Plastics Europe

INTERNATIONAL RECYCLING FORUM Fourth edition takes place in Wiesbaden / Status quo, developments, regulations in circular economy	03.12.2024
PACKAGING EUROPE PPWR corrigendum officially approved by MEPs / Regulation expected to enter into force at start of 2025	28.11.2024
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Cheap polymer imports threaten circular economy ambitions / Share of global plastics production continues to slide – Plastics Europe report	25.11.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT No link between plastic packaging and microplastic ingestion / Potential connection with highly processed food – Plastics Europe study	17.10.2024
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY Association reports recovery at low level / Production rises moderately / Order books continue to empty	24.09.2024
PACKAGING RECYCLING POLAND Shortfalls on all fronts / Foreign waste, off-spec materials as alternatives to recyclate / DRS could boost PET waste volumes	27.08.2024
EUROPEAN CONVERTERS “Let's please collaborate”: Industry representatives stress on need to work together at EuPC annual meet / Decarbonisation, regulation, competitiveness major topics	28.06.2024
POLAND Plastpol 2024 sees uptick in international attendance / Green transition, energy efficiency, competitiveness dominate discussions	14.06.2024
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
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
PLASTICS EUROPE DEUTSCHLAND Managing director Ingemar Bühler leaves association	28.05.2024
UN PLASTICS TREATY “The work is far from over”: Polymer production remains contentious in fourth session / Some convergence on waste management, recycling / 170 nations strive toward a global agreement	09.05.2024
NPE Biggest trade show on the North American continent to open doors again / Main topics: recycling, sustainability	06.05.2024
FRANCE Activists say European deposit refund schemes no silver bullet / Surge in consumption expected as one consequence of return systems / Elipso dismisses claims as biased	30.04.2024
EU PACKAGING Parliament adopts updated PPWR / Rules “require practical implementation” – Plastics Europe MD	26.04.2024
EXXONMOBIL US Group plans to shut down French petrochemical site in Gravenchon / Cracker, PE plants face closure	12.04.2024
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
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Parliament's ENVI committee backs EU's Zero Pellet Loss proposal / NGOs not fully satisfied	02.04.2024
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY Production is going through a deep trough / Planned regulation will set course for the future – Plastics Europe	19.03.2024
BISPHENOL A New EU regulations on the horizon / Public consultation in progress / “Health risk across all age groups”	20.02.2024
PLAYMOBIL Toy maker switches Junior portfolio to plant-based plastics / Mass balance ABS from Ineos Styrolution	08.02.2024
EDITORIAL A clear position is not an end in itself: the plastics industry must also take a firm stand	26.01.2024
EU PACKAGING Position of member states sets stage for talks on final regs / Interest groups raise concerns about PPWR	04.01.2024
GERMANY Plastics tax around the corner / Who will have to pay and when? / Mixed voices from the industry	02.01.2024
YEAR-ENDER: RECYCLING Will advanced – or chemical – recycling be the silver bullet for hard-to-recycle plastics?	22.12.2023