PLASTICS TAX UK

BPF hails government's mass-balance decision / Move gives companies confidence to invest in recycling facilities, says trade group

AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING

Provisional ELVR deal sets 15% recycled content target after six years / Closed-loop share fixed at 20%

POLYPHENYLENE SULPHIDE

China initiates interim review of anti-dumping measures on high-performance polymer / Asia, US particularly affected

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

New EU pellet rules target microplastics leak along value chain / Regulation takes effect 16 December 2025

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

PPWR: Draft bill for new packaging law submitted / Plastics Europe welcomes potential eligibility of chemical recycling

UK

Government publishes updated EPR registration fees for 2026 / Some companies face hikes of more than 25%

COP30

Mixed picture at climate change conference / Commitments, but little action / Europe to take on more responsibility

ENERGY COSTS GERMANY

Plastics converters could be eligible for industrial electricity price / Recyclers likely left in limbo / EUR 3 bn of taxpayers' money to provide relief / Many details still to be clarified

EUCIA

Composites association launches Carbon Fiber Europe alliance

UN PLASTICS SUMMIT

Date set for exploratory meeting in early 2026

UK

Most English sales of plastic wet wipes to end by spring 2027 / Move completes Home Country prohibitions

EU POLICY

Council adopts last of Omnibus Package / Simplification of rules for business / Threshold for sustainability reporting raised

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Players take concerns to Brussels / ‘Secondary plastics sector needs help to thrive'

PORTUGAL

DRS rollout scheduled for April 2026 / Zero contamination required for recycled content targets

POLYSTYRENE

Turkey imposes anti-dumping duty on imports from six countries / Move follows July decision for BOPP levies

PET PACKAGING

South Korea, Japan raise stakes over recycled content / New rules covering bottles come into effect in January

EU POLICY

Climate rules agreed on before COP30 / Emissions cuts now in percentages / Concessions for countries still lagging / California governor to make appearance in Brazil

SPAIN

ANAIP joins industry SOS to EU regulators over competitiveness / Spanish tax on non-reusable plastic packaging wreaks havoc on supply chain

RECYCLING NETHERLANDS

More than EUR 18 mn in grants awarded to nine circular plastic projects / Circular Plastics NL 2025 sets EUR 100 mn in co-funding in motion

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

European Commission publishes new guidance on SUP litter collection, extended producer responsibilities