• 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

Legislation

30.10.2020 CIRCULAR ECONOMY AUSTRIA  Confidence declining in circular transformation / ARA barometer reveals less commitment among smaller companies / Coca-Cola launches recycling incentives for consumers

29.10.2020 UK  After delay, English ban on sale of single-use plastic items begins

28.10.2020 MARINE LITTER  Nordic officials call for less plastics pollution / Report proposes UN treaty to benefit businesses

28.10.2020 MEG  European Commission considers anti-dumping levies on US and Saudi shipments of PET precursor

27.10.2020 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY  Criticism of new EU sustainability strategy / Cefic calls for coordinated approach and “game plan” to drive investment

27.10.2020 PPS  Chinese commerce ministry imposes provisional duties from US and some Asian countries

26.10.2020 CHINA  Details of five-year plan show nationwide measures for cutting plastics consumption / Gradual SUP bans planned / Degradable plastics demand expected to increase significantly

23.10.2020 PVC  China initiates anti-subsidy investigation against US imports

22.10.2020 ITALY  Implementation of “plastic tax” likely postponed until mid-2021 / Only a small gap in tax coffers

22.10.2020 TRADE DEALS  Canadian ban on single-use plastics may violate USMCA / US industry groups warn of “non-tariff barrier” / “Toxic” label for plastics “irresponsible”

20.10.2020 PLASTICS WASTE  New UK standard for atmospheric biodegradability of polyolefins

15.10.2020 ITALY  Introduction of plastics tax in January 2021 increasingly unlikely / Trade associations warn of double burden

14.10.2020 GERMANY  Upper house approves EU waste directive / Ban on disposable products legally binding as of 2021

12.10.2020 EU PLASTICS TAX  Parliament green-lights planned levy / Next step is ratification at national level

12.10.2020 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  EuPC and Circularise partner to develop systems for tracking plastics and monitoring recyclates / Group seeks prototype testers

© 2001-2026 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.

News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Register