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Plastics Europe has published its biennial report “The Circular Economy for Plastics: A European Analysis” that provides the latest data and insights into Europe’s circular plastics transition, including trends in circular plastics production, conversion, consumption, and trade, as well as data on waste management...

An informal meeting between EU leaders took place on 12 February at Alden Biesen in Belgium to examine the economic situation and adopt measures aimed at improving competitiveness within the Union and reducing economic dependencies on non-European sources. A shared priority was...

“Today marks a historic milestone with the signing of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, creating the biggest trading block in the world. European business – represented by more than 28 associations across a wide range of sectors – warmly welcomes this signature. It sends a strong and timely signal that...

On 22 September the European Council adopted the regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets into the environment, following a provisional agreement with the European Parliament. The new regulation aims to reduce microplastic pollution by strengthening controls and management of plastic pellets...

The Plastics Industry Association has released an analysis examining the potential impact of the European Union’s proposed retaliatory tariffs on the US plastics industry. In response to the 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imposed by the US on 12 March 2025, the European Union has proposed...

Around 26 billion euros. This is the estimated value of the tariffs that the European Union will impose from 1 April as a trade countermeasure to those recently introduced by the Trump administration. The EU has planned a two-step response: from 1 April...

The European Chemical Industry Council, Cefic, strongly welcomes the 6 December’s agreement to conclude the decades long negotiations of the EU-Mercosur agreement. The agreement marks a significant milestone in fostering free, fair, sustainable and resilient trade relations between...

In a joint press release, EuPC (European Plastics Converters), the association of European plastics converters, Elipso, the association of French plastics packaging manufacturers, and IK (Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen), the association of German plastics packaging and film manufacturers, announced that...

Among the schemes so far approved by the Circular Plastics Alliance to communicate the end destination of recycled plastics to the European Union with the aim of reusing 10 million tons by 2025, Plastica Seconda Vita is the only one originated in Italy. The figures published by IPPR...

On September 27, the European Commission welcomes an important new step taken by the Circular Plastics Alliance to boost the EU market for recycled plastics and ensure at least 10 million tonnes are recycled by 2025. Since the launch of the alliance in 2018, good progress has been made with an increase of almost 30% in the...