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RUSSIA EU sanctions hit German plastics industry to a varying extent / Trade associations warn of gas embargo / Banks affected by Swift exclusion / German federal office publishes list of sanctions for polymers	12.04.2022
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Draft law calls for processors to pay for disposal of throwaway products / Packaging group claims proposal flouts EU regs	08.04.2022
PACKAGING MARKET Better to turn down orders than produce unprofitably? Plastics converters caught between high raw material prices and exploding energy and logistics costs	28.02.2022
PACKAGING GERMANY Industry association warns of bankruptcies due to high energy costs / Ability to deliver curtailed	13.01.2022
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Forum PET welcomes extension to mandatory deposit scheme / Additional 44,000 t of rPET in the bottle-to-bottle recycling loop	03.01.2022
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS EuPC: Packaging producers voice concern over fragmentation of European SUP laws / Lack of clarity on provisions	10.11.2021
ENERGY COSTS So-called energy cost surcharges cause increasing resentment among processors / Contractual, antitrust concerns	29.10.2021
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Major trade groups initiative to engage with German public	16.09.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Disposable products banned in the EU from 3 July / Environment associations call for rethink on reusables / EuPC voices criticism / Health risks with “eco” alternatives?	08.07.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING German processors straining under current raw material situation / Covid challenges: winners and losers / Consumer preferences vs. the power of trade / Composite packaging as a problem	06.07.2021
PLASTICS TAX What is the purpose of the “EU Plastic Tax”? / Italy and Spain planning introduction of plastics levy / German companies confused	24.06.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Bundestag adopts amendment to packaging act / Deposits to be mandatory on all plastic beverage bottles / IK raises concerns about rPET availability	13.05.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING New IK study: Use of paper composites frequently constitutes greenwashing / Mixed materials hard to recycle	06.05.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT IK criticises new labelling rule for disposable beverage cups / “Clarification urgently needed in Brussels” / Warning labels compulsory as of July 2021	01.04.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT VDMA paper stirs discussion / German plastics and processing groups criticise proposals for recyclate quotes and CO2 pricing / Policies 'not helpful'	23.03.2021
PLASTICS PROCESSING / RAW MATERIAL MARKETS Hand-wringing everywhere / Processors' associations react with concern: “Don't leave us hanging!” / Restrictions likely to continue well into April / Calmer price situation first expected at year's end	05.03.2021
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY GKV reports declines in polymer volumes and turnover / Profound change in raw material supply imminent / Roth: “Recyclate quotas cannot be enforced as in a planned economy”	23.02.2021
PET RECYCLING AUSTRIA PET to PET Recycling Österreich: Over 28,000 t of PET secondary material in 2020 / Further expansion plans	29.01.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY German cabinet approves amendment to packaging law / Reusable containers could become mandatory / Concerns over availability of rPET	26.01.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS European plastics processors alarmed by forces majeures / EuPC and French umbrella organisation Polyvia reminded of 2015 / German engineering plastics converters see signs of bottlenecks	21.01.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS German plastics packaging association stresses on importance of to-go packaging / Composite solutions more difficult to recycle	23.11.2020
GERMANY Lower house approves bill to implement EU waste directive / Packaging group says single-use ban interferes with basic rights of market participants	24.09.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Impact of coronavirus crisis shows in H1 2020 balance sheet / Sales down 9% year-on-year / Niche areas in packaging, construction and E&E doing well / Do automotive suppliers face an insolvency wave?	07.09.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Sustainability goals are still high on the agenda / Recycled material remains in demand despite coronavirus crisis / IK flash survey	13.08.2020
AUSTRIA Greenpeace criticises poor recycling rates for PET bottles / “Increase the proportion of returnable containers”	03.08.2020