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21.05.2026 EU POLICY  Tariff pact with US signed / 15% duties, safeguards and 2029 sunset clause define EUR 1.7 tn deal

19.05.2026 UAE  Emirates widen scope for recycled plastics in food-contact packaging

15.05.2026 USA  EPA to regulate 15 uses of 1,2-dichloroethane / 'Unreasonable risk to workers' cited for most applications studied

13.05.2026 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Operation Clean Sweep reports global progress / Data gaps cloud pellet loss picture

12.05.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  PPWR: Federal government rejects VerpackDG amendments proposed by Bundesrat

11.05.2026 EU-US TRADE  Trump moves trade deal deadline up to 4 July / EU's first Trilogue ends without consensus

08.05.2026 PET  Anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese imports look off the table / Producers withdraw complaint

08.05.2026 PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION  CEOs urge EU to delay PPWR enforcement / Industry and NGOs clash over implementation timeline

08.05.2026 PLASTICS TAX GERMANY  Policy reversal amid empty coffers: federal government plans to impose levy on distributors of plastic packaging after all

07.05.2026 REACH  European Commission delays revision of chemicals regulation again / VCI welcomes pause

06.05.2026 BIOPLASTICS  Commission researches biopolymers for packaging use / Recommends five ways to boost consumption and cost competitiveness

05.05.2026 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET  US to impose 25% tariffs on EU car imports, escalating trade tensions

04.05.2026 RECYCLING AUSTRIA  Plastics tax: Levy on non-recyclable packaging scrapped

04.05.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING  European standard defines design-for-recycling requirements / Basis for future PPWR criteria

24.04.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Bundesrat calls for amendments to PPWR / Implementation remains uncertain

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