WASTE EXPORTS

European Commission keeps plastics waste exports to Turkey open but signals possible suspension

CHEMICAL RECYCLING EUROPE

Annual CRE conference to focus on creating conditions to meet EU 2030 targets

FRANCE

Packaging association Elipso urges Paris to work out details of DRS / Plans to seek ruling from EU Court of Justice if France passes EPR draft law / Group accuses distributors of evading liability

EU LEGISLATION

Commission updates rules governing long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids / Goal is phase-out / Compliance issues may become thornier

PLASTICS RECYCLING

PolyCert launches certification scheme for recycled plastics in food contact / Audit-based scheme aligned with EU regulation

CAUCASUS

Plastics regulation reaches Europe's periphery / Producers across region weigh in on impact of restrictions / Calls made to establish recycling infrastructure, instead of restrictions

UK

DRS operator announces producer fees / Drinks producers face no fee for first 15 months after launch

EU RECYCLING

European recyclers seek 'Made in Europe' preference under PPWR

FRANCE

Plans for mandatory DRS on plastic bottles scrapped / Voluntary, locally targeted system offered instead / Beverage industry slams government U-turn

MEDICAL PACKAGING

PPWR puts healthcare packaging companies under pressure despite pharma exemptions

GALA

Additives alliance Gala takes over from Elisana on global scale

PLASTICS TAX UK

Revenues from PPT fall 4% / Volumes of taxable material decline by 7% / BPF says tax encourages lightweighting rather than greater recyclate use

PLASTICS MARKET USA

New Senate bill seeks science-based framework for tracing recyclate content / Current standards termed inconsistent / Environmental claims must be backed up

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET

PPWR puts automotive packaging supply chains under new pressure

PACKAGING EUROPE

PPWR: Dispute over producer's role in pallet packaging / "Stretch film on a roll is not yet packaging"

INTERVIEW

PPWR: Lawyer Leopold Borst tells PIE what packaging manufacturers need to bear in mind

PPWR

What is set to change for you as of today? Practical takeaways and checklists for Europe's plastics industry

HUNTSMAN

UK subsidiary could face legal action over benzene emissions

BRAZIL

No economic rationale for US tariffs, says Brazilian chemical industry association / Domestic exporters and US buyers face negative impact / Industry pushes exporter-relief package

PLASTICS RECYCLING USA

Congressional committee hears arguments on SUP waste control packages / Industry fears tougher state laws / Consumer advocates divided