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EU Commission unit signs off on new rules for recyclate in plastic bottles / Standardised mass-balance methods, restrictions on rPET imports up to 2027 included

16.02.2026 — By Dede Williams — After a protracted period of uncertainty, the European plastics industry’s hopes that chemical recycling will take its place beside mechanical recycling as a universally accepted means of sustainably reusing end-of-life polymers appears to have moved a step closer to becoming re...

16.02.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  Bloc's circular plastics economy faces final reckoning / Bvse sees progress in Brussels but warns enforcement and energy relief remain unresolved

13.02.2026 ABS  EU imposes final anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Taiwan

13.02.2026 PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY  Disappointment across the board / Still no economic recovery / Demand remains the number one challenge – KI Dialog survey

13.02.2026 EU POLICY  Urgent calls for help to stem bloc's deindustrialisation / Antwerp Declaration mired in the mud / Two major meetings in Belgium bring stakeholders together

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16.02.2026 POLYMER PRICES  China engineering thermoplastics January: Higher feedstock costs push most prices up / Only PMMA falls on strong supply-demand imbalance / Quotes seen trending mixed in February

16.02.2026 OXEA  Price increases for various intermediates

16.02.2026 POLYMER PRICES  Standard recyclate February: Sluggish oscillation around rollover / Volumes take precedence over margins / Imports enrich supply while demand remains weak

16.02.2026 UK ECONOMY  Growth improves in 2025 / Drop in manufacturing first since '22 / Output in plastics category weakens

16.02.2026 MITSUBISHI POLYESTER FILM  Fifth BOPET film line goes into operation in Germany

16.02.2026 COVERIS Sale of paper division / Packaging specialist to focus on flexible film

13.02.2026 BEWI  EPS specialist still in the red from continuing operations / Divestments restore profit but mask deeper operational losses

13.02.2026 LOGISTICS  More capacity than demand: shipping companies prepare for mass scrapping

13.02.2026 CUKI COFRESCO  Melitta subsidiary divests DomoLiving / Strategic focus on food packaging

13.02.2026 PLASTIC FANTASTIC Two bricks forward, three steps back

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