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EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Lack of rare earths could delay, stop German auto production / Shortage halts some component lines	04.06.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Poor start to 2025 on weak demand, output / High energy costs undermine global competitiveness / Dependence on imports grows	03.06.2025
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY From shop floor to top floor / EU leads global raw material imports / Interview with new BPF president Martin Hitchin	02.06.2025
RESEARCH Aimplas collaborates on greener bioplastics food packaging project / Novel PLA copolymers to improve biodegradability	02.06.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Rising virgin-material use outpacing circularity growth / Global material extraction to rise 60% by 2060 – Circularity Gap report	30.05.2025
EVENTS Brussels to host conference on future of chemical recycling	30.05.2025
USA Trump budget bill foreseen to starve clean energy / Elimination of tax credits a death blow to IRA	29.05.2025
LDPE RECYCLING Improving flexible packaging reclaim / IKV's Loopcycling project – Interview with Achim Grefenstein	29.05.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET April registrations send mixed messages / EVs retain lead in market share / BYD outpaces Telsa – report	28.05.2025
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING Progress and challenges in US recycled content goals – report	26.05.2025
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Reports of 10,000 job losses already this year – Clepa / More redundancies likely / Brussels softens CO2 guidelines	22.05.2025
3M Fluorochemicals maker to pay USD 450 mn for groundwater contamination with PFAS / Related production to be phased out	22.05.2025
WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY Single-Use Plastics Fund: deadline extended for declaration of volumes / Registrations lower than planned	22.05.2025
PACKAGING EUROPE Trade groups criticise European Commission plans to greenlight state-run PROs / Move “will be a tax on producers”	21.05.2025
PACKAGING SPAIN Household recycling rates up / Efforts to beef up municipal waste collection system pay off – Ecoembes	21.05.2025
RECYCLING UK BPF requests companies making false claims about recycled plastic content be reported to EA / Trade body calls for verification	21.05.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Industry situation worsens in Germany / Manufacturers pessimistic about current year – IPV member survey	16.05.2025
BPF Hitchin ascends to presidency of UK trade group / New leader familiar with processors' issues	16.05.2025
RIGID PLASTICS RECYCLING Polyolefins reclaim capacity growth stalls in Europe on lower demand / Challenges in collection, sorting systems persist / Extra capacity needed to meet PPWR targets	15.05.2025
TEKNOR APEX Plastics compounder attains RecyClass certification for TPEs	13.05.2025
EU POLICY Coalition says new state aid framework lacks circularity funding measures / Omission risks undermining region's recycling sector / EU Commission spells out approach	08.05.2025
UK Mass-balance approach for Plastic Packaging Tax to commence 1 April 2027	08.05.2025
USA Senate overturns Biden's reinstated legislation on toxic air pollutants / EPA to undergo revamp / Climate research to play lesser role	06.05.2025
AGRICULTURAL FILM Germany sees rise in volumes recovered in 2024 / Collection fractions expanded	05.05.2025
EUPC European converters annual conference to focus on circular, competitive plastics industry	02.05.2025

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