Plastics Europe

Plastics are integral to the European economy, serving a wide range of strategic industries such as automotive, packaging, construction, electronics, healthcare, renewable infrastructure and consumer goods. Although the European plastics value chain currently supports around 1.5 million jobs across more than 50,000 businesses2, the warning signs are clear: production lines are shutting down, plants are closing, and…

Plastics Europe calls for market-pull measures for low-carbon products and products from sustainable carbon sources under the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) to support European plastics value chains, including the introduction of Union origin requirements. These measures should strengthen Europes industrial base and accelerate the transition to a low carbon and circular economy.

Plastics Europe supports the European Commissions ambition to scale up the share of bio-based feedstocks in plastics production - a key pathway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while supporting circularity and industrial competitiveness. The Biotech Act II can set an enabling, predictable and coherent framework to seize the opportunities offered by Europe's bioeconomy.

Plastics Europe supports the intention of the Single-Use Plastic Directive (SUPD) to reduce marine litter and environmental impacts, while promoting circular approaches aimed at reducing waste generation and safeguarding the functioning of the internal market. The current scope of the Single-Use Plastic Directive (SUPD) should be maintained without further extension.

Plastics Europe is the pan-European association representing plastics manufacturers with offices across Europe. With close to 100 members producing over 90% of all polymers across Europe, we are the catalyst for the industry with a responsibility to openly engage with stakeholders and deliver solutions which are safe, circular and sustainable.

Plastics Europe considers the Digital Product Passport (DPP) as a valuable tool for improving the understanding of a products sustainability aspects by its users, increasing transparency among all the actors in the value chain and encouraging innovation in sustainable solutions.

To ensure a level playing field across all recycling technologies and to support the EUs circularity and climate objectives, we urge the European Commission to promptly initiate work in parallel on an implementing regulation covering additional recycling technologies and to clarify key elements of the current proposal. 1.

The Fluoropolymers Product Group (FPG) of Plastics Europe welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the ongoing evaluation and revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 on market surveillance and compliance of products (MSR). The MSR aims to ensure that only compliant products offering a high level of protection for public interests are made available on the Union market.

The PC/BPA group of Plastics Europe represents the main producers of Polycarbonate (PC) and Bisphenol A (BPA) in Europe. We appreciate the opportunity to provide our observations regarding EFSA´s activities and approach based on our experiences during the re-evaluation of BPA by EFSA between 2017 and 2023.

Plastics Europe PC-group submission This input is provided by the Polycarbonate Product Group of Plastics Europe (PC-group). Its members comprise manufacturers and compounders of polycarbonate (PC) in the EU (Covestro, Sabic, Trinseo). We also refer to the Cefic Bisphenols sector group entry. We support targeted regulation to protect vulnerable consumer groups.

The Fluoropolymers Product Group (FPG), part of Plastics Europe, appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on implementation of regulations for C9-C21 long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (C9-C21 PFCAs). LC PFCAs are used in the manufacture of advanced fluoropolymers, which are essential for high-performance applications across sectors such as healthcare, energy, transportation, and electronics.