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Chemical recycling: EU Commission approves French state aid scheme

The European Commission has given the green light for €500 million in state aid.

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EU Packaging Regulation is in force

Since the beginning of February, the new regulations have been in force that are intended to make the packaging sector more sustainable and competitive.

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TecPart welcomes changes to the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive

The Association of Technical Plastic Products (TecPart) particularly welcomes the lower recyclate quotas for plastics.

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FBCA: new global association for beverage cartons

The beverage carton industry has founded the new ‘Food and Beverage Carton Alliance’ (FBCA) based in Brussels.

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End-of-life vehicles: EU Parliament votes in favour of lower recyclate quotas for plastics

The European Parliament's (EP) report on the new End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) regulation contains a number of changes to the European Commission's proposal.

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GVM: Packaging consumption down significantly

Packaging consumption in Germany fell significantly in 2023.

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Adnoc and OMV plan global polyolefins group

The energy companies Adnoc and OMV want to merge and take over Nova Chemicals.

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LyondellBassell: New management at the Wesseling-Knapsack site

Dr Daniel Koch will in future manage the chemical company's largest European site.

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New BKV study: “Plastic-relevant waste streams”

The current study analyzes waste quantities, recycling routes and recycling potentials of plastics for the year 2023.

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K 2025: Startup Pitch “Towards Zero”

PlasticsEurope, the association of plastics manufacturers, is organizing the event in cooperation with the VDMA and Messe Düsseldorf on October 13, 2025.

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