United Nations

EUROPEAN ECONOMY War catalyses green transition / EV popularity soars / European shops on shifting sands	30.06.2026
UPDATE - IRAN WAR US agrees on roadmap for final deal in 60 days after Tehran shut Strait of Hormuz again / Meetings to continue this week	18.06.2026
FOOD PACKAGING UN warns of chemical migration risks from recycled plastics used in food packaging / Calls for harmonised global standards to ensure consumer safety	16.06.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY How can a functioning recyclate market be established? / Wuppertal Institute study analyses current situation, outlines ways forward / “Plastics as a service”	08.06.2026
LOGISTICS Free passage as a utopian ideal? / Hormuz tolls put global shipping – and maritime law – under pressure	29.05.2026
SCHÜTZ Cooperation with Packaging Laundry established to recondition IBCs in Ireland	21.05.2026
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Trump rescinds EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding / End to greenhouse regulation in US / Effect on manufacturing unclear	19.02.2026
USA Trump announces withdrawal from more climate agreements, UN programmes / Experts ponder legality of planned severance moves	14.01.2026
COP30 Mixed picture at climate change conference / Commitments, but little action / Europe to take on more responsibility	28.11.2025
UN PLASTICS SUMMIT Date set for exploratory meeting in early 2026	21.11.2025
EU POLICY Climate rules agreed on before COP30 / Emissions cuts now in percentages / Concessions for countries still lagging / California governor to make appearance in Brazil	10.11.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PIE speaks to PRE president Ton Emans about fraudulent recyclate imports, plant closures, energy prices, and much more	30.10.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Chair of failed INC talks reportedly to step down / Luis Vayas Valdivieso said to be leaving for ‘personal and professional reasons'	07.10.2025
LOGISTICS Panama Canal traffic stalls as US tariffs bite / UN warns of fragile shipping outlook / Germany bets on new rail boss amid crisis	26.09.2025
EDITORIAL The (plastics) summit of disappointment, embarrassment, and hypocrisy	20.08.2025
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
UN PLASTICS TREATY Global Plastics Treaty talks underway in Geneva / ‘Make or break' for the planet, environmental experts warn	07.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Environmental protestors target Ineos with surprise stunt / Greenpeace and plastics makers at loggerheads over global waste crisis	06.08.2025
UK-US TRADE US plastics association lauds UK agreement / Deal supports US trade surplus / EU shops at competitive disadvantage	29.07.2025
IKEA Furniture group plans to eliminate plastic packaging by 2028	21.07.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Proposals for new maritime plastic-pellet transport rules rejected / UN experts meet	07.07.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT US PET producer sued for contaminating drinking water / EPA says 1.4-dioxane is a carcinogen	04.07.2025
COCA-COLA Drinks giant mulls shift from cans to plastic bottles to beat Trump's tariffs / Agreement with EC to amend recyclability claims on labels	20.05.2025
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