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PACKAGING UK Government unveils base fees for packaging producers under EPR scheme / Most lower than illustrative fees announced in December	04.07.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT US PET producer sued for contaminating drinking water / EPA says 1.4-dioxane is a carcinogen	04.07.2025
EU POLICY Green agenda starts to wither / Is brown the new beautiful? / Macron calls for second rethink of 2040 targets	03.07.2025
SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL Ireland's EPA clears dw2 oxo-biodegradables / Materials technology group hails announcement	30.06.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING EU member states endorse slower ramp-up for plastics reclaim targets in ELVR / Plastics Europe supports faster timeline / FEAD, EuRIC urge EU to preserve ambitions	27.06.2025
NOVAMONT Bioplastics specialist and parent Eni fined more than EUR 32 mn / Italian antitrust authority slams ‘exclusionary' marketing scheme for biodegradable bags	25.06.2025
UKRAINE Polymer imports plunge by a third since start of war / Stake in Karpatnaftokhim reportedly sold to new investor	23.06.2025
CHEMICAL RECYCLING EUROPE New guidelines published for best practices in chemical recycling / Framework spells out clarity and recommendations for companies	18.06.2025
TRADE WAR US, China agree to reduce export restrictions; rare earths to be supplied again / Trump says relationship with China is ‘excellent'	11.06.2025
PFAS Sustainable healthcare group warns of forever chemicals inaction / 150 European medical professionals write to EU Commission	10.06.2025
WASTE MANAGEMENT Israel, Chile, US ranked top three waste producers / Japan, South Korea, Estonia best performers in waste management – Senseneo World Global Index 2025	06.06.2025
EASTMAN Is a recycling project in Texas on the brink? / Trump administration cancels subsidies for 24 sustainability projects / USD 375 mn grant cancelled	04.06.2025
USA Trump budget bill foreseen to starve clean energy / Elimination of tax credits a death blow to IRA	29.05.2025
SCOTLAND Retailers applaud government's delay of single-use cup charge	29.05.2025
SPAIN Authorities arrest five, question 15 in alleged criminal plastics waste import-export network	27.05.2025
TRADE WAR Trump defers EU tariffs till 9 July / The euro rallies in response	26.05.2025
PET European Commission initiates investigation on dumping from Vietnam	23.05.2025
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Reports of 10,000 job losses already this year – Clepa / More redundancies likely / Brussels softens CO2 guidelines	22.05.2025
3M Fluorochemicals maker to pay USD 450 mn for groundwater contamination with PFAS / Related production to be phased out	22.05.2025
WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY Single-Use Plastics Fund: deadline extended for declaration of volumes / Registrations lower than planned	22.05.2025
PACKAGING EUROPE Trade groups criticise European Commission plans to greenlight state-run PROs / Move “will be a tax on producers”	21.05.2025
PFAS Trump EPA to scale back parts of Biden-era regulatory focus / Restrictions on PFOA and PFOS should survive rewrite	20.05.2025
POM China imposes final anti-dumping duties on imports from US, EU, Taiwan, Japan / Levy on EU reduced to 34.5%	19.05.2025
RENEWABLE ENERGY Policies proposed for EU chemical industry shift to renewable carbon – RCI report / Dutch team outlines transition plan	19.05.2025
BASF Groundwater contamination dogs US site / Problem-solving takes years	15.05.2025

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