2026.02.17
PlasticsEurope “Fast Facts 2025”: Global Plastics Production Reaches ~400 Million Tonnes, Europe’s Share Falls Below 15%
The latest edition of “Plastics – The Fast Facts 2025”, published by PlasticsEurope, confirms a major structural shift in the global plastics industry: Asia now accounts for more than half of global production, while Europe’s share continues to decline.
2025.12.31
PlasticsEurope: “Plastics the Fast Facts 2025” report highlights continued pressure on Europe’s plastics industry
The report “Plastics the Fast Facts 2025”, published by PlasticsEurope in October 2025, shows that the European plastics industry continues to face significant structural pressure, despite a modest stabilisation in production following the sharp downturn in 2023.
2025.11.03
EU launches the “Circular Plastics Initiative” – a 2030 roadmap for a fully circular polymer economy
The European Union, through PlasticsEurope and the European Circular Economy Platform, has launched the Circular Plastics Initiative (CPI) — a roadmap aimed at achieving 30% mandatory recycled content in all plastic products by 2030.
2025.10.29
EU plastics industry warns of plant closures amid regulatory uncertainty
The European plastics sector is warning that a lack of timely EU action on recycling and competitiveness could lead to a wave of factory closures across the continent.
2025.10.18
Europe’s Plastics Industry at the Edge – PlasticsEurope Calls for Urgent EU Action
Europe’s plastics producers warn of a deepening competitiveness crisis, as energy prices, regulatory complexity, and investment flight threaten the sector’s survival.
2025.10.09
Plastics Europe: „Suntem la marginea prăpastiei” – competitivitatea
Plastics Europe solicită măsuri urgente de sprijin și o pauză la reducerea alocărilor ETS. După -7,6% în 2023, producția a crescut doar +0,4% în 2024; cifra de afaceri -13%. Cota globală a UE a scăzut la aproximativ 12%.