
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.

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.

GVM: Packaging consumption down significantly
Packaging consumption in Germany fell significantly in 2023.

Adnoc and OMV plan global polyolefins group
The energy companies Adnoc and OMV want to merge and take over Nova Chemicals.

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.

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.