• Home
• News
  • Companies
  • Materials / Production
  • Markets
  • People
  • Plastic fantastic
  • Industry
  • Events
  • Regions and countries
• Polymer Prices
  • Feedstocks / Aromatics
  • Standard Thermoplastics
  • Engineering Thermoplastics
  • PET
  • Polyurethanes
  • Composites
  • Recyclate
  • Plastixx - Polymer Price Index
  • North America
  • China
  • Announcements
• Job opportunities
  • View job offers
  • Publish your job offer
• Service
  • Suppliers Guide
  • Videos
  • Events
  • Trade names
  • Your account

News by topic

Industry

26.04.2024 EU PACKAGING  Parliament adopts updated PPWR / Rules “require practical implementation” – Plastics Europe MD

26.04.2024 GERMAN ECONOMY  Government raises economic growth forecast slightly / ifo business climate index for April improves

25.04.2024 LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE  “Plastics sector is competing for talents across Europe” / Joint educational programmes needed to hire young people / PIE interview with the MD of EuPC, Bernard Merkx

25.04.2024 PLASTICS WASTE  “Producing less material is the solution, not recycling” / UK households throw away 1.7 bn pieces of plastics every week – Greenpeace report

24.04.2024 LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE  “We need to recruit from non-EU countries in the long term” / Only half of open positions filled in 2023 / PIE interview with Polyvia COO Jean Chaillet

24.04.2024 UK  Wet wipes containing plastics to be banned / Overwhelming public support for the move, said government minister

24.04.2024 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  Aimplas joins zero-waste project for bio-based industrial ecosystems

23.04.2024 LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE  Critical skill shortage in plastics processing industries intensifies / Germany needs almost 500,000 foreigners per year; shortage of working migrants in Italy and Spain – study / PIE talks to industry experts

23.04.2024 TRINSEO  Flame-retardant grades made without PFAS, halogenated additives

22.04.2024 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS  Study shows alternatives to plastics increase GHG emissions

22.04.2024 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY  “The Green Deal needs a business model” / Chemical segment fears for its competitiveness against global competition

19.04.2024 PET MARKET EUROPE  Overall market stagnates / Imports cause problems for the industry / Use of rPET for new products steadily increases / Recyclers criticise inconsistent regulations in EU countries

19.04.2024 EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY  EU registrations rise over 4% in Q1 despite weak March / Sales of fossil-fuel models plunge / EVs near half of market share

17.04.2024 PET  Confirmed: Punitive EU tariffs on Chinese imports

17.04.2024 PETROCHEMICALS USA  Environmental Protection Agency steps up action against chemical companies / 218 plants affected

© 2001-2025 Plasteurope.com  |  Imprint  |  Privacy  |  Cookie settings

Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry. It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe, one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry. We offer daily updated business news and reports, in-depth market analysis, polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry, including a suppliers guide, career opportunities, a trade name directory and videos.

News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Register | Advertising