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PLASTICS RECYCLING Mechanical recycling has lowest climate impact among plastic options / Chemical recycling, biobased plastics remain key to value chain – study	27.10.2025
PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION European Commission exempts pallet wrapping, strapping bands from reuse targets under PPWR	21.10.2025
MATTRESS MARKET Europe swings to trade deficit as Chinese imports soar / Market competition intensifies as prices fall / US tariffs on Chinese goods exacerbate situation	20.10.2025
EPSE Awards ceremony honours innovation and sustainability at K 2025 in Germany	17.10.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH UK close to restricting BPA in food packaging / Rules to be aligned with EU, Canada	16.10.2025
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY Euromap anticipates brighter outlook / Positive signals at K 2025	13.10.2025
GLOBAL PLASTICS FLOW Production climbs 44 mn t over five years / Mismanaged waste rises 10% / Best practices identified to reduce pollution – Conversio study	10.10.2025
K 2025 Private insights, public declarations from the reception hosted by Kunststoffland NRW	08.10.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION European output stagnates amid global growth / Circular volumes shift to Asia – Plastics Europe report	08.10.2025
K 2025 World's leading plastics industry trade fair opens its doors in Germany / 3,200 exhibitors, 180,000 visitors expected	08.10.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Chair of failed INC talks reportedly to step down / Luis Vayas Valdivieso said to be leaving for ‘personal and professional reasons'	07.10.2025
K 2025 ‘All we need is a good atmosphere' / Guest editorial on start of world's leading trade fair K from Markus Lüling, editor-in-chief of daily trade fair newspaper K-AKTUELL	06.10.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY ‘Gloomy mood' in the ‘autumn of reforms' / Production significantly below previous year's level – VCI	06.10.2025
STYRENICS ‘We must prevent any further production relocations' / PIE interview with Klaus Ries, styrenics market expert at BASF	03.10.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Council of the EU passes pellet regulation to reduce microplastics contamination	01.10.2025
PFAS California legislation would restrict or ban ‘forever chemicals' in non-stick coatings / Cookware industry incensed / Governor's signature awaited	01.10.2025
RECYCLASS Recycling certification now claimed to be Europe's largest	01.10.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE EU associations respond to shifting polymer flows amid third-party tariffs / Brussels pressed for balanced response	30.09.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Output in H1 2025 pushed lower by weak demand, uncompetitive energy prices / Reliance on Chinese imports grows / Prospects of recovery remain unpredictable – Cefic	29.09.2025
RECYCLING ITALY ‘On the verge of collapse': recycling companies send urgent letter to government / Round table in Rome aims to identify ways out of crisis	29.09.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Registrations improve in August / Year-to-date total eases / Carmakers pause production / US implements EU trade deal	26.09.2025
PFAS ECHA wraps up restriction planning for forever chemicals / Draft opinion expected by mid-2026	25.09.2025
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY TecPart president calls for ‘freedom to act' at annual conference / Executive board confirmed in office	25.09.2025
RECYCLING UK Recoup urges stricter checks on recycled content claims / Weak oversight damaging industry competitiveness	24.09.2025
EU PLASTICS TAX Proposal to raise plastics own resource draws sharp criticism / Calls for dedicated circularity fund	23.09.2025

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