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09.02.2023 UKRAINE  War lowers packaging production / Slowdown in local resin output not surprising / Highly dependent from raw material imports / New year brings new bans on plastic bags

08.02.2023 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  SUP waste rises 6 mn t in two years / ExxonMobil, Sinopec, Dow lead production, Minderoo Foundation says / Group wants “polymer premium” levy for resins made of fossil materials

07.02.2023 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  Embedding circularity could significantly cut virgin material extraction / Circle Economy-Deloitte report identifies 16 solutions across four global systems

06.02.2023 ISRAEL  New government drops tax on single-use plastic / Alternative solution expected by July

06.02.2023 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Plastics Europe, EuPC launch programme to control pellet loss / Scheme harmonised with Operation Clean Sweep

03.02.2023 TOTALENERGIES  Supply deal with Portuguese processor / Shop to make packaging from “low-carbon” resins

01.02.2023 PLASTICS WASTE  UK MPs lament government's decision to reject calls for bans on export of plastics scrap / Recycler calls for local investments

31.01.2023 PLASTICS WASTE  European Parliament votes for stricter shipment rules / Trade bodies say export ban a major setback for circular economy, recycling

31.01.2023 SUSTAINABILITY  Report highlights renewability of plastics / More recycling infrastructure needed

27.01.2023 COVESTRO / LANXESS  Chempark neighbours share sustainability resources / Cooperation to curb CO2 output / ISCC-PLUS certification

24.01.2023 HUNGARY  Deposit return scheme set to start in 2024 / MOL to implement, manage system / Tomra tapped as reverse vending equipment supplier

24.01.2023 BASF  Monomers division draws up “ambitious” sustainability roadmap / More than 200 products already certified under RedCert2 or ISCC-Plus

23.01.2023 TOTALENERGIES  French energy group books regasification capacity at new Lubmin LNG terminal / Output for customers in eastern Germany

20.01.2023 SPAIN  Nationwide plastic packaging tax begins / Consumers can expect higher prices / Competition officials intervene in auctions held by local waste firm Ecoembes

20.01.2023 RESEARCH  New techniques transform waste plastics / Resulting materials target agriculture, pharma, cosmetics

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