News 30 Apr 2024 Plastics Europe reaction to conclusion of the INC-4 negotiations in Ottawa Virginia Janssens, Managing Director of Plastics Europe, said:
News 24 Apr 2024 Reaction to European Parliament Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation vote Virginia Janssens, Managing Director of Plastics Europe, said:
News 23 Apr 2024 Cross sectoral statement on measuring recycled content / motion for a resolution on SUP draft implementing act At its plenary sitting in Strasbourg this week, the European Parliament will be asked to vote on the ENVI Committee’s proposed motion for a resolution objecting to the European Commission’s draft Implementing Act on measuring recycled content in Single Use Plastics (secondary legislation as a follow-up to the SUP Directive), rejecting the fuel-use exempt mass balance method as proposed by the Commission.
Press releases 17 Apr 2024 Pre-INC-4 Statement on the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations Brussels: 17 April 2024
Press releases 18 Mar 2024 Report confirms significant advances in circularity of plastics system but challenges remain
News 08 Feb 2024 Joint industry statement calling for thoughtful and science-based reuse policies in the transport packaging sector The undersigned associations representing different segments of the packaging value chain, urge policy makers to agree on effective and realistic measures for transport packaging during the trilogue negotiations on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Such measures should take into account the real impact that reuse obligations have on certain packaging formats and related products.
News 22 Nov 2023 Reaction to European Parliament Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation vote Plenary vote is a missed opportunity to incentivise investments in circular plastics packaging.
News 20 Nov 2023 Plastics Europe Reaction to Global Agreement on Plastics Pollution Negotiations in Nairobi We urge all stakeholders to redouble their efforts to find solutions in the run-up to INC-4
News 10 Nov 2023 Pre-INC-3 Plastics Europe Statement According to Virginia Janssens, Managing Director, Plastics Europe,
Press releases 26 Oct 2023 Plastics manufacturers unite around a common vision to redesign the European plastics system. European plastics manufacturers have agreed a ‘Plastics Transition’ roadmap to accelerate the transition to make plastics circular, drive lifecycle emissions to net zero, and foster the sustainable use of plastics.
Press releases 24 Oct 2023 Plastics Europe raises significant concerns about Environment Committee vote on PPWR Today the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) voted on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
News 19 Oct 2023 Plastics Europe launches Plastics – the fast Facts 2023 Plastics Europe has launched its new ‘Plastics – the fast Facts 2023’. The fast Facts is a more visual and user-friendly format for the publication of preliminary global and European plastics production, trade partners and other key data. Finalised and more comprehensive data will be published in the ‘Circular Economy for Plastics – A European Overview’ report, early 2024.
News 17 Oct 2023 New collaboration for improved data on bio-based plastics Monitoring progress on the plastics industry transition towards circularity and climate neutrality is crucial for Plastics Europe. Our new collaboration with the nova-Institute aims at offering the best available production data on bio-based plastics, which are part of the materials we represent.
News 16 Oct 2023 Industry’s reaction to Proposal for a Regulation on preventing pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution