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09.12.2025 EU POLICY  Commission launches bioeconomy strategy / Substitution of fossil fuels / Cefic says enthusiasm is premature / Bioplastics capacity growing rapidly

09.12.2025 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  New EU pellet rules target microplastics leak along value chain / Regulation takes effect 16 December 2025

08.12.2025 UK CONSTRUCTION  Output continues to slide / New orders down / Sector employment numbers fall for 11th month in a row

08.12.2025 WASTE LEGISLATION  “We are no longer exporting our waste problems” / What amendment to EU waste shipment regulation means for plastics industry / Interview with SAM managing director Olaf Kropp

08.12.2025 AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS  IK calls for binding EPR rules for disposal and recycling in Europe

05.12.2025 FAKUMA Plastics trade fair to stay loyal to Friedrichshafen, Germany / Contract extended through 2030

04.12.2025 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Global Commitment to cut virgin plastics use sees progress despite challenges / Government policies needed to spur leading FMCG companies into action

03.12.2025 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET  Up to eight plants under threat of closure in Europe / Plastics converters must brace for drop in demand / Defence sector could become point of growth

01.12.2025 PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY  Emergency round table for recycling yields few results / Second meeting set for mid-December

01.12.2025 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  PPWR: Draft bill for new packaging law submitted / Plastics Europe welcomes potential eligibility of chemical recycling

01.12.2025 UK  Government publishes updated EPR registration fees for 2026 / Some companies face hikes of more than 25%

28.11.2025 COP30  Mixed picture at climate change conference / Commitments, but little action / Europe to take on more responsibility

28.11.2025 AUTOMOTIVE  EU Commission approves funding for power device plant / E-vehicle, fast-charging, renewable energy applications targeted / EUR 12.8 bn in chips funding so far

27.11.2025 RECYCLING ITALY  “From tomorrow, no more collections” / Municipalities react to recycling freeze in southern Italy

27.11.2025 ENERGY COSTS GERMANY  Plastics converters could be eligible for industrial electricity price / Recyclers likely left in limbo / EUR 3 bn of taxpayers' money to provide relief / Many details still to be clarified

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