EU POLICY

Critical Chemicals Alliance general assembly gets sector approval / Plastics Europe joins steering board / Industry repeats call for ‘action not words'

NORTH AMERICA

Chemical industry groupings set priorities for new USMCA trade deal / Outlook for treaty uncertain / Trump holds the trump card

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Federal government not planning national plastics tax – at least not ‘for the time being'

POLYAMIDE 6

India investigates dumped imports from China and Russia

RECYCLING AUSTRIA

Tax on non-recyclable packaging planned

EU-INDIA TRADE

Landmark deal slashes car tariffs to 40% / Plastics, chemicals tariffs down to 0% for almost all products

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

California recycling rates in sub-basement / State action to deal with SUP glut stalled / Fresh revision of regulatory proposals held back again

PACKAGING WASTE EUROPE

EU to implement labelling specifications by August 2026 / Visual harmonisation a PPWR priority

PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE

Plastics Europe Polska calls for urgent action, proposes establishment of Chemicals and Plastics Trade Observatory

MICROPLASTICS

Studies claiming risk to human health did not paint the full picture, say researchers

EU TRADE

Automotive set to benefit from new “landmark” EU-Mercosur trade deal / Farmers blast agreement as a “sell out”

USA

Trump announces withdrawal from more climate agreements, UN programmes / Experts ponder legality of planned severance moves

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Dubai bans several SUP products / Move marks final phase of UAE-wide initiative launched in 2022

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Study proposes measures to tackle plastics pollution / Urgent action needed in next five years / Suggested bans on PS, EPS, PVC packaging

RECYCLING

RecyClass updates guidance for labels and adhesives on PET bottles

EU POLICY

European Commission launches programme to support recycling sector / “Unfair and harmful import competition” to be addressed

EU POLICY

Brussels introduces eighth omnibus / Newest legislation package focused on cost savings for industry / NGOs call environment label Trojan Horse

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