Plastics Europe

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
TRADE WAR EU Commission plans retaliatory tariffs; PE reportedly targeted / Move could aid European producers / US-Houthi attacks expected to aggravate impact of US tariffs	19.03.2025
POLAND Robust economic performance lifts plastics industry in 2024 / Strict regulations, rising energy costs fuel fears over competitiveness / Associations call for stringent measures	03.03.2025
EU POLICY Clean Industrial Deal unveiled in Brussels / 400 business leaders send urgent call to heads of state / Cefic praises ‘bold action' / Ineos's Ratcliffe prefers US approach	27.02.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY Recyclate gap to increase to 30% by 2030 / Rising demand from packaging, construction, automotive segments – BKV study	21.02.2025
PLASTPOL Poland's 29th plastics and rubber processing trade fair scheduled for 20-23 May	14.02.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Commission introduces Compass for Competitiveness; blueprint leverages Draghi report / Resin makers criticise pace as too slow	12.02.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Plastics Europe laments decline in production in Q3 2024 / Year-on-year growth still reported	23.01.2025
INTERVIEW “Huge potential for recycling remains untapped” / Conversio managing director Christoph Lindner talks to PIE about the material flows of plastics in Germany	21.01.2025
WORLD PLASTICS COUNCIL President Benny Mermans elected for second term	10.01.2025
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN RECYCLATE MARKET Insolvencies abound as industry faces slowdown / Wider price gap to virgin plastics weighs heavy / Two more difficult years / Will Trump policies aid EU recycling sector?	19.12.2024
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Measures needed to counteract slowdown in recycling capacity growth / EuRIC publishes roadmap to boost competitiveness, innovation	11.12.2024
DOW CHEMICAL Carter tapped as new COO / Ten Bruggencate to head construction division	09.12.2024
UN PLASTICS TREATY No consensus after Busan talks / Petchem industry accused of ‘unsupportive' behaviour / Rising endorsement of production caps / Further session planned	04.12.2024
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