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GERMAN ECONOMY Domestic economy lacks impetus / Germany slips into recession / Unclear outlook – DIHK survey	26.05.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UN Plastics Treaty: companies tackling pollution form alliance to better inform policymakers	26.05.2023
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Sales by German suppliers slide in Q1 / “Rapid downturn” over / Output ex-pharma to drop 8% this year	23.05.2023
GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET IK trade group survey Q2: Manufacturers' sales, earnings under pressure / Sales prices plummet / Raw material availability stable	23.05.2023
RECYCLING AWARDS Plastics Recyclers Europe announces winners of recycling awards for 2023	23.05.2023
RECYLED PLASTICS MORE survey open for European converters	19.05.2023
COMPOSITES RECYCLING Eliot project ends / Researchers laud solvolysis, pyrolysis reclaim technologies for aeronautics parts	18.05.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING Interpack announces PackTheFuture Awards / Focus on sustainable solutions	17.05.2023
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Plastics Europe says production costs erase 2022 rise in turnover / Exports drop sharply / Another fall in output expected this year	17.05.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UN plastics treaty: Sides stake out positions ahead of talks / Next INC-2 round in Paris / Legal issues could hound industry / Big investors call on companies to reduce use of plastics	15.05.2023
ITALY Rome to fund 75 recycling plants / Move follows G7 pledge to end plastic pollution by 2040 / Additional capacity, more waste recovery planned	15.05.2023
PVC EU extends ban on lead content to imports / Recyclers receive limited exemption	12.05.2023
UK Government plans update to plastics packaging tax / Officials call for comments on tax credits	12.05.2023
USA Biden administration introduces recycling proposals / Senate submits reclaim legislation / Greenpeace calls for decisive action against plastics waste exports	05.05.2023
PET BOTTLES German consumption drops to 446,000 t in 2021 – GVM report / Recycling share rises to 44.8%	28.04.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH What the PFAS ban proposed by the ECHA means for the plastics industry / PIE talks with materials expert Michael Schlipf about the “forever chemicals”	27.04.2023
PREZERO Plastics sorting facility to be built in Austria / Partnership with ARA for waste packaging	27.04.2023
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY European car sales surge in March, Q1 / EVs add market share	25.04.2023
PACKAGING European trade bodies warn of waste regulation disparity / EU market rules needed for circular economy / Varying national laws said to cause difficulties	25.04.2023
RUSSIA Plastics processors call for duties on plastics goods imports / Firms charge China with dumping / WTO rules likely to impede quick changes	24.04.2023
SUPPLIER INDUSTRY Germany: Increased turnover due only to higher energy prices – industry association / Production and capacity utilisation decline nevertheless	21.04.2023
US ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Citizen group sues EPA over approval of Chevron fuel based on plastics waste / Agency mulls tougher emissions regs for chemical plants	21.04.2023
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Plastics use to surge over next few years – report / Design changes to support further resin demand / European component makers report profitability concerns / Employment growth in EV parts underperforming expectations	20.04.2023
COFFEE CAPSULES European Bioplastics welcomes EC's proposed mandate for compostable capsules / Part of revised rules for PPWR / Green Dot group says move undermines recycling efforts	20.04.2023
PLASTIC TOYS Recoup warns of how toys can hurt recycling networks / UK group studies methods for recovering playthings	20.04.2023

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