UN PLASTICS TREATY

Environmental protestors target Ineos with surprise stunt / Greenpeace and plastics makers at loggerheads over global waste crisis

TRADE WAR

US-EU trade deal invites criticism from industry / Framework agreement on energy purchases ‘completely unrealistic'

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT ASEAN

Plastics use soars in Asia, environmental leakage set to escalate / Waste to double by 2050 in absence of urgent action – OECD report

PLASTICS RECYCLING

RecyClass publishes recyclability evaluation protocols for automotive, EEE / Design for Recycling Guidelines updated

EPOXY RESIN

Countervailing anti-dumping duties on China, Thailand come into force

UK-US TRADE

US plastics association lauds UK agreement / Deal supports US trade surplus / EU shops at competitive disadvantage

TRADE WAR

EU, US strike 15% tariff deal / Zero-for-zero tariffs agreed for some strategic products

EU POLICY

Commission presents new seven-year budget / Council, Parliament oppose taxation plans

USA

EPA loses even more muscle / Zeldin touts big savings through ‘organisational improvements' and job cuts / NGOs challenge pollution rule exemptions

PLASTICS TAX

EU levy set to rise to EUR 1,000/t from 2028

TRADE WAR

Some EU states want massive response to US tariffs – reports / Berlin, Paris prefer major pushback / Japan settles for 15%

WASTE LEGISLATION

PPWR: Industry associations call for postponement of EU packaging regulation

BOTTLE RECYLING EU

Mass-balance method soon to be acceptable / New rules to accept chemical recycling / Criticism of method continues

EU POLICY

Commission presents Action Plan to address capacity closure risks / Streamlining of ECHA and REACH envisaged

TRADE WAR

Brussels examines tariffs on US plastics, chemicals – reports / Materials part of long list of possible countermeasures

EU POLICY

Funding framework for Clean Industrial Deal projects stands / Focus on renewables / “Long term predictability for business”

PLASTICS MACHINERY

India imposes anti-dumping duties on hydraulic injection moulding machines from China, Taiwan

AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING

EU Parliament, Council plan significantly lower minimum recyclate quotas for new vehicles / Will ELV Directive come into force by mid-2026?

MICROPLASTICS

Joint technical paper to help companies with new REACH labelling requirement

PACKAGING LABELLING

Europen slams proposed, new EU waste-sorting label rules