuilding to blame – report	11.08.2025
EPP RECYCLING General Industries launches Europewide initiative for take-back, recycling	11.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Global Plastics Treaty talks underway in Geneva / ‘Make or break' for the planet, environmental experts warn	07.08.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Plastics-linked diseases cost world USD 1.5 tn yearly – report / Medical journal to monitor plastics production, pollution, health risks	07.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Environmental protestors target Ineos with surprise stunt / Greenpeace and plastics makers at loggerheads over global waste crisis	06.08.2025
TRADE WAR US-EU trade deal invites criticism from industry / Framework agreement on energy purchases ‘completely unrealistic'	06.08.2025
TRADE WAR EU-US tariff deal to stir issues for plastics industry in CEE, Finland	05.08.2025
PACKAGING GERMANY AVU packaging monitor shows high willingness among consumers to separate waste, but uncertainty regarding its utilisation / Decrease in packaging volume by 2030	04.08.2025
PFAS Canadian team finds substitutes for PTFE in non-stick coatings / PDMS said to have fewer negative effects / Open to collaboration with coatings makers	04.08.2025
WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY “You pay for the total weight – not just the plastic content” / Why the Single-Use Plastics Fund Act may become a cost trap for packaging manufacturers / PIE interview with lawyer Christoph Schnoor	01.08.2025
PACKAGING UK Recycling rate at nearly 54% / Reporting requirements yield more accurate data	01.08.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT ASEAN Plastics use soars in Asia, environmental leakage set to escalate / Waste to double by 2050 in absence of urgent action – OECD report	31.07.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business climate index rises again / Upward trend seen among plastics processors	31.07.2025
TRIPLAST GreenDot, ARA, Bernegger expand plastics recycling plant in Austria / EUR 35 mn investment	30.07.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING RecyClass publishes recyclability evaluation protocols for automotive, EEE / Design for Recycling Guidelines updated	30.07.2025
EPOXY RESIN Countervailing anti-dumping duties on China, Thailand come into force	29.07.2025
UK-US TRADE US plastics association lauds UK agreement / Deal supports US trade surplus / EU shops at competitive disadvantage	29.07.2025

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