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11.04.2023 SPAIN  "Tax on SUPs to impact entire Spanish industrial chain" / Equiplast president Bernd Roegele talks to PIE about the challenges facing the country's plastics industry

03.04.2023 EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY  Passenger vehicle sales jump in February / Strong rise largely due to base effects / Commercial vehicle registrations plunge

03.04.2023 UK  London urged to spend proceeds of plastics packaging tax on recycling upgrades / Levy rises over 5% from 1 April / Lack of knowledge about tax regime remains

03.04.2023 PLASTICS PROCESSING  Germany: Technical parts makers report production uptick in 2022 / Association expects “fragile” development this year

31.03.2023 CHEMICAL RECYCLING  EU plastics sector seeks harmonised content parameters for chemically recycled products / Commission urged to adopt mass balance method

27.03.2023 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  NGO recruits firms to back PFAS ban / Both sides mark their territory / No replacements for many applications

23.03.2023 FRANCE  EU Commission halts draft plastic packaging ban for fruit, vegetables / Officials seek clarity on use of Triman logo

21.03.2023 EUROPEAN PLASTICS RECYCLING  Capacity jumps on back of massive spending / Industry needs more funds to meet goals / PRE welcomes SUP directive / EU sustainable finance platform attracts trade groups

20.03.2023 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  US to finally regulate “forever chemicals” / EPA proposes limits for PFAS in drinking water / Europe also on the case

17.03.2023 ELECTRIC VEHICLES MARKET  Paradigm shift in automotive industry / Trade group says half of European-made cars in 2023 will be electric / Tough times for suppliers / PIE talks to Axel Bornemann from ContiTech

16.03.2023 RECYCLING  EC study confirms plastics waste recycling preferable to incineration / Cefic highlights importance of chemical recycling

16.03.2023 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY  Germany: Dark clouds outnumber bright spots / Modest progress in Q1 / Gas crisis averted / Sales, output to fall again this year

15.03.2023 POLYURETHANE FEEDSTOCKS  European Commission to amend workplace exposure limits for diisocyanates / New rules “key” to climate neutrality transition / Industry groups welcome EU-wide harmonisation

15.03.2023 USA  Plastics Pact report indicates US falling short of 2025 recycled packaging targets / Need to speed up implementation

14.03.2023 EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY  EU output shrinks 6% in 2022 / Capacity usage dramatically low / Expensive energy mars competitiveness / “Green” goals a challenge

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