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PFAS
EU Commission to make 2026 a ‘year of action' on forever chemicals / New study quantifies risks for human health if substances are not banned
09.02.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING
‘Rising rates alone are no reason to celebrate' / Guest editorial on the state of the industry – Dirk Textor, Bvse
05.02.2026
EU POLICY
Critical Chemicals Alliance general assembly gets sector approval / Plastics Europe joins steering board / Industry repeats call for ‘action not words'
05.02.2026
NORTH AMERICA
Chemical industry groupings set priorities for new USMCA trade deal / Outlook for treaty uncertain / Trump holds the trump card
04.02.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Federal government not planning national plastics tax – at least not ‘for the time being'
04.02.2026
POLYAMIDE 6
India investigates dumped imports from China and Russia
29.01.2026
RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Tax on non-recyclable packaging planned
29.01.2026
EU-INDIA TRADE
Landmark deal slashes car tariffs to 40% / Plastics, chemicals tariffs down to 0% for almost all products
27.01.2026
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
California recycling rates in sub-basement / State action to deal with SUP glut stalled / Fresh revision of regulatory proposals held back again
26.01.2026
PACKAGING WASTE EUROPE
EU to implement labelling specifications by August 2026 / Visual harmonisation a PPWR priority
22.01.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE
Plastics Europe Polska calls for urgent action, proposes establishment of Chemicals and Plastics Trade Observatory
21.01.2026
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Supplier organisation reports 104,000 job cuts over two years / EU strengths should be backed by policy / Commission's Automotive Package eases 2035 targets
19.01.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING POLAND
Industry struggling for survival across Europe amid dwindling profitability / ‘The more companies fail in the West, the more will survive in the Eastern EU'
15.01.2026
USA
Trump announces withdrawal from more climate agreements, UN programmes / Experts ponder legality of planned severance moves
14.01.2026
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Dubai bans several SUP products / Move marks final phase of UAE-wide initiative launched in 2022
12.01.2026
PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION
Spanish associations join forces against reuse targets for plastic films in transport / Economic impact not yet entirely clear, says analyst
08.01.2026
RECYCLING
RecyClass updates guidance for labels and adhesives on PET bottles
07.01.2026
ABS
EU considers higher anti-dumping duties on South Korean imports
06.01.2026
EU POLICY
European Commission launches programme to support recycling sector / “Unfair and harmful import competition” to be addressed
06.01.2026
YEAR-ENDER: PLASTICS RECYCLING MARKET
Europe's reclaim sector faces its toughest year yet / Cheap virgin plastics squeeze recyclates / Strain continues
18.12.2025
EU POLICY
Brussels introduces eighth omnibus / Newest legislation package focused on cost savings for industry / NGOs call environment label Trojan Horse
17.12.2025
PLASTICS TAX UK
BPF hails government's mass-balance decision / Move gives companies confidence to invest in recycling facilities, says trade group
15.12.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING
Provisional ELVR deal sets 15% recycled content target after six years / Closed-loop share fixed at 20%
12.12.2025
POLYPHENYLENE SULPHIDE
China initiates interim review of anti-dumping measures on high-performance polymer / Asia, US particularly affected
12.12.2025
EU POLICY
Commission launches bioeconomy strategy / Substitution of fossil fuels / Cefic says enthusiasm is premature / Bioplastics capacity growing rapidly
09.12.2025
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