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PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Plastics Europe, EuPC launch programme to control pellet loss / Scheme harmonised with Operation Clean Sweep	06.02.2023
PLASTICS WASTE UK MPs lament government's decision to reject calls for bans on export of plastics scrap / Recycler calls for local investments	01.02.2023
PLASTICS WASTE European Parliament votes for stricter shipment rules / Trade bodies say export ban a major setback for circular economy, recycling	31.01.2023
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY Vehicle registrations tank in 2022 / Sales, production expected to rise this year / Industry shifts dog auto component makers	30.01.2023
GERMAN LABOUR MARKET Plastics industry particularly hard hit by staff shortages – DIHK survey	30.01.2023
REACH ECHA adds nine chemicals to list of Substances of Very High Concern / Melamine, several flame retardants among problematic products	27.01.2023
RECYCLASS New recycling rules for white, natural PS packaging / Testing aligned with guidelines from US group	26.01.2023
UK Cuts coming for energy cost subsidies / Chemical industry warns of continued cost pressure	25.01.2023
EVENTS Petcore annual conference set for 1-2 February / Registration open for Brussels event	25.01.2023
EPS RECYCLING Collaboration aims to increase EPS/XPS recycling in France / Pilot project for sorting and processing EPS packaging waste in Germany	23.01.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT US lower house committee: chemical recycling does not support circularity, material recovery / Group tells EPA to retain waste processing classification for such tech	19.01.2023
DANONE Environmental groups sue food giant over global plastic pollution / Move follows reported warnings last year	18.01.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: AUSTRIA Lower demand reduced packaging recovery last year / 2023 starts with new stimuli	12.01.2023
PLASTICS MARKETS GERMANY Material flow analysis: Where does the material come from and where does it go? How much is recycled? / Q&A session with Conversio managing director Christoph Lindner	11.01.2023
ASSOCIATIONS New haed in the European PVC industry: Schellerer appointed chairman of VinylPlus and ECVM	11.01.2023
EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY EU plans overhaul of emissions trading scheme / Officials approve natural gas price cap	10.01.2023
FRANCE Court expands ban on plastics packaging for fruit, vegetables / Ruling said to impact French food competitiveness / Recyclability should play a role, business groups say	10.01.2023
PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY Dual Systems satisfied with recovery volumes and recycling quotas for 2021 / Fewer exports of plastic packaging – ZSVR	05.01.2023
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Italian machine makers forecast solid 2022 / Result to exceed pre-pandemic mark / Dark clouds ahead	03.01.2023
PETCORE Christian Crepet to step down as executive director / Ermis Panagiotopoulos tapped as interim replacement	02.01.2023
WORLD PLASTICS COUNCIL Chevron VP Mermans tapped as next chairman	23.12.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY CANADA “While the industry does not support bans, we have always been a sector of problem solvers” / Interview with CIAC CEO Bob Masterson	22.12.2022
RECYCLING EUROPE EEA wants better reporting on non-packaging plastics / Policies heavily reliant on packaging data driven by recycling targets	22.12.2022
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Gas shortage takes its toll / Producers caught between rising prices, sinking profits / Firms look longingly to US	21.12.2022
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS UK environmental group demands ban on compostable, biodegradable throwaway products	21.12.2022

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