YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN RECYCLATE MARKET

Insolvencies abound as industry faces slowdown / Wider price gap to virgin plastics weighs heavy / Two more difficult years / Will Trump policies aid EU recycling sector?

PLASTICS WASTE

European Parliament votes for stricter rules / Ban on exports / Trade bodies voice concern on recycling repercussions

RECYCLATE

Market in “very uncertain phase” / Some Chinese plastics recyclers stop imports / BIR report

RECYCLING

BIR founds global recycling foundation / Donors' funds to promote campaigns

PLASTICS RECYCLING

Malaysia puts permanent ban on plastics waste imports

RECYCLING

China wants to facilitate import of PET flakes / No restrictions on regrind conforming to specifications

PLASTICS RECYCLING

China extends import restrictions on plastics waste

PLASTICS RECYCLING

EU waste exports to China plummet / Southeast Asia takes up some slack / Strong Chinese demand for high-quality recyclates drives prices up

CHINA

Signs of intensifying scrap import controls

PLASTICS RECYCLING

Chinese authorities tighten import controls for plastics scraps

ASSOCIATIONS

Chinese association now member of Bureau of International Recycling

RECYCLING

BIR worried Europe's recycling industry is becoming too dependent on China