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18.12.2024 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  German business confidence drops to pandemic levels / Optimism wanes among plastics, rubber firms / Jump in investor mood surprises

18.12.2024 RECYCLING UK Recoup urges packaging companies to design for recyclability / Firms face reputational costs on non-compliance

17.12.2024 PACKAGING EUROPE  Council of the EU formally adopts PPWR / Regulation to be applied 18 months after date of entry into force

16.12.2024 YEAR-ENDER: PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK  Government´s economic policies, recycling woes, global uncertainty rule the roost in 2024 / Industry prospects in 2025 overshadowed by possible trade war

13.12.2024 SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING BELGIUM  Major retailers team up for project on reusable packaging

11.12.2024 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  Measures needed to counteract slowdown in recycling capacity growth / EuRIC publishes roadmap to boost competitiveness, innovation

10.12.2024 CHEMICAL RECYCLING  Zero Waste Europe calls for virgin production cap over chemical reclaim / Industry sees benefit for mixed plastics waste

10.12.2024 PET BOTTLES GERMANY  Consumption down to 408,000 t / First time recyclates outnumber virgin material in moulding blanks – GVM study

09.12.2024 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY  High energy costs disadvantage European output, investment – Atradius report / Gap widening versus advantaged production in US / Stronger growth prospects in China, Middle East

09.12.2024 PVC  UK hits imports of US-made S-PVC with swingeing tariffs / Inovyn alleged stateside producers of dumping material

05.12.2024 CLEAN ENERGY  Global market to triple in value as energy transition progresses / Balancing energy, industrial, trade policies will be crucial for countries to reap benefits – IEA report

05.12.2024 US PET MARKET  Circular market woefully lacking / Consultants draw roadmap for transformation by 2040

04.12.2024 UN PLASTICS TREATY  No consensus after Busan talks / Petchem industry accused of ‘unsupportive' behaviour / Rising endorsement of production caps / Further session planned

03.12.2024 UK  Government stresses support for deposit return scheme / Announcement follows Welsh move to shelve DRS plan

02.12.2024 SPAIN  DRS for plastic bottles to be introduced by 2026 / Alternative system well short of target / Environmentalists praise long-awaited step

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