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EU CLIMATE POLICY Chemicals industry calls for urgent EU ETS reform amid cost concerns / Cefic outlines priorities for emissions trading revision	01.07.2026
PET No EU anti-dumping duties on imports from Vietnam	30.06.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Dedicated TARIC codes for select products incoming / EU Commission draft includes border documentation, streamlined registration procedures	29.06.2026
EU-US TRADE EU member states sign off on trade deal / Sunset clause set for 2029	29.06.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING SPAIN Plastics recyclers association Anarpla calls for tighter traceability, verification of recycled content claims / Unverified imports spur shift in trade flows for stretch film	26.06.2026
BUTANEDIOL Definitive anti-dumping duties imposed on Chinese, Saudi, US imports / EU confirms provisional rates	25.06.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING EU Circular Economy Act must hardwire demand for recyclates, industry tells Brussels / Calls for financial, legislative support for recycling materials in new products	23.06.2026
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING EU Parliament approves ELVR targets / Legislation introduces EPR for automakers	18.06.2026
PPWR German Bundestag passes implementing regulation / Starting point for eco-modulation / First recognition for chemical recycling / EU approvals required for recycling technologies	18.06.2026
EU-US TRADE European Parliament approves trade deal with US / Zero tariffs to be levied on US imports	17.06.2026
PPWR Commission tightens regulation guidance ahead of August deadline	17.06.2026
TURKEY SUP ban on the table / Industry warns against green push, holds EU competitiveness up as warning / Industrial output stagnant for 24 months	16.06.2026
UK DRS operator defines handling fee, deposit rates / System to be operational in October 2027	11.06.2026
PLASTICS TAX Criticism of levy on packaging: federation of German industries rejects tax / Werner & Mertz advocates promoting recycled materials through eco-modulation	10.06.2026
POLYPROPYLENE Indonesia plans to impose anti-dumping duties on PP homopolymers from Asia and Middle East / More imports to Europe possible	09.06.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING PPWR: EU Commission withdraws reservations over German implementation act	09.06.2026
EU-US TRADE Deal under pressure as new US tariffs cast doubt on ratification / Brussels had been set to approve deal on 16 June	08.06.2026
WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY Single-use plastics fund falls well short of forecasts / Act sees only a fraction of expected registrations	05.06.2026
3M Australia sues US group over PFAS firefighting foam / Government seeking billions in damages	03.06.2026
RECYCLING USA California plastic packaging law takes shape / All packaging must be recyclable or compostable by 2032 / Producers face extended responsibility rules	27.05.2026
EU POLICY Tariff pact with US signed / 15% duties, safeguards and 2029 sunset clause define EUR 1.7 tn deal	21.05.2026
UAE Emirates widen scope for recycled plastics in food-contact packaging	19.05.2026
USA EPA to regulate 15 uses of 1,2-dichloroethane / 'Unreasonable risk to workers' cited for most applications studied	15.05.2026
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Operation Clean Sweep reports global progress / Data gaps cloud pellet loss picture	13.05.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY PPWR: Federal government rejects VerpackDG amendments proposed by Bundesrat	12.05.2026

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