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PLASTIC PACKAGING Germany's federal cabinet approves PPWR Implementation Act / Recycling rate for plastic packaging rises to 75% / Criticism from industry bodies: ‘the political brakes are on'	20.02.2026
ZEUS PACKAGING Irish group acquires Spanish competitor Koex Packaging Solutions	19.02.2026
RECYCLING UK FSA to certify domestic recyclate for EU food contact	17.02.2026
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS EU Commission unit signs off on new rules for recyclate in plastic bottles / Standardised mass-balance methods, restrictions on rPET imports up to 2027 included	16.02.2026
COVERIS Sale of paper division / Packaging specialist to focus on flexible film	16.02.2026
BEWI EPS specialist still in the red from continuing operations / Divestments restore profit but mask deeper operational losses	13.02.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING ‘Rising rates alone are no reason to celebrate' / Guest editorial on the state of the industry – Dirk Textor, Bvse	05.02.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Federal government not planning national plastics tax – at least not ‘for the time being'	04.02.2026
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Prices for films in Europe declined in Q4 / Shift to discounters, private labels supports demand to limited extent	03.02.2026
RECYCLING AUSTRIA Tax on non-recyclable packaging planned	29.01.2026
TREOFAN Taghleef parent acquires film producer / Operations to continue as Polyopt	27.01.2026
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT California recycling rates in sub-basement / State action to deal with SUP glut stalled / Fresh revision of regulatory proposals held back again	26.01.2026
UPDATE - EU TRADE Parliament freezes US trade deal / Zero tariffs for plastics, chemicals shelved / Mercosur agreement on hold for judicial review	23.01.2026
PACKAGING WASTE EUROPE EU to implement labelling specifications by August 2026 / Visual harmonisation a PPWR priority	22.01.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING ‘Sustainable packaging often fails not because of the material, but because of the cost of the transition' / Peter Désilets and Lea Körber of the Pacoon agency in an interview with PIE	22.01.2026
COCA-COLA Beverage giant expands bottling capacity for rPET in Northern Ireland	21.01.2026
PET RECYCLING EU seeks industry feedback on PET bottle recyclability guidelines	21.01.2026
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Plastics Europe Polska calls for urgent action, proposes establishment of Chemicals and Plastics Trade Observatory	21.01.2026
MOSCA Plant for strapping bands to open in Mexico	20.01.2026
EU-US RELATIONS European Union reconsiders trade deal with US over Trump's Greenland threats / EUR 93 bn in retaliatory tariffs on US goods back on the table – reports	19.01.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Outlook for Q1 2026 / Companies expect stagnation / Defensive staffing policies – IK business survey	19.01.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING POLAND Industry struggling for survival across Europe amid dwindling profitability / ‘The more companies fail in the West, the more will survive in the Eastern EU'	15.01.2026
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Dubai bans several SUP products / Move marks final phase of UAE-wide initiative launched in 2022	12.01.2026
RECYCLING RecyClass updates guidance for labels and adhesives on PET bottles	07.01.2026
SPHERE Acquisition in Catalonia strengthens recycling segment / Takeover of Spanish rubbish bag manufacturer Plasticbag	19.12.2025

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