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EUROPEAN PLASTICS WASTE Exports highest since 2021 / Basel Convention amendments bear fruit / Demand for waste PE in the lead / EU reclaim capacities grow	31.05.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA takes aim at “forever chemicals” PFAS / Some 10,000 substances under review / Bans or restrictions could affect imports to Europe	24.02.2023
PLASTICS WASTE European Parliament votes for stricter shipment rules / Trade bodies say export ban a major setback for circular economy, recycling	31.01.2023
HUNGARY Deposit return scheme set to start in 2024 / MOL to implement, manage system / Tomra tapped as reverse vending equipment supplier	24.01.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Growth expectations vary / Private sector sees red / Recession highly probable	02.01.2023
PLASTICS WASTE MEPs adopt report on new waste shipment regulation / European trade group calls for further amendments	09.12.2022
ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING WEEE shipment rules: European trade bodies seek simplification in Basel Convention amendments	06.12.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo says business confidence worst since May 2020 / Country “slipping into recession” / OECD slashes growth forecasts for Germany, euro area	27.09.2022
PLASTICS WASTE OECD: plastic waste volumes could nearly triple by 2060 / Rate of resin consumption to outpace other materials	24.06.2022
PLASTICS WASTE UN to develop global rules for plastics pollution / First draft expected in 2024	07.03.2022
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS 75% of the world wants SUP ban / Nearly 90% ready for global treaty to cut plastics waste / Ipsos survey	28.02.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT OECD report underlines need for global action on plastics and waste / Plastics lifecycle only 8% circular / Study issued days before major UN environmental meeting	23.02.2022
PLASTICS WASTE EU proposes tighter shipment rules / Recyclate trade could become easier within trading bloc	13.12.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS OECD examines policies to cut SUP waste, reduce microplastics from tyres, clothes / Policy, initiatives should focus on all disposable goods	08.11.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT WTO's Informal Dialogue group seeks to address plastics trade data gaps / Talks on transparency, international cooperation / Trade and environment committee discusses climate change, sustainability	03.05.2021
PLASTICS WASTE New rules on exports from the EU in effect / Notification required for shipping hazardous material / Amendment to Basel Convention	14.01.2021
COMPOSITES European production slumps by almost 13% / Volume falls below 1m t for the first time / Loss of global market share / Best performance from flat panels and pipes	25.11.2020
PLASTICS WASTE New shipping rules start 1 Jan 2020 / Basel Convention amendments / No consensus on non-hazardous plastics waste	24.09.2020
PLASTICS WASTE Interpol: Illegal disposal of plastics waste is booming / “Waste mafia” redirects large quantities to Southeast Asia	04.09.2020
TURKEY Currency crisis stifles polymer imports / Prices soar as lira falls / Markets in calmer waters since September	03.12.2018
WORLD TRADE US rings in round three of trade war with China / Beijing reacts promptly with countermeasures / Chemical products and plastics severely impacted / US chemical industry threatened with significant losses	28.09.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING OECD calls for urgent action / Report identifies barriers and solutions to boost global markets	29.06.2018
IKEA Furniture company launches mattress recycling programme in North America / Addition to “People and Planet Positive Sustainability” strategy of 2020	09.11.2017
ITALY One of the weakest links in the European industrial chain / Plastics machinery performs below average / Polymer production shrinking / Company formerly known as Polimeri to move more into specialities	30.05.2012