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AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING Provisional ELVR deal sets 15% recycled content target after six years / Closed-loop share fixed at 20%	12.12.2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
EU POLICY Council adopts last of Omnibus Package / Simplification of rules for business / Threshold for sustainability reporting raised	20.11.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Downturn deepens in 2024 as structural pressures drag on / Data shows first-ever drop in input and output – PRE report	17.11.2025
INTERVIEW “How long European PET producers can hang on depends on how long the companies can afford to keep losing money” – Petcore president Antonello Ciotti	14.11.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI speaks of ‘autumn depression' / Economic situation continues to deteriorate / Polymer production down significantly	13.11.2025
SPAIN ANAIP joins industry SOS to EU regulators over competitiveness / Spanish tax on non-reusable plastic packaging wreaks havoc on supply chain	10.11.2025
RECYCLING NETHERLANDS More than EUR 18 mn in grants awarded to nine circular plastic projects / Circular Plastics NL 2025 sets EUR 100 mn in co-funding in motion	07.11.2025
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS European Commission publishes new guidance on SUP litter collection, extended producer responsibilities	05.11.2025
ITALY Federchimica association celebrates chemical industry – and seeks orientation during members' meeting	04.11.2025

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