Plastics Europe

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
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY First-quarter production up significantly / Future seems dim – Plastics Europe	16.07.2025
EU POLICY Funding framework for Clean Industrial Deal projects stands / Focus on renewables / “Long term predictability for business”	14.07.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING EU Parliament, Council plan significantly lower minimum recyclate quotas for new vehicles / Will ELV Directive come into force by mid-2026?	10.07.2025
MICROPLASTICS Joint technical paper to help companies with new REACH labelling requirement	09.07.2025
PLASTICS EUROPE Benny Mermans named president of European trade association	01.07.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING EU member states endorse slower ramp-up for plastics reclaim targets in ELVR / Plastics Europe supports faster timeline / FEAD, EuRIC urge EU to preserve ambitions	27.06.2025
PLASTPOL Attendance remains at previous year's level / Fears over European industry's competitiveness persist / Polish plastics sector shows signs of recovery	10.06.2025
NORTHERN AND EASTERN EUROPE Poland's plastics industry shows signs of economic recovery / Average order book size growing in Finland	05.06.2025
EDITORIAL The writing is on the wall	28.05.2025
CIRPLEX Sustainability, circularity in focus at first edition of trade event / Talks focus on core problems, solutions	27.05.2025
PACKAGING EUROPE Trade groups criticise European Commission plans to greenlight state-run PROs / Move “will be a tax on producers”	21.05.2025
K 2025 Spotlight on industry transformation with special show Plastics Shape the Future	15.05.2025
EU POLICY Coalition says new state aid framework lacks circularity funding measures / Omission risks undermining region's recycling sector / EU Commission spells out approach	08.05.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING Potential dual-use output loophole draws criticism / Industry reps respond: reclaim quotas should not include fuel use	01.05.2025
K 2025 Women in Plastics to premiere at Düsseldorf trade fair	30.04.2025
PLASTICS EUROPE Hans Ketelslegers appointed director for sustainable use of plastics	29.04.2025
EVENTS Plastics processors, recyclers to gather at Cirplex in Austria	29.04.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EU Parliament, Council provisionally agree on pellet loss regulations / “Building on plastics industry's work”	16.04.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY SPAIN Industry roadmap published for sustainability, innovation, competitiveness / Sector reps talk transformation at roundtable	02.04.2025
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Increased polymer output, reduced sales – Plastics Europe draws grim balance for 2024 / ‘Positive spirit' needed	24.03.2025