Plastics Europe

PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION Spanish associations join forces against reuse targets for plastic films in transport / Economic impact not yet entirely clear, says analyst	08.01.2026
PLASTICS EUROPE Ineos CEO Rob Ingram appointed president	07.01.2026
EU POLICY European Commission launches programme to support recycling sector / “Unfair and harmful import competition” to be addressed	06.01.2026
YEAR-ENDER: PLASTICS RECYCLING MARKET Europe's reclaim sector faces its toughest year yet / Cheap virgin plastics squeeze recyclates / Strain continues	18.12.2025
YEAR-ENDER 2025: TARIFFS Trump tariffs shook EU plastics industry in 2025 / 15% duty ignited retaliatory firestorms / Diversification and capacity shifts ahead in 2026	16.12.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING Provisional ELVR deal sets 15% recycled content target after six years / Closed-loop share fixed at 20%	12.12.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New EU pellet rules target microplastics leak along value chain / Regulation takes effect 16 December 2025	09.12.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY PPWR: Draft bill for new packaging law submitted / Plastics Europe welcomes potential eligibility of chemical recycling	01.12.2025
PVC MARKET ‘Consolidation remains a possibility' / Interview with Vynova CEO Christophe André	25.11.2025
SPAIN ANAIP joins industry SOS to EU regulators over competitiveness / Spanish tax on non-reusable plastic packaging wreaks havoc on supply chain	10.11.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION European output stagnates amid global growth / Circular volumes shift to Asia – Plastics Europe report	08.10.2025
K 2025 World's leading plastics industry trade fair opens its doors in Germany / 3,200 exhibitors, 180,000 visitors expected	08.10.2025
K 2025 ‘All we need is a good atmosphere' / Guest editorial on start of world's leading trade fair K from Markus Lüling, editor-in-chief of daily trade fair newspaper K-AKTUELL	06.10.2025
STYRENICS ‘We must prevent any further production relocations' / PIE interview with Klaus Ries, styrenics market expert at BASF	03.10.2025
WHITE PAPER ON RECYCLATES Prognosis in three scenarios: The development of PCR prices up to 2032 / Joint white paper by Porsche Consulting, TecPart, and KI.PIE Group	02.10.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE EU associations respond to shifting polymer flows amid third-party tariffs / Brussels pressed for balanced response	30.09.2025
EU PLASTICS TAX Proposal to raise plastics own resource draws sharp criticism / Calls for dedicated circularity fund	23.09.2025
PLASTICS MANUFACTURING GERMANY Production down significantly in Q2 / “We will need to be in it for the long haul” – Plastics Europe	19.09.2025
ENVALIOR Lanxess-Advent JV diverts 88% of generated waste from landfill / 2024 sustainability report published	09.09.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Competitiveness crisis: Associations call for swift action to bridge EU policy gap / “De-industrialisation is rapidly becoming a reality”	05.09.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Crucial talks end with no deal / ‘Bad actors' blamed for failure to agree on limit of plastics production / Industry bodies call for continued dialogue	15.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Talks extended into 10th day / Environment groups condemn original draft text / Proposals ‘ensure nothing will change' and are ‘completely unacceptable'	15.08.2025
TITANIUM DIOXIDE European Court of Justice overturns ECHA carcinogen classification in final instance / EU committed “manifest error” / NGOs concerned about precedent	11.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Global Plastics Treaty talks underway in Geneva / ‘Make or break' for the planet, environmental experts warn	07.08.2025
FRANCE RECYCLING Country touted the ‘bad boy' of Europe for plastics recycling / Overhaul of plastics waste management system in the works	28.07.2025