European Commission

YEAR-ENDER: RECYCLING Will advanced – or chemical – recycling be the silver bullet for hard-to-recycle plastics?	22.12.2023
PLASTICS RECYCLING Audit schemes EuCertPlast, RecyClass merge into one certification	19.12.2023
PLASTICS WASTE Eurostat: Turkey remains top destination for EU plastic trash / Exports increase 10% / Regulation still ineffective	06.12.2023
PVC ECHA report on additives could prompt new regs / Current workplace rules enough for resin / VinylPlus to address concerns	06.12.2023
ELECTRIC VEHICLES Carmakers rethink investments as demand wanes / Consumers still worry about prices / EU examines Chinese imports	04.12.2023
PVC MARKET European suppliers in fight of their lives / Firms slash production as demand dries up / Plant closure, shift abroad	01.12.2023
PETCORE EUROPE Bertaggia replaces Stephan as director general / Annual conference to focus on core PET challenges in 2024	28.11.2023
EU PACKAGING More trade groups attack vote on plastic packaging regs / Some decisions earn praise	23.11.2023
GREENWASHING Advocacy group says drinks firms mislead consumers / Activists file EU complaint on recycling claims	23.11.2023
TITANIUM DIOXIDE EU initiates anti-dumping proceedings against Chinese imports	22.11.2023
EUROPEAN PLASTICS WASTE EU bans exports of plastics waste to non-OECD countries / Anti-plastics groups call for complete ban	20.11.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA confirms presence of toxic chemicals in childcare products / EU commission plans new legislation under REACH	17.11.2023
PVC MARKET EU starts anti-dumping investigation for imports from US and Egypt	16.11.2023
TRADE POLICY Environmental group says EU-Mercosur free trade agreement opens door to more plastic waste / Deal allows EU to sell SUP products banned in the region	15.11.2023
BIOPLASTICS Value chain participants call for curbs on fossil carbon / Manifesto outlines key objectives / Carbon renewable products and applications developed	07.11.2023
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE European recyclers reject ‘right of first refusal' over rPET / Move would be ‘detrimental' to development of reclaim capacity	06.11.2023
PET EU proposes punitive tariffs on Chinese imports	03.11.2023
VERSALIS Construction begins on pyrolysis demo plant in Italy	02.11.2023
MICROPLASTICS EU seeks to tighten controls on pellets / Move supports push to cut pollution	19.10.2023
GREENWASHING Clampdown on false sustainability claims / 'Green' labels must be verified / EU, other authorities on the case	16.10.2023
EUROPEAN RECYCLING Imports, weak demand threaten reclaim firms, industry group warns / 'Future of recycling' at stake / rPET production down sharply	12.10.2023
HYDROGEN EU is not fully exploiting its potential, research institutes say / HyPat study proposes steps toward a rebalance	10.10.2023
MICROPLASTICS EU ban targets cosmetics / Transition period for artifical turf / Building industry receives exemptions	06.10.2023
PFAS EU ends consultation on proposed restrictions / ECHA scientists to review responses / Ban expected in 2025	02.10.2023
FRANCE Industry group unveils plan to recycle PS packaging / Elipso backs EU Parliament on deposit system / Proposed EPS rules face backlash.	25.09.2023