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AVIENT Automotive-grade TPE meets EU End-of-Life Vehicle directive for recycled content	26.06.2024
STENA RECYCLING Electric car battery reuse and recycling project announced / European lithium-ion battery reclaim to skyrocket	24.06.2024
TITANIUM DIOXIDE EU imposes provisional punitive tariffs on imports from China	19.06.2024
PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY “Plastics recycling as a whole is under scrutiny”: Words of warning at bvse's international Waste Plastics Day	18.06.2024
PVC EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from US, Egypt / Surcharge of 109% from 12 July	17.06.2024
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS EU commission opens formal infringement proceedings against Italy / Alleged breach of rules in adopting directive	17.06.2024
COVESTRO Financial stake in plastics-waste-to-aromatics project / Demo plant to start up in the Netherlands in 2027	10.06.2024
LOGISTICS In search of cargo space: a story of Chinese EV exports and skyrocketing freight rates	07.06.2024
ML POLYOLEFINS Cooperation agreement with household producer Keeeper / Surge in investments in plastics industry / Legal certainty crucial for recyclate sector facing volatile pricing	07.06.2024
AUTOMOTIVE EU tariffs on Chinese EV imports thrown into doubt / European Commission delays decision on levy	05.06.2024
SPAIN Waste management body accused of manipulating plastic bottle collection rates / Environmentalists insist on immediate DRS implementation	04.06.2024
POLYMER PRICES PVC May 2024: Quotations turn downwards / Ordering activity a long way from normal levels / Price cuts expected in June too despite water shortage in Mexico	03.06.2024
EUROPEAN PIPES MARKET “There are so many reporting regulations” / SMEs particularly burdened / Teppfa critical of sector's exclusion from sustainable financing / Interview with general manager Ludo Debever	29.05.2024
SUSTAINABILITY Four EU member states call for sustainable carbon policy package / Proposals aim to strengthen uptake of green feedstocks and boost European competitiveness internationally	15.05.2024
TEPPFA Plastic pipes group urges EU policymakers to consider building sector's needs for Green Deal	14.05.2024
PPWR “Nobody knows how goods are supposed to be transported in Europe in the future” – IK criticises EU packaging regulation	09.05.2024
WIND TURBINES Enquiry into Chinese subsidised turbine sales / Prices up to 50% lower than European suppliers / Initial focus on five markets	02.05.2024
ENERGY European reforms approved by parliament / Rules aim to improve price stability, enable transition to sustainable power sources	30.04.2024
LOGISTICS Era of free passes ends for shipping companies with expiry of EU Block Exemption Regulation / Shipping emissions hit record high due to Middle East conflict	26.04.2024
TITANIUM DIOXIDE Market seems to have bottomed out / Western players increase production / 2023 coloured with red	18.04.2024
PET Confirmed: Punitive EU tariffs on Chinese imports	17.04.2024
INDORAMA PET/PTA production in Rotterdam under scrutiny / Thai group reorganises activities	17.04.2024
PFAS French national assembly launches go-it-alone move on PFAS / EU accused of foot dragging / Sénat will have final say / Not all NGOs on board	15.04.2024
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Recycling rates, circular content increase but incinerated volumes rise / Region's share of global production remains in decline – Plastics Europe	10.04.2024
GLASS FIBRES EUROPE Nippon Electric Glass warns of uneconomical production / Chinese volume surplus depresses prices	05.04.2024