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CIRCULAR ECONOMY Rising virgin-material use outpacing circularity growth / Global material extraction to rise 60% by 2060 – Circularity Gap report	30.05.2025
EVENTS Brussels to host conference on future of chemical recycling	30.05.2025
USA Trump budget bill foreseen to starve clean energy / Elimination of tax credits a death blow to IRA	29.05.2025
LDPE RECYCLING Improving flexible packaging reclaim / IKV's Loopcycling project – Interview with Achim Grefenstein	29.05.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET April registrations send mixed messages / EVs retain lead in market share / BYD outpaces Telsa – report	28.05.2025
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Progress and challenges in US recycled content goals – report	26.05.2025
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Reports of 10,000 job losses already this year – Clepa / More redundancies likely / Brussels softens CO2 guidelines	22.05.2025
3M Fluorochemicals maker to pay USD 450 mn for groundwater contamination with PFAS / Related production to be phased out	22.05.2025
WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY Single-Use Plastics Fund: deadline extended for declaration of volumes / Registrations lower than planned	22.05.2025
PACKAGING EUROPE Trade groups criticise European Commission plans to greenlight state-run PROs / Move “will be a tax on producers”	21.05.2025
PACKAGING SPAIN Household recycling rates up / Efforts to beef up municipal waste collection system pay off – Ecoembes	21.05.2025
RECYCLING UK BPF requests companies making false claims about recycled plastic content be reported to EA / Trade body calls for verification	21.05.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Industry situation worsens in Germany / Manufacturers pessimistic about current year – IPV member survey	16.05.2025
BPF Hitchin ascends to presidency of UK trade group / New leader familiar with processors' issues	16.05.2025
RIGID PLASTICS RECYCLING Polyolefins reclaim capacity growth stalls in Europe on lower demand / Challenges in collection, sorting systems persist / Extra capacity needed to meet PPWR targets	15.05.2025
TEKNOR APEX Plastics compounder attains RecyClass certification for TPEs	13.05.2025
EU POLICY Coalition says new state aid framework lacks circularity funding measures / Omission risks undermining region's recycling sector / EU Commission spells out approach	08.05.2025
UK Mass-balance approach for Plastic Packaging Tax to commence 1 April 2027	08.05.2025
USA Senate overturns Biden's reinstated legislation on toxic air pollutants / EPA to undergo revamp / Climate research to play lesser role	06.05.2025
AGRICULTURAL FILM Germany sees rise in volumes recovered in 2024 / Collection fractions expanded	05.05.2025
EUPC European converters annual conference to focus on circular, competitive plastics industry	02.05.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING RecyClass and APR see ‘significant progress' in criteria for reclaim design	02.05.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING Potential dual-use output loophole draws criticism / Industry reps respond: reclaim quotas should not include fuel use	01.05.2025
PLASTICS EUROPE Hans Ketelslegers appointed director for sustainable use of plastics	29.04.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY SPAIN Call for cut in electricity costs to boost competitiveness / Base chemicals production remains in decline	28.04.2025

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