Plastics Europe

EU PACKAGING EU Parliament approves PPWR / Reduction targets for plastic waste volumes / Associations voice disappointment	23.11.2023
GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY Opponents face off in third round of talks / Will the resulting rules have teeth?	13.11.2023
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Plastics Europe unveils latest plan to meet net zero goals / 42 mn t of total plastics to be made from circular feedstocks by 2050 / Trade group calls for harmonised rules to spur investment	02.11.2023
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Production, global market share decline in 2022 / World plastics output edges higher	27.10.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ‘Germany as a location faces an acute risk of being left behind': Poll by industry initiative reveals low mood among companies	24.10.2023
POLAND Long-awaited bill on deposit return system made public / Start-up planned for 2025 / Criticism from Plastics Europe Polska	05.10.2023
BOREALIS Shake-up in polyolefins / Fofoupoulos-De Ridder to leave executive board / New jobs for Warnke, Baseley	28.09.2023
UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY First draft divides interested parties / Proposed ban on materials, products lacks specifics / A ‘missed opportunity', says Plastics Europe	21.09.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY The EU Commissioner for Climate Protection is changing – what does that mean for the industry? / PIE asks some German associations	04.09.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE The EU Commissioner for Climate Protection is changing – what does that mean for the industry? / PIE reached out to European associations	01.09.2023
BASF Chemical recycling should be part of reclaim rates, sustainability manager says / Interview with German engineering association	09.08.2023
PVC MARKET Germany: Production, use of virgin material slump / Recyclate demand rises sharply / Method of calculation changes	18.07.2023
POLAND Plastpol exhibition space grows 40% in 2023/ Attendance surges / Polish plastics industry eyes chance to replace Russian, Belarussian exports / Lower sector investments spark concerns	21.06.2023
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Plastics Europe says production costs erase 2022 rise in turnover / Exports drop sharply / Another fall in output expected this year	17.05.2023
PACKAGING European trade bodies warn of waste regulation disparity / EU market rules needed for circular economy / Varying national laws said to cause difficulties	25.04.2023
CHEMICAL RECYCLING EU plastics sector seeks harmonised content parameters for chemically recycled products / Commission urged to adopt mass balance method	31.03.2023
PLASTICS LEGISLATION EU ecodesign regulation, Spanish plastics tax: OkPlast event in Spain deals with hot topics	29.03.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Plastics Europe, EuPC launch programme to control pellet loss / Scheme harmonised with Operation Clean Sweep	06.02.2023
EPS RECYCLING Collaboration aims to increase EPS/XPS recycling in France / Pilot project for sorting and processing EPS packaging waste in Germany	23.01.2023
PLASTICS MARKETS GERMANY Material flow analysis: Where does the material come from and where does it go? How much is recycled? / Q&A session with Conversio managing director Christoph Lindner	11.01.2023
RECYCLING EUROPE EEA wants better reporting on non-packaging plastics / Policies heavily reliant on packaging data driven by recycling targets	22.12.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY “The plastics industry faces a decisive year in 2023”: Comment by Ingemar Bühler of Plastics Europe Deutschland	12.12.2022
PACKAGING Trade associations criticise EU packaging waste proposal / Targets said to lack scientific support / Call for guidelines based on ecological impacts	22.11.2022
EUROPEAN PROCESSORS Energy surcharges from resin makers said to endanger shops / Return of fees “regrettable” / Polymer suppliers complain about effects of price pressures	01.11.2022
PLASTICS EUROPE Association's president Marco ten Bruggencate: Risk of investments being moved from European to overseas plants	26.10.2022