Plastics Europe

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...

European plastics value chain, represented by European Plastics Converters, Plastics Recyclers Europe, and Plastics Europe, welcomes the relaunch of the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) as a critical opportunity to get Europe’s plastics circularity ambitions back on track...

The Board of Directors of PlasticsEurope Italia, the sector association representing Italian plastics producers within Federchimica, has unanimously elected Franco Meropiali as President, succeeding Lorenzo Bottinelli. “I am honoured to take on this role,” the newly elected President said, “and to carry...

Ahead of the informal EU Leaders’ retreat on Thursday, 12 February, Plastics Europe and its members urge decisive political action to stabilise and secure plastics production, innovation and circularity in Europe – before further capacity, investment and know-how are irreversibly lost...

Plastics Europe, the pan-European trade association representing plastics manufacturers, has appointed Rob Ingram, CEO of Ineos Olefins & Polymers Europe, as its President, effective 1 January 2026. Ingram succeeds Benny Mermans, Vice President Sustainability at Chevron Phillips Chemical, and will...

According to Plastics Europe, the provisional agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council on plastics circularity in the automotive sector marks a significant step forward in Europe’s transition towards a circular economy. However, as several aspects are still to be defined...

“At a time when the competitiveness of Europe’s plastics industry is fast crumbling, targeted efforts from policymakers to restore competitiveness are crucial and urgent. The Commission’s Environmental Simplification Package proposal sends a loud and clear message: Europe...

The European association of plastic manufacturers, PlasticsEurope, recently published a position paper outlining its considerations regarding the public consultation launched by the European Commission, which closed on 6 November, on the Circular Economy Act. This new legislative framework on the...

On the opening day of K 2025, Plastics Europe unveiled the report Plastics the Fast Facts 2025, which confirms the adverse economic conditions affecting the European plastics industry and its rapid decline in competitiveness. Despite a modest stabilisation in production volumes in 2024...

Reacting to the recent European Parliament vote on the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR), Plastics Europe urges for ambitious recycling targets. Through its Managing Director, Virginia Janssens, the association states: “While we welcome the Parliament’s call for a...

The Vice President Sustainability at Chevron Phillips Chemical Benny Mermans has been appointed as President of Plastics Europe. Benny Mermans, who succeeds Marco ten Bruggencate, will continue to drive Plastics Europe’s and its members’ ambitious sustainability agenda, aligned with...

The European association of plastics manufacturers, Plastics Europe, announced that Hans Ketelslegers has joined its ranks as director for the sustainable use of plastics. The new head brings a wealth of experience in both science and regulation, which will be crucial in his role as he leads the way...

Plastics Europe welcomes the news that a provisional agreement was reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on mandatory pellet loss prevention measures. This is a critical step toward enhancing environmental protection and prompting a...

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...

Plastics Europe strongly supports the EU’s competitiveness and decarbonisation agenda and welcomes the Clean Industrial Deal. It outlines very important and much-needed measures, including initiatives to lower energy costs, reduce red tape, and create the market demand necessary to...

Plastics Europe welcomes the launch of the EU’s Competitiveness Compass, including its recognition of the untapped competitive potential of circularity and need to catalyse investment in recycling. The sector remains very concerned by the absence of a tailored approach for plastics...

Plastics Europe’s latest data on the health of the European plastics system highlights a steeper-than-expected downturn in the production of plastics and, for the first time, in mechanically recycled plastics production in 2023 in Europe. Compared to 2022, total EU plastics production saw a sharp decline...

European plastics manufacturers have agreed a “Plastics Transition” roadmap to accelerate the transition to make plastics circular, drive lifecycle emissions to net zero, and foster the sustainable use of plastics. Plastics Europe and its members share societal concerns about the...

The association of plastics manufacturers in Europe, Plastics Europe, and the association of European plastics converters, EuPC, have launched the Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) harmonised European certification scheme. Adding this new tool to the OCS toolbox is a milestone for the OCS programme in its...

Plastics Europe announces an increase of 20% in the use of recycled plastics in new products in 2021 compared to 2020, according to its “Plastics - The Facts 2022” annual report, presented at the K 2022 Show. Consequently, the rate of recycled content in plastics products has reached almost 10%. This step ahead demonstrates...