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CIRCULAR ECONOMY AUSTRIA Confidence declining in circular transformation / ARA barometer reveals less commitment among smaller companies / Coca-Cola launches recycling incentives for consumers	30.10.2020
UK After delay, English ban on sale of single-use plastic items begins	29.10.2020
MARINE LITTER Nordic officials call for less plastics pollution / Report proposes UN treaty to benefit businesses	28.10.2020
MEG European Commission considers anti-dumping levies on US and Saudi shipments of PET precursor	28.10.2020
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Criticism of new EU sustainability strategy / Cefic calls for coordinated approach and “game plan” to drive investment	27.10.2020
PPS Chinese commerce ministry imposes provisional duties from US and some Asian countries	27.10.2020
CHINA Details of five-year plan show nationwide measures for cutting plastics consumption / Gradual SUP bans planned / Degradable plastics demand expected to increase significantly	26.10.2020
PVC China initiates anti-subsidy investigation against US imports	23.10.2020
ITALY Implementation of “plastic tax” likely postponed until mid-2021 / Only a small gap in tax coffers	22.10.2020
TRADE DEALS Canadian ban on single-use plastics may violate USMCA / US industry groups warn of “non-tariff barrier” / “Toxic” label for plastics “irresponsible”	22.10.2020
PLASTICS WASTE New UK standard for atmospheric biodegradability of polyolefins	20.10.2020
ITALY Introduction of plastics tax in January 2021 increasingly unlikely / Trade associations warn of double burden	15.10.2020
GERMANY Upper house approves EU waste directive / Ban on disposable products legally binding as of 2021	14.10.2020
EU PLASTICS TAX Parliament green-lights planned levy / Next step is ratification at national level	12.10.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE EuPC and Circularise partner to develop systems for tracking plastics and monitoring recyclates / Group seeks prototype testers	12.10.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK Certification system extended to cover all packaging types	12.10.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PolyCert Europe seeks EU-wide quality compliance rules and alignment of reclaim-use standards for plastics processing	05.10.2020
PVC China initiates anti-dumping investigation into US-made PVC / US, Taiwan, Japan main import sources	02.10.2020
US RECYCLING California passes first US recycled-content law for beverage bottles / Containers need 15% reclaim content by 2022	01.10.2020
PLASTICS WASTE New shipping rules start 1 Jan 2020 / Basel Convention amendments / No consensus on non-hazardous plastics waste	24.09.2020
GERMANY Lower house approves bill to implement EU waste directive / Packaging group says single-use ban interferes with basic rights of market participants	24.09.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EuCertPlas launches food-contact module for PET, HDPE, PP processes	23.09.2020
PLASTICS TAX National Council of Switzerland calls for plastics levy / Lower house wants 25% recyclate rate for packaging by 2025	14.09.2020
BREXIT UK chemicals industry lauds added time for registrations	09.09.2020
GUEST EDITORIAL Pro EU plastics tax: “The plastics tax – an important impulse” / Tomasz Mikulski, ML Polyolefins	04.09.2020

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