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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EU new car registrations down sharply in H1 / Battery-powered vehicles enjoy gains / Components makers continue to struggle	12.08.2022
RECYCLING SPAIN Chemical recycling set for boom / Packaging reclaim at all-time high	09.08.2022
EU AND SUSTAINABILITY European car suppliers group joins EU-funded project / Partners seek to accelerate shift to sustainable materials, processes	08.08.2022
RECYCLASS Guide for designing recyclable plastics packaging	05.08.2022
PLASTICS WASTE European waste managers say energy recovery key to circular transition / Industry touts ability to help bridge gap in power supply	04.08.2022
UK RECYCLING Uniform data needed for effective household waste collection / Disparate reporting endangers reclaim goals – Recoup study	04.08.2022
AIMPLAS Technology centre expands to house additional operations	29.07.2022
GKV “The GKV and I are going to have a lot of fun together ” – interview with Helen Fürst, new president of the German converters association GKV	27.07.2022
CATALYST TECHNOLOGY Researchers seek to create methanol from CO2 / Aimplas oversees project between Europe, Japan	27.07.2022
PET MARKET EUROPE European consumption rises to over 5 mn t / PET continues to be the recycling star: over a quarter of the demand is met with recyclate / Easy to meet EU requirements by 2030	26.07.2022
EUROZONE ECONOMY Record price growth as business activity slows / Costs to remain high / European Central Bank rate hike larger than forecast / Recession imminent?	25.07.2022
NEXTLOOPP US giant LyondellBasell joins initiative for circular food-grade rPP solutions	25.07.2022
NATURAL GAS Nord Stream 1 back online / Flow level reduced / Cefic issues statement on European Commission's call for reduced natural gas use	21.07.2022
RECYCLING EUROPE Circular Plastics Alliance extends coverage of MORE platform to rPVC	20.07.2022
RECYCLING USA California law requires all packaging to be recyclable or compostable in 10 years / Plastics packaging to be cut 25% / Industry to pay USD 5 bn to fight pollution, support communities	19.07.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION Welcome back: chief econ Pineda returns / Association, former CEO prepare for their day in court	19.07.2022
RECYCLASS New certification scheme for plastics recyclers / Evaluation of traceability, quality management, recycled content, and environmental performance	15.07.2022
PETROCHEMICALS ITALY Union leader Pirani praises, blasts Versalis strategy / Says future of basic chemicals “uncertain”	15.07.2022
FOOD PACKAGING Aimplas launches trademark to certify safety of reusable plastic food container	14.07.2022
PET PACKAGING Packaging reuse can contribute to climate neutrality / Petcore Europe report highlights potential	13.07.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Storm brewing as firms struggle with "tsunami of rules" / VCI group sees "existential crisis" / Production to fall 4% this year / Gas rationing a concern	12.07.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION US industry group selects Mood-Horley to recruit new members, keep current ones happy	12.07.2022
INTERVIEW “More of a marathon than a sprint” – Ralf Düssel, newly elected president of Plastics Europe Germany, talks about the relationship with processors and why he wants to be proud of plastics	11.07.2022
GKV Helen Fürst elected president of German processing association	11.07.2022
PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY Considerable profit-margin problems / Reduction of bureaucracy and lower recyclate quotas called for / International recycling conference by bvse	06.07.2022

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