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EU POLICY Commission launches bioeconomy strategy / Substitution of fossil fuels / Cefic says enthusiasm is premature / Bioplastics capacity growing rapidly	09.12.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New EU pellet rules target microplastics leak along value chain / Regulation takes effect 16 December 2025	09.12.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Output continues to slide / New orders down / Sector employment numbers fall for 11th month in a row	08.12.2025
WASTE LEGISLATION “We are no longer exporting our waste problems” / What amendment to EU waste shipment regulation means for plastics industry / Interview with SAM managing director Olaf Kropp	08.12.2025
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS IK calls for binding EPR rules for disposal and recycling in Europe	08.12.2025
FAKUMA Plastics trade fair to stay loyal to Friedrichshafen, Germany / Contract extended through 2030	05.12.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING Global Commitment to cut virgin plastics use sees progress despite challenges / Government policies needed to spur leading FMCG companies into action	04.12.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Up to eight plants under threat of closure in Europe / Plastics converters must brace for drop in demand / Defence sector could become point of growth	03.12.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY Emergency round table for recycling yields few results / Second meeting set for mid-December	01.12.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY PPWR: Draft bill for new packaging law submitted / Plastics Europe welcomes potential eligibility of chemical recycling	01.12.2025
UK Government publishes updated EPR registration fees for 2026 / Some companies face hikes of more than 25%	01.12.2025
COP30 Mixed picture at climate change conference / Commitments, but little action / Europe to take on more responsibility	28.11.2025
AUTOMOTIVE EU Commission approves funding for power device plant / E-vehicle, fast-charging, renewable energy applications targeted / EUR 12.8 bn in chips funding so far	28.11.2025
RECYCLING ITALY “From tomorrow, no more collections” / Municipalities react to recycling freeze in southern Italy	27.11.2025
ENERGY COSTS GERMANY Plastics converters could be eligible for industrial electricity price / Recyclers likely left in limbo / EUR 3 bn of taxpayers' money to provide relief / Many details still to be clarified	27.11.2025
EUCIA Composites association launches Carbon Fiber Europe alliance	27.11.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Registrations climb in October, year-to-date / BYD continues to gain ground / Carmakers, processors struggle with political shifts	26.11.2025
GREENDOT Recycling group urges take-up of eco-modulation to boost use of recycled materials in plastic packaging	26.11.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Surveys show moody manufacturers / German processor morale brightens – Ifo / UK producers more upbeat	25.11.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING PPWR poses challenges for recyclate use, recyclability / Companies need to react now / Notes from Future Resources conference	25.11.2025
SPAIN Chemical industry at risk of losing EUR 26 bn over next 10 years / Production to rise despite headwinds / Industry lobbies for measures to bolster competitiveness	24.11.2025
CHEMICAL RECYCLING EU consortium targets entire SUP value chain / New route from non-recyclable packaging to circular materials	24.11.2025
PMMA RECYCLING NextChem builds chemical recycling plant in Italy / Pekutherm extends commitment	24.11.2025
ITALY Uprising of the plastics recyclers: Numerous lines decommissioned / “We can paralyse the entire Italian waste system” – Assorimap	21.11.2025
UN PLASTICS SUMMIT Date set for exploratory meeting in early 2026	21.11.2025

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