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PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Global production cap would push up virgin plastics prices / Targeted action focused on waste management offers optimal outcome – Oxford Economics report	15.10.2026
REUSABLE PACKAGING Providers of reusable shipping packaging plan joint return network in Europe / Standardised packaging sizes and formats being tested	14.10.2026
RUSSIA Polymer industry calls for government support as demand weakens, costs soar / Investment in equipment plunges / Number of plastics processors begins to decline	13.10.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Production rises counter to market trend / Films decline, rigid packaging gains ground – GADV study 2025	13.10.2026
PLASTICS TAX GERMANY Berlin plans EUR 550/t levy as of July 2027 / Relief for recyclates planned / Implementation requires almost 800 new positions for customs authorities	12.10.2026
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY Industry less pessimistic about final quarter / Sales expectations improve / One in five companies still expects job cuts – IK economic survey	06.10.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE Fragile improvement in H1 2026 / Patchy performance among EU27 / Energy price gap with US widens	05.10.2026
BIOPLASTICS RECYCLING Research project recycles PLA from mixed waste / Process a ‘working reality'	28.09.2026
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY EVs take another percentage point of market share / Now level with petrol sales / Charging infrastructure, local battery production lag	25.09.2026
WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY Single-use plastics fund pays out for first time / Local authorities to receive around EUR 205 mn / Revenue significantly below initial expectations	24.09.2026
WASTE EXPORTS European Commission keeps plastics waste exports to Turkey open but signals possible suspension	22.09.2026
CHEMICAL RECYCLING EUROPE Annual CRE conference to focus on creating conditions to meet EU 2030 targets	22.09.2026
FRANCE Packaging association Elipso urges Paris to work out details of DRS / Plans to seek ruling from EU Court of Justice if France passes EPR draft law / Group accuses distributors of evading liability	21.09.2026
TURKEY Recycling seen as route to import cuts / Secondary materials face tougher quality demands / Recycled plastics meet food-contact barriers	18.09.2026
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Q1 output declines further on weak demand / No relief in energy costs / Export, import volumes down significantly – Cefic	17.09.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING PolyCert launches certification scheme for recycled plastics in food contact / Audit-based scheme aligned with EU regulation	17.09.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Minimum standard for packaging recyclability updated / New rules align definitions with PPWR / Revised testing approach for coatings, adhesives	16.09.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE French industry group Polyvia outlines plans to strengthen local plastics production / Need to combat rising dependence on imports / Bvse backs call to stabilise plastics value chain	15.09.2026
EU RECYCLING European recyclers seek 'Made in Europe' preference under PPWR	11.09.2026
MEDICAL PACKAGING PPWR puts healthcare packaging companies under pressure despite pharma exemptions	10.09.2026
PLASTICS RECYCLING PRE report examines recycling approaches, challenges, progress in Europe / Focus on key plastics waste streams	09.09.2026
GALA Additives alliance Gala takes over from Elisana on global scale	07.09.2026
PLASTICS TAX UK Revenues from PPT fall 4% / Volumes of taxable material decline by 7% / BPF says tax encourages lightweighting rather than greater recyclate use	04.09.2026
EUPC Erich Cuaz appointed new Director General	02.09.2026
CHEMICAL RECYCLING JRC puts numbers on price difference to virgin plastics / CRE says findings unsurprising for a 'young, capital-intensive industry' / What would it take to close the gap?	01.09.2026

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