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JUSHI China's largest glass fibre producer expects drastic collapse in earnings	24.07.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY EU registrations grow over 4% in June, H1 / EV market share hits 50% / Brussels mulls lower tariffs for electric BMWs, VWs made in China – report	19.07.2024
RECYCLING USA Collection, recycling rates for PET bottle polymer lag Europe / MIT study touts benefits of deposit and return schemes	17.07.2024
POLYMER PRICES Standard thermoplastics trend July 2024: Rollover for polyolefins, significant reductions for styrenics / Prices move in line with feedstocks	10.07.2024
VYNOVA Launch of R&D programme for solvent-based PVC recycling / First plant planned for 2030	05.07.2024
AUTOMOTIVE EU imposes provisional anti-dumping tariffs on electric cars from China	04.07.2024
REACH ECHA adds new substances to SVCH list / PFAS review on the agenda for September	03.07.2024
EDITORIAL Caution: Risk of strangulation! Why plastics processors need more effective representation of their interests	01.07.2024
EUROPEAN CONVERTERS “Let's please collaborate”: Industry representatives stress on need to work together at EuPC annual meet / Decarbonisation, regulation, competitiveness major topics	28.06.2024
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE How much plastics does electromobility require? / Auto sector faces radical change / Renaissance of combustion engine also conceivable	26.06.2024
AVIENT Automotive-grade TPE meets EU End-of-Life Vehicle directive for recycled content	26.06.2024
STENA RECYCLING Electric car battery reuse and recycling project announced / European lithium-ion battery reclaim to skyrocket	24.06.2024
TITANIUM DIOXIDE EU imposes provisional punitive tariffs on imports from China	19.06.2024
PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY “Plastics recycling as a whole is under scrutiny”: Words of warning at bvse's international Waste Plastics Day	18.06.2024
PVC EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from US & Egypt / Surcharge of 109% from 12 July	17.06.2024
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS EU commission opens formal infringement proceedings against Italy / Alleged breach of rules in adopting directive	17.06.2024
COVESTRO Financial stake in plastics-waste-to-aromatics project / Demo plant to start up in the Netherlands in 2027	10.06.2024
LOGISTICS In search of cargo space: a story of Chinese EV exports and skyrocketing freight rates	07.06.2024
ML POLYOLEFINS Cooperation agreement with household producer Keeeper / Surge in investments in plastics industry / Legal certainty crucial for recyclate sector facing volatile pricing	07.06.2024
AUTOMOTIVE EU tariffs on Chinese EV imports thrown into doubt / European Commission delays decision on levy	05.06.2024
SPAIN Waste management body accused of manipulating plastic bottle collection rates / Environmentalists insist on immediate DRS implementation	04.06.2024
POLYMER PRICES PVC May 2024: Quotations turn downwards / Ordering activity a long way from normal levels / Price cuts expected in June too despite water shortage in Mexico	03.06.2024
EUROPEAN PIPES MARKET “There are so many reporting regulations” / SMEs particularly burdened / Teppfa critical of sector's exclusion from sustainable financing / Interview with general manager Ludo Debever	29.05.2024
SUSTAINABILITY Four EU member states call for sustainable carbon policy package / Proposals aim to strengthen uptake of green feedstocks and boost European competitiveness internationally	15.05.2024
TEPPFA Plastic pipes group urges EU policymakers to consider building sector's needs for Green Deal	14.05.2024