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POLAND DRS to launch 1 October despite protests / Council of entrepreneurs warns of high costs, limited effectiveness / Public backlash threatens to derail reform	18.09.2025
LIDL / KAUFLAND Schwarz retail group lags in recyclates use / Previous plastics strategy to be expanded	18.09.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING Draft EU circularity rules provisionally approved / New vehicle types to include minimum 20% recycled plastics / Waste industry lobby urges stronger action	17.09.2025
SPAIN Household plastics market poised for robust growth / Shift towards environmentally friendly products / Asian countries look into export opportunities	16.09.2025
AUTOMOTIVE Clepa urges EU to step in with support for auto supply sector / Up to 350,000 jobs could be lost if no action taken	16.09.2025
FRANCE Reward system for use of recycled material to come into effect next year	15.09.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Subsidies for innovative products underway / Brussels sets the stage but Netherlands leads on circular plastics	15.09.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Mars, Nestlé, PepsiCo and others launch US Flexible Film Initiative to tackle plastic packaging waste	15.09.2025
RECYCLING Aimplas gains RecyClass accreditation for automotive, E&E testing	15.09.2025
TRADE WAR US imposes full tariffs on imports of PET, rPET / Asian exporters to feel the pinch	11.09.2025
POLYETHYLENE Global markets caught between tariffs and overcapacities / More and more exports from all directions head to Europe / Brazil imposes punitive tariffs	11.09.2025
UK CONSTRUCTION Activity falls for eighth month straight / Housebuilding, civil engineering experience summer slide	10.09.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Disappointing Q2 for 2025 / Production continues to decline / Plant utilisation falls to dangerously low level	09.09.2025
ENVALIOR Lanxess-Advent JV diverts 88% of generated waste from landfill / 2024 sustainability report published	09.09.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Competitiveness crisis: Associations call for swift action to bridge EU policy gap / “De-industrialisation is rapidly becoming a reality”	05.09.2025
PACKAGING RECYCLING Latest German minimum packaging standard published – ZSVR / Early guidance for companies on PPWR	05.09.2025
PLASTICS TAX UK PPT revenue falls 3% in 2024 / Volume of packaging with recycled content rises for third consecutive year	03.09.2025
TRADE WAR EU to impose zero tariffs on US industrial goods including chemicals, plastics products / US to impose 50% tariffs on plastics industry equipment	02.09.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Global chemical coalition launches innovation platform / Start-ups, academia collaborate with industry leaders to catalyse sustainability	02.09.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PRE: “The European plastics recycling industry is facing imminent collapse” / Loss of reclaim capacities projected at 1 mn t by end-2025	01.09.2025
SPAIN Bottle deposit system to become mandatory end of 2026 / Recycling targets missed	01.09.2025
SWEDEN Duni introduces reusable packaging system for food and drinks	01.09.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Registrations climb in July / US confirms lower tariff on EU vehicles / EV market share eases	29.08.2025
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Recycling sector warns of market distortion under new EU implementing decision / Industry contends definitions / Non-EU waste may be counted towards targets	28.08.2025
USA Plastics machinery shipments steady in Q2 / Wider processing sentiment remains cautious	28.08.2025

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