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EU-US TRADE EU nears ratification of US pact / Lawmakers advance delayed trade deal / Showdown looms amid Iran war turmoil	23.03.2026
RECYCLASS European plastics recyclability initiative expands guidance across packaging, durable goods sectors	19.03.2026
PTA EU: Provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Mexico	18.03.2026
UKRAINE Customs Service introduces plastics waste classification / New rules to facilitate EU entry / Plastics industry grapples with war-related challenges	17.03.2026
EU POLICY Commission adopts ‘Made in Europe' proposal / Move aims to restore region's competitiveness, boost decarbonisation / Coalition launches circular campaign	16.03.2026
EPR UK Government provides fee shortfall from packaging scheme / Deficit caused by ‘shortage in tonnages' reported by producers	09.03.2026
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING EU: Council and Parliament agree on lower recyclate targets under ELVR / Extension to include trucks and motor bikes	02.03.2026
PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION Wrapping, straps officially exempt from 100% reuse targets under PPWR / EU Commission adopts delegated act	02.03.2026
EU TRADE Commission to enact Mercosur trade deal / Move bypasses Parliament's call for legal review	27.02.2026
UPDATE - GLOBAL ECONOMY MEPs delay vote on US trade deal – reports / Trump announces 15% global tariff rate	24.02.2026
GLOBAL ECONOMY US Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs / Next steps unclear / Business groups warn of more uncertainty	20.02.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING Germany's federal cabinet approves PPWR Implementation Act / Recycling rate for plastic packaging rises to 75% / Criticism from industry bodies: ‘the political brakes are on'	20.02.2026
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Trump rescinds EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding / End to greenhouse regulation in US / Effect on manufacturing unclear	19.02.2026
RECYCLING UK FSA to certify domestic recyclate for EU food contact	17.02.2026
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS EU Commission unit signs off on new rules for recyclate in plastic bottles / Standardised mass-balance methods, restrictions on rPET imports up to 2027 included	16.02.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Bloc's circular plastics economy faces final reckoning / Bvse sees progress in Brussels but warns enforcement and energy relief remain unresolved	16.02.2026
ABS EU imposes final anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Taiwan	13.02.2026
EU POLICY Urgent calls for help to stem bloc's deindustrialisation / Antwerp Declaration mired in the mud / Two major meetings in Belgium bring stakeholders together	13.02.2026
PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY Recycling rate for plastic packaging continues to rise – ZSVR, UBA / Deficits in composite solutions / Waste management organisation calls for improvements to German Packaging Act	10.02.2026
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

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