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EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Several EU states call on Brussels to develop chemicals strategy	18.03.2025
VERSALIS Letter of intent for restructuring: Important trade union refuses to sign	14.03.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING SHOW EUROPE AI innovation showcased in Amsterdam / Conference programme covers current and future recycling challenges / PIE joins trade fair with own stand	11.03.2025
NESPRESSO Portion coffee system with paper capsules / Barrier layer, lid made of biopolymer	07.03.2025
GLOBAL ECONOMY US halts support for Ukraine, threatens EU with tariffs / Member states, Brussels counter with huge spending plans / Plastics groups in US, Canada raise concerns	06.03.2025
ABS Registration of imports from South Korea, Taiwan has begun as part of anti-dumping investigations	06.03.2025
PACKAGING REGULATION New EU rules on food-contact materials take effect in March / Purity and migration limits strengthened	06.03.2025
WIND ENERGY Turbine construction in Europe loses momentum / Energy security targets at risk / Trump tariffs have limited impact on industry	05.03.2025
POLAND Robust economic performance lifts plastics industry in 2024 / Strict regulations, rising energy costs fuel fears over competitiveness / Associations call for stringent measures	03.03.2025
MOL Hungarian group profits fall in 2024 as petrochemicals remain in the red / Force Majeure at Bratislava lifted / Bottle deposit return scheme ramps up despite losses	28.02.2025
EU POLICY Clean Industrial Deal unveiled in Brussels / 400 business leaders send urgent call to heads of state / Cefic praises ‘bold action' / Ineos's Ratcliffe prefers US approach	27.02.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY Recyclate gap to increase to 30% by 2030 / Rising demand from packaging, construction, automotive segments – BKV study	21.02.2025
MARINE LITTER Plastics waste at EU coasts declining / Measures at various levels prove effective – report	19.02.2025
AUTOMOTIVE ELVR draft report: EU Parliament calls for lower recycled-content targets for cars / Associations concerned over impact on recycling innovation	17.02.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Commission introduces Compass for Competitiveness; blueprint leverages Draghi report / Resin makers criticise pace as too slow	12.02.2025
CHEMICAL RECYCLING FRANCE Government permitted to subsidise reclaim efforts / Financial aid meets competition rules, says Commission / Shelved Eastman plans back in the running	11.02.2025
REHAU German plastics processor sells large parts of automotive activities / Merger with competitor SRG Global	06.02.2025
BIOPLASTICS Strong capacity growth forecast in years ahead / Multiple investments proposed worldwide – nova-Institute report	03.02.2025
RECYCLING MARKET ITALY Severe impact from projected spike in energy prices – Assorimap / PPWR targets at risk	30.01.2025
PFAS Investigation unveils eye-popping cost of cleaning forever chemicals' pollution in Europe / “Lobbyists conduct disinformation to water down EU proposal to ban PFAS”	30.01.2025
BASF Billion-euro lawsuit against Clariant, Celanese, Orbia, Westlake	27.01.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EFSA says styrene not gentoxic / First-ever food-contact migration limit expected / EuPC welcomes approach	27.01.2025
EUROPEAN PACKAGING REGULATION PPWR published in official journal of the European Union / Unresolved questions surrounding reusable transport packaging	24.01.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING NETHERLANDS Pressure on Dutch firms continues / Local market reflects problems in Europe / “Market is flooded with virgin plastics from China”	20.01.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY International competitiveness still deficient / Cefic sees need for “bold action”	20.01.2025