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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Supplier organisation reports 104,000 job cuts over two years / EU strengths should be backed by policy / Commission's Automotive Package eases 2035 targets	19.01.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Outlook for Q1 2026 / Companies expect stagnation / Defensive staffing policies – IK business survey	19.01.2026
INTERVIEW Energy costs, cheap imports strain Italy's plastics reclaim sector / Mandatory recycled-content quotas for packaging, anti-dumping duties needed / Interview with Walter Regis, Assorimap president	16.01.2026
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Technology of future or token gesture? Only around one third of planned recycling facilities likely to be built – Conversio study	14.01.2026
PIPE INDUSTRY EUROPE Dow's PE 100-RC polymer secures KRV listing	09.01.2026
CEFIC BASF CEO Markus Kamieth appointed president of Europe's chemical industry association	08.01.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE EU27 competitiveness expected to erode further by 2030 amid rising energy costs / Bloc's global market shrinks over 15 years – Cefic	07.01.2026
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Study proposes measures to tackle plastics pollution / Urgent action needed in next five years / Suggested bans on PS, EPS, PVC packaging	07.01.2026
PLASTICS EUROPE Ineos CEO Rob Ingram appointed president	07.01.2026
RECYCLING RecyClass updates guidance for labels and adhesives on PET bottles	07.01.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Registrations continue higher in November / EVs dominate / BYD nears Tesla in market share	06.01.2026
PACKAGING SWITZERLAND Government sets out plan for minimum 55% reclaim rate for SUP packaging	06.01.2026
EU POLICY European Commission launches programme to support recycling sector / “Unfair and harmful import competition” to be addressed	06.01.2026
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA sees bottoming out after declines in order intake, revenues / 5% drop in turnover expected for 2025	18.12.2025
EU POLICY Brussels introduces eighth omnibus / Newest legislation package focused on cost savings for industry / NGOs call environment label Trojan Horse	17.12.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Decline in production, sales predicted for 2026 / Industry sending out SOS, says VCI president Steilemann	16.12.2025
PLASTICS TAX UK BPF hails government's mass-balance decision / Move gives companies confidence to invest in recycling facilities, says trade group	15.12.2025
RECYCLING UK Industry on the brink – BPF / Shutdowns continue / Shops face multiple problems	15.12.2025
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

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