AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING

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

PLASTICS PRODUCTION

European output stagnates amid global growth / Circular volumes shift to Asia – Plastics Europe report

PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE

EU associations respond to shifting polymer flows amid third-party tariffs / Brussels pressed for balanced response

CIRPLEX

Sustainability, circularity in focus at first edition of trade event / Talks focus on core problems, solutions

EU POLICY

Coalition says new state aid framework lacks circularity funding measures / Omission risks undermining region's recycling sector / EU Commission spells out approach

EVENTS

Plastics processors, recyclers to gather at Cirplex in Austria

TRADE WAR

EU Commission plans retaliatory tariffs; PE reportedly targeted / Move could aid European producers / US-Houthi attacks expected to aggravate impact of US tariffs

EU POLICY

Clean Industrial Deal unveiled in Brussels / 400 business leaders send urgent call to heads of state / Cefic praises ‘bold action' / Ineos's Ratcliffe prefers US approach

EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Commission introduces Compass for Competitiveness; blueprint leverages Draghi report / Polymer producers criticise pace as too slow

UN PLASTICS TREATY

No consensus after Busan talks / Petchem industry accused of ‘unsupportive' behaviour / Rising endorsement of production caps / Further session planned

PACKAGING EUROPE

PPWR corrigendum officially approved by MEPs / Regulation expected to enter into force at start of 2025

EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY

Cheap polymer imports threaten circular economy ambitions / Share of global plastics production continues to slide – Plastics Europe report

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

No link between plastic packaging and microplastic ingestion / Potential connection with highly processed food – Plastics Europe study

UN PLASTICS TREATY

“The work is far from over”: Polymer production remains contentious in fourth session / Some convergence on waste management, recycling / 170 nations strive toward a global agreement

EU PACKAGING

Parliament adopts updated PPWR / Rules “require practical implementation” – Plastics Europe MD

PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE

Recycling rates, circular content increase but incinerated volumes rise / Region's share of global production remains in decline – Plastics Europe

EU PACKAGING

Position of member states sets stage for talks on final regs / Interest groups raise concerns about PPWR

UN PLASTICS TREATY

Third round talks end with little progress / Next meeting to be held in Ottawa

EU PACKAGING

EU Parliament approves PPWR / Reduction targets for plastic waste volumes / Associations voice disappointment

GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY

Opponents face off in third round of talks / Will the resulting rules have teeth?

EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY

Plastics Europe unveils latest plan to meet net zero goals / 42 mn t of total plastics to be made from circular feedstocks by 2050 / Trade group calls for harmonised rules to spur investment

PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE

The EU Commissioner for Climate Protection is changing – what does that mean for the industry? / PIE reached out to European associations

CHEMICAL RECYCLING

EU plastics sector seeks harmonised content parameters for chemically recycled products / Commission urged to adopt mass balance method

EUROPEAN PROCESSORS

Energy surcharges from resin makers said to endanger shops / Return of fees “regrettable” / Polymer suppliers complain about effects of price pressures

PLASTICS INDUSTRY

K 2022: European resin makers hold global market share after steep decline / Current situation “very fluid”