EU shields recycling as U.S. growth signals fade - Dec 23, 2025

Prysmian Daily News Update · Dec 23, 2025 · 2m

As of December 23, today’s news sees tighter European Union rules on plastic imports and fresh signals on the strength and potential slowdown of U.S. economic growth. The European Union will introduce stricter rules for imports of plastics, the European Commission said today, as it attempts to help European recycling plants that are struggling to compete with cheaper imports. Europe's plastics-recycling industry has lost more capacity in 2025 than in any previous year, with low-cost plastic imports and high energy costs driving plant closures in countries including the Netherlands, according…