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Ban Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics
View article: Ban Biodegradable and Compostable PlasticsSoil biodegradable mulch films must be banned
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PPWR: The Recycling Fairy Tale Gets a Sequel
View article: PPWR: The Recycling Fairy Tale Gets a SequelForty years later, Brussels tries recycling again.
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Joe Biden Appointed EU Special Envoy for Oil and Gas
View article: Joe Biden Appointed EU Special Envoy for Oil and GasJoe Biden has been appointed EU Special Envoy for Oil and Gas
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Massive Oil Spills Spread Across the Persian Gulf
View article: Massive Oil Spills Spread Across the Persian GulfMajor oil spills are spreading across waters near Iran and Oman, adding an environmental crisis to an already volatile region. Satellite imagery has revealed oil pollution near Iran’s Qeshm Island, where contamination has reached beaches and environmentally sensitive areas. The slick is believed to be linked to the Minoan Pioneer, a bulk carrier damaged near…
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Lukoil Romanian Refinery Enters Insolvency
View article: Lukoil Romanian Refinery Enters InsolvencyLukoil’s Petrotel refinery in Ploiești, Romania, is entering insolvency, as international sanctions continue to weigh on the Russian group’s European operations.
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US Refineries cash in While Europe Shuts Down
View article: US Refineries cash in While Europe Shuts DownU.S. refineries are running close to full capacity and cashing in on exceptionally strong refining margins, while Europe continues to lose refining capacity.
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Sinopec Looks Beyond the Gulf for Crude Oil
View article: Sinopec Looks Beyond the Gulf for Crude OilChina’s Sinopec is moving to diversify its crude oil supplies as conflict in the Middle East exposes the risks of depending heavily on the region.
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How to Make the Chinese Great Again
View article: How to Make the Chinese Great AgainThis article offers a few practical and cultural observations on how Chinese companies and their people can operate more effectively in Europe, strengthen their image and build better relationships with European society.
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Is TotalEnergies Becoming Overexposed to Renewables?
View article: Is TotalEnergies Becoming Overexposed to Renewables?TotalEnergies is increasingly exposed to renewable electricity, raising questions about whether the French energy major is allocating too much capital to a sector heavily shaped by European policy.
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Shell Sells European Renewables — and It Makes Perfect Sense
View article: Shell Sells European Renewables — and It Makes Perfect SenseShell has agreed to sell its European onshore renewables business to TotalEnergies as the British energy major continues to reshape its portfolio and concentrate capital on businesses offering stronger returns.
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Shell sells US chemical business
View article: Shell sells US chemical businessShell is considering the sale of its US chemicals portfolio as part of a broader effort to reduce exposure to underperforming businesses and concentrate capital on higher-return activities such as oil, gas and trading.
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Norway Refuses to Run Its Energy Policy From the Berlaymont Cafeteria
View article: Norway Refuses to Run Its Energy Policy From the Berlaymont CafeteriaNorway has delivered an inconvenient message to Brussels: it intends to keep looking for oil and gas in the Arctic, whether the European Union likes it or not. Norwegian Energy Minister Terje Aasland said Oslo would continue developing resources in the Barents Sea regardless of the EU’s position, arguing that Europe will continue needing secure…
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Philippines Cracks Down on 155 Companies Over Plastic EPR Compliance
View article: Philippines Cracks Down on 155 Companies Over Plastic EPR ComplianceThe Philippines is stepping up enforcement of its plastic packaging rules, ordering 155 companies to explain their alleged failure to meet recycling and recovery obligations under the country’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation.
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Kazakhstan PP Exports to EU Surge 67% as EU Producers Struggle
View article: Kazakhstan PP Exports to EU Surge 67% as EU Producers StruggleKazakhstan is strengthening its position in the European polypropylene market as domestic production rises and exports to the EU accelerate.
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Chemical Industry Faces Legal and Business Uncertainties in Europe
View article: Chemical Industry Faces Legal and Business Uncertainties in EuropeINEOS’ €4 billion Project ONE ethane cracker in Antwerp is approaching the final stages of construction, but the project continues to illustrate the legal and business uncertainties facing major chemical investments in Europe.
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China Joins the Great Recycled Plastic Treasure Hunt
View article: China Joins the Great Recycled Plastic Treasure HuntAfter nearly nine years of keeping foreign plastic waste at arm’s length, China is reopening its borders to certain recycled plastic materials.
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South Korea Bets Big on Petrochemicals
View article: South Korea Bets Big on PetrochemicalsWhile much of the global petrochemical industry is struggling with overcapacity and weak margins, South Korea is making a remarkably bold industrial bet.
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The Human Cost of the Bio-on Affair: A Personal Reflection
View article: The Human Cost of the Bio-on Affair: A Personal ReflectionLooking back at the Bio-on affair today, there is one aspect of the story that deserves more attention: the human cost. After the report by Quintessential Capital Management, Bio-on’s collapse was extraordinarily rapid. The company, its technology and, above all, its chairman Marco Astorri became the subject of intense public scrutiny. What followed was not…
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Italy’s “Eco” Bags: Who Is Protecting Competition?
View article: Italy’s “Eco” Bags: Who Is Protecting Competition?The €32 Million Question: Who Protects Competition in Italy’s Bioplastics Market?
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US Builds the Next Oil Route While Europe Destroys the Old One
View article: US Builds the Next Oil Route While Europe Destroys the Old OneSometimes the difference between American and European strategic thinking can be summed up in a pipeline.
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Jim Ratcliffe, Person of the Year 2026
View article: Jim Ratcliffe, Person of the Year 2026Jim Ratcliffe is the Person of the Year 2026.
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How EU PPWR Bureaucracy Crushes Small Businesses
View article: How EU PPWR Bureaucracy Crushes Small BusinessesThe EU’s Sustainable Trap: Treating Grandma’s Hobby Shop Like Amazon. Why the New PPWR is the Ultimate Death Blow for Micro-Businesse
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Trump Administration Targets Packaging Chemicals
View article: Trump Administration Targets Packaging ChemicalsThe Trump administration is closing the GRAS loophole to require public disclosure of all food packaging chemicals.
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EU Hits Net-Zero Goals by Exploding Refineries
View article: EU Hits Net-Zero Goals by Exploding RefineriesA satirical critique of the European Union funding infrastructure strikes that trigger global energy spikes, hilariously punishing its own taxpayers with soaring inflation and freezing winter heating bills.
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The EU Apologizes (Sort Of) for Decades of Legal Poisoning
View article: The EU Apologizes (Sort Of) for Decades of Legal PoisoningA satirical double-feature exposing the absurdity of EU regulations, from decades of legally permitting toxic “forever chemicals” in fast-food packaging to the loophole-ridden ban arriving this August [Regulation (EU) 2025/40].
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The Waste Shipment Regulation fairy tale
View article: The Waste Shipment Regulation fairy taleAfter decades of treating developing nations as Europe’s personal plastic landfills, a new EU law finally kicked in this May to ensure our trash is handled “sustainably.” It turns out shipping millions of tons of plastic scrap across the ocean only for it to be dumped in someone else’s backyard wasn’t the eco-friendly triumph Brussels…
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Biodegradable & Compostable, Biodegradation & Composting, Chemical & Advanced Recycling, EU, PPWR, Waste & Waste ManagementPPWR: And They All Recycled Happily Ever After
View article: PPWR: And They All Recycled Happily Ever AfterA European fairy tale in which every plastic package finds the correct bin, every recycling plant works perfectly, compostable plastic magically becomes compost, and nobody asks inconvenient questions.
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You Can’t Stop Plastic With A Law. Bangladesh Shows Us That We Need To Change The Material
View article: You Can’t Stop Plastic With A Law. Bangladesh Shows Us That We Need To Change The MaterialWritten by Marco Astorri, founder of Bio-on, this article argues that banning conventional plastics is not enough. Using Bangladesh’s struggle to replace plastic with jute, Astorri makes the case for PHA: biodegradable polymers that could preserve plastic’s functionality while avoiding its long-term environmental persistence.
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Compostable Plastics: Where Do the Failed Ecotoxicity Tests Go?
View article: Compostable Plastics: Where Do the Failed Ecotoxicity Tests Go?This article examines how compostable plastics are tested for ecotoxicity in Europe, who performs these tests, what regulators receive, and raises a simple question: what happens to the ecotoxicity tests that fail?
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The Albanian oil scandal
View article: The Albanian oil scandalAlbania produces oil. So why are Albanians paying more than €2 a litre at the pump—and where does the country’s oil money actually go?
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Biofuel & Biodiesel, Environmental & Sustainability, EU, Feedstock & Biomass, Mass Balance & Bio AttributedHas the EU Turned Mass Balance into a Fraud Magnet?
View article: Has the EU Turned Mass Balance into a Fraud Magnet?EU Biodiesel Market Becomes Increasingly Vulnerable to Fraud
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China’s Fuel Export Strategy Gains Speed
View article: China’s Fuel Export Strategy Gains SpeedChina Reinforces Its Position as Asia’s Refining Powerhouse
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European Oil Companies Continue to Outperform Chemical Industry
View article: European Oil Companies Continue to Outperform Chemical IndustryEuropean oil companies continue to thrive, while the continent’s chemical industry faces mounting challenges. A look at how different policy priorities in the US and Europe are shaping the future of the oil and chemical industries.
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UK Considers Legal Action Over Benzene Emissions
View article: UK Considers Legal Action Over Benzene EmissionsUK Regulator Considers Legal Action Against Huntsman Over Benzene Emissions
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Trump blasts Exxon, Chevron for making ‘too much money,’ demands lower gasoline prices
View article: Trump blasts Exxon, Chevron for making ‘too much money,’ demands lower gasoline pricesTrump Tells Big Oil to Cut Gasoline Prices, Singles Out Chevron CEO
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Germany Needs an Oil Champion
View article: Germany Needs an Oil ChampionDid Germany make a strategic mistake by never building a global oil and gas champion? This article explores the history of Germany’s energy strategy and argues that Europe should rethink its approach to energy sovereignty—with a satirical twist at the end.
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BIOME CEO is Bioplastics Most Consistent Communicator
View article: BIOME CEO is Bioplastics Most Consistent CommunicatorPlay the video (LinkedIn Post) BIOME’s CEO has been one of the most consistent voices in the bioplastics industry. Whether you agree with his views or not, he has communicated his vision with consistency over the years. In that sense, he truly walks the walk. That said, I don’t fully share his emphasis on climate…
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BASF Vision on recycling
View article: BASF Vision on recyclingMix of technologies required to recycle engineering plastics
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Dow’s €1.1 Billion Lawsuit Could Change Competition Law in Petrochemical Industry
View article: Dow’s €1.1 Billion Lawsuit Could Change Competition Law in Petrochemical IndustryDow’s €1.1 billion damages claim over the European ethylene buyers’ cartel may prove to be far more significant than the lawsuit itself.
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USDA EU Biofuels Intelligence Reports 2026 (€199)
View article: USDA EU Biofuels Intelligence Reports 2026 (€199)Published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), these reports provide authoritative market intelligence on the European biofuels sector. Limitd
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Zelensky’s position on EU tethered bottle cap (Video)
View article: Zelensky’s position on EU tethered bottle cap (Video)Zelensky just did the unthinkable: he ripped off the famous EU tethered bottle cap… the one we’re constantly told can’t be ripped off without consequences. Yet somehow, civilization survived.
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Is the World’s Biggest Cartel Hiding in Plain Sight?
View article: Is the World’s Biggest Cartel Hiding in Plain Sight?How Does an Oil Cartel Fit Into a Free Trade Environment?
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Chemical Recycling Bubble Begins to Burst
View article: Chemical Recycling Bubble Begins to BurstChemical Recycling Faces a Reality Check as Projects Stall Across Europe and the US
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Italy says it Recycled more than 75% of Packaging
View article: Italy says it Recycled more than 75% of PackagingItaly Recycles Record 77.3% of Packaging, Strengthening Its Circular Economy Credentials
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Is DG COMP Trying to Block Compostable Plastics in Europe?
View article: Is DG COMP Trying to Block Compostable Plastics in Europe?The European Commission has once again found itself at the centre of the debate over compostable plastics.
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How China Took One for the Team to Keep Oil Markets Stable
View article: How China Took One for the Team to Keep Oil Markets StableChina’s Lower Oil Imports Helped Stabilize the Global Market
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India Signals a New Era in Global Crude Procurement
View article: India Signals a New Era in Global Crude ProcurementIndia’s state-owned Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) has become the country’s first refiner to formally instruct crude oil suppliers to avoid shipments transiting the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz in a spot crude tender.
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EU Sanctions: Ordinary Russians are Paying the Price
View article: EU Sanctions: Ordinary Russians are Paying the PriceAfter several years of sanctions, one question deserves to be asked: who is really paying the highest price?
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Ursula von der Leyen Explains EU’s Relationship with OPEC
View article: Ursula von der Leyen Explains EU’s Relationship with OPECExclusive Interview with Bioplastics News: Ursula von der Leyen Explains Europe’s Relationship with OPEC
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US and OPEC: A Relationship of Contradictions
View article: US and OPEC: A Relationship of ContradictionsFor decades, the United States has criticized OPEC for coordinating oil production and influencing global prices, arguing that free markets—not producer cartels—should determine the price of crude. Yet Washington has never seriously sought to dismantle the organization.
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Germany’s Chemical Industry Takes Another Hit
View article: Germany’s Chemical Industry Takes Another HitGermany’s chemical industry is facing another major challenge as exceptionally low water levels on the Rhine disrupt the transport of key petrochemical feedstocks.
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ENI acting responsibly in Mozambique
View article: ENI acting responsibly in MozambiqueNot every story about the oil industry has to be a negative one. When an energy company promotes policies that can genuinely benefit local communities, those initiatives deserve recognition—even when the company in question is ENI.
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The Shell tax files
View article: The Shell tax filesHow Does Shell Pay No Corporate Income Tax in the Netherlands?
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US pushes for free Speech declaration
View article: US pushes for free Speech declarationTrump pushes UN ‘free speech’ declaration.
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Italian biofuel cartel: appeals move to Italy’s highest court
View article: Italian biofuel cartel: appeals move to Italy’s highest courtThe legal battle over Italy’s €936 million biofuel cartel decision is entering its next phase.
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EU targets construction chemicals cartel
View article: EU targets construction chemicals cartelThe European Commission has stepped up its crackdown on alleged cartels by issuing a Statement of Objections to ten construction chemicals manufacturers and three national trade associations over suspected price-fixing.
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EU, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Politics & Policies, Textiles, Fashion, Sports and FootwearDid the EU Ban Textile Waste—or Simply Export It?
View article: Did the EU Ban Textile Waste—or Simply Export It?The EU has banned the destruction of unsold clothing. From now on, large fashion companies can no longer incinerate or landfill new, unsold garments.
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Dow demands €1.1 billion over EU ethylene cartel
View article: Dow demands €1.1 billion over EU ethylene cartelThe legal fallout from Europe’s ethylene cartel is far from over.
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PPWR: The Quiet Demotion of Compostable Plastics
View article: PPWR: The Quiet Demotion of Compostable PlasticsFor years, compostable plastics were presented as one of the key solutions to Europe’s packaging waste problem. Policymakers, industry associations and manufacturers promoted them as an important pillar of the transition towards a circular economy. The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), however, tells a different story.
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Is Italy’s Waste Management System Collapsing?
View article: Is Italy’s Waste Management System Collapsing?Italy managed to convince EU officials that its waste management system was a best-in-class example. Watch the video
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Who Killed ENI founder? Insider Points to the Mafia
View article: Who Killed ENI founder? Insider Points to the MafiaBenito Li Vigni (often spelled Benito Livigni in English-language references, but correctly Li Vigni) was a close collaborator of Enrico Mattei, founder and president of ENI. Over the years, he made a number of claims about ENI, Mattei’s death, and Italian politics.
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Novamont Lost €70 Million in 2025
View article: Novamont Lost €70 Million in 2025According to Eni’s 2025 Annual Report, Novamont recorded a net loss of approximately €70 million in 2025. That’s a €110 million loss in two years
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NL Prosecutors open criminal inquiry into Sabic PFAS pollution
View article: NL Prosecutors open criminal inquiry into Sabic PFAS pollutionDutch prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into plastics manufacturer Sabic over the suspected illegal discharge of the PFAS chemical PFBS into the Westerschelde estuary in the Netherlands. According to the Public Prosecution Service (OM), Sabic’s plant in Bergen op Zoom is suspected of releasing PFBS—a so-called “forever chemical”—into the Westerschelde and the nearby Theodorushaven…
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Pakistan is one of the biggest polluter on the planet
View article: Pakistan is one of the biggest polluter on the planetHere’s an interesting video on waste management in Pakistan.
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EU Basic Chemicals Production is collapsing
View article: EU Basic Chemicals Production is collapsingWhat are basic Chemicals Basic chemicals (also called commodity chemicals, upstream petrochemicals or building-block chemicals) are the fundamental molecules from which thousands of other chemicals and plastics are made. Basic chemical Used to make Ethylene Polyethylene (PE), PVC, antifreeze, detergents Propylene Polypropylene (PP), acrylics, solvents Butadiene Synthetic rubber (tires) Benzene Polystyrene, nylon, detergents Chlorine PVC,…
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EU agricultural subsidies for Royal UAE family
View article: EU agricultural subsidies for Royal UAE familyTalking about misallocation of EU funding.
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Latest Update on the ENI/Novamont SLAPP
View article: Latest Update on the ENI/Novamont SLAPPLatest Update on the ENI/Novamont SLAPP
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Facing 2 years of prison for cleaning a UK river
View article: Facing 2 years of prison for cleaning a UK riverAn environmental lawyer and campaigner in the UK is facing up to two years in prison and could potentially lose his job for the “crime” of… cleaning up a highly polluted local river.
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The Fall of Rome and the EU
View article: The Fall of Rome and the EUI’m a big fan of Roman history, and one question has always fascinated me: How was it possible for the Roman Empire to collapse? I think I found an answer.
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Italy’s “Eni Case” Prosecutor Acquittal
View article: Italy’s “Eni Case” Prosecutor AcquittalItaly’s “Eni Case” Prosecutor Acquittal
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ENI Versalis plastic plant burns down
View article: ENI Versalis plastic plant burns downA fire broke out in a plastics warehouse owned by Versalis in the industrial area of Mantua.
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The Free Movement of Goods: EU and US Perspectives
View article: The Free Movement of Goods: EU and US PerspectivesThe EU often promotes the free movement of goods as one of the cornerstones of European integration. Yet, when you look at the United States, it seems that the “Made in USA” label carries far more weight than the unrestricted flow of products across state lines.
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Chinese insights on whether oil is a fossil ressource
View article: Chinese insights on whether oil is a fossil ressourceOne of the most persistent conspiracy theories surrounding the fossil oil industry is the claim that oil isn’t a fossil resource at all. Now, China appears to be jumping on that bandwagon.
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EU Justice Fairy Tale
View article: EU Justice Fairy TaleThe EU promotes the rule of law and the protection of citizens’ rights. Unfortunately, my personal experience has been very different from what is being marketed.
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EU China PBAT Anti dumping Investigation
View article: EU China PBAT Anti dumping InvestigationThe European Commission on June 4 opened an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese imports of polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT) and related copolyesters, following a complaint from EU producers led by BASF.
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Infringement by DG JUST – Failure to Respond Regarding ENI SLAPP Case
View article: Infringement by DG JUST – Failure to Respond Regarding ENI SLAPP CaseI wrote to the DG JUST Anti-SLAPP Expert Group on 21 April 2026 regarding my ENI SLAPP case. As I have not yet received a response, I am sending this reminder.
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Exxon warns for increasing oil prices
View article: Exxon warns for increasing oil pricesExxon warns oil inventories will hit dangerously low levels in weeks, forcing prices to shoot higher
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US Policy to reduce microplastics
View article: US Policy to reduce microplasticsThe US policy to reduce microplastics seem better than the usual EU bullshit.
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Eni and Versalis — The Crescentino Bioethanol and the R&D Credit Grey Zone
View article: Eni and Versalis — The Crescentino Bioethanol and the R&D Credit Grey ZoneThe Crescentino Question: Versalis, Proesa® and the Grey Zone of Italy’s R&D Tax Credits
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To Solve the conflict in Ukraine
View article: To Solve the conflict in UkraineEurope is drifting without a clear roadmap for peace, locked into a cycle of escalation, rhetoric, and reconstruction promises that never quite arrive. This essay challenges that trajectory and asks a difficult question: what would a realistic path toward de-escalation and long-term stability actually look like for Ukraine, Russia, and Europe itself?
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My Statement Regarding the Legal Dispute Involving Me, Eni, Novamont, and the European Commission
View article: My Statement Regarding the Legal Dispute Involving Me, Eni, Novamont, and the European CommissionPlease read my statement regarding the legal dispute involving me, Eni, Novamont, and the European Commission.
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ENI and The European Commission vs Axel Barrett
View article: ENI and The European Commission vs Axel BarrettFreedom of Speech: ENI and The European Commission vs Axel Barrett
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The Governance Risk Inside ENI’s Versalis Strategy and the Novamont Deal
View article: The Governance Risk Inside ENI’s Versalis Strategy and the Novamont DealENI, Versalis and the Governance Questions Behind the Novamont Deal
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Marco Astorri, the Golden Boy of Bioplastics
View article: Marco Astorri, the Golden Boy of BioplasticsMarco Astorri had it all: groundbreaking technology, growing markets, and a strong corporate structure. Contracts were pouring in, and Bio-on seemed years ahead of the competition in the race to commercialize PHA bioplastics.
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The Curious Economics of Novamont’s €195 Million Loan
View article: The Curious Economics of Novamont’s €195 Million LoanA Loss-Making Novamont Borrowed at 2.46% During Europe’s Rate Shock
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The Bioplastics News UFOFiles
View article: The Bioplastics News UFOFilesFrom everything I’ve seen on Instagram, these are what I personally consider to be the best AI generated UFO images released so far. Otherwise, find also my final message on … my personal epithome for the one and only …. Bioplastics news … one of the most independent media in Europe …
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The Versalis–Eni Governance Question: When Auditor Rotation Isn’t Really Rotation
View article: The Versalis–Eni Governance Question: When Auditor Rotation Isn’t Really RotationThe Versalis Case and the Failure of Europe’s Audit Rotation Rules
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Five Article 2446 Triggers at Versalis Raise Questions About ENI’s Disclosure Practices
View article: Five Article 2446 Triggers at Versalis Raise Questions About ENI’s Disclosure PracticesFive Article 2446 Triggers at Versalis Raise Questions About ENI’s Disclosure Practices
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Who should pay for the removal of microplastics?
View article: Who should pay for the removal of microplastics?Who should pay for the removal of microplastics?
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Free advertising for US Bioplastics Companies
View article: Free advertising for US Bioplastics CompaniesI would like to support American bioplastics companies. These are challenging times, and if I can contribute in any meaningful way, I’m happy to do so.
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Origin Materials to stop operations
View article: Origin Materials to stop operationsAnother one bites the dust.
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Essay on US Oil Diplomacy and Influence Channels in Europe
View article: Essay on US Oil Diplomacy and Influence Channels in EuropeA Hypothetical Examination of US Oil Diplomacy and Channels of Influence in Europe
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EU Freedom of Speech Advertising
View article: EU Freedom of Speech AdvertisingA satirical look at EU freedom of speech, where expressing your opinion is simple—once you’ve consulted 12,000 pages of terms, 27 interpretations, and possibly a hotline. This article explores how “freedom” becomes a carefully curated experience with footnotes, appendices, and emergency sarcasm kits included for safety.
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ENI / Novamont Files, ENI / Novamont SLAPP, EU, Legal, Anti-Trust and Cartel, M&A, Corporate and Financial News, Uncategorized
Why Is ENI Receiving Major EU Financing Amid Legal and Antitrust Scrutiny? (Updated)
View article: Why Is ENI Receiving Major EU Financing Amid Legal and Antitrust Scrutiny? (Updated)The €1.2 Billion Question: Why Is ENI Receiving Major EU Financing Amid Legal and Antitrust Scrutiny?
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ENI vs Microsoft: Does the EU Apply a Double Standard in Competition Law?
View article: ENI vs Microsoft: Does the EU Apply a Double Standard in Competition Law?Microsoft vs ENI in EU competition enforcement. A comparative analysis of enforcement approaches in digital and energy markets. Hard enforcement versus negotiated remedies in EU antitrust cases.
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Belgian MEP calls out European Parliament for failing its mandate
View article: Belgian MEP calls out European Parliament for failing its mandateBelgian MEP calls out European Parliament for failing its mandate
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Greenpeace blames US companies for sabotaging EU plastic law
View article: Greenpeace blames US companies for sabotaging EU plastic lawMcDonald’s and Coca-Cola caught trying to gut Europe’s landmark plastics law months before it takes effect
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UK’s inconvenient plastic waste management
View article: UK’s inconvenient plastic waste managementHousehold rubbish weighing 30,000 tonnes (mostly plastics) has been dumped at a protected site and covered with soil. The same is happening overall in Europe.
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The Novamont Takeover: How Losses, Litigation and Strategic Control Ended in Eni’s Hands
View article: The Novamont Takeover: How Losses, Litigation and Strategic Control Ended in Eni’s HandsThe Novamont Takeover: How Losses, Litigation and Strategic Control Ended in Eni’s Hands
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The Fall of Versalis? How €7 Billion in Losses Came Before a €2 Billion Rescue
View article: The Fall of Versalis? How €7 Billion in Losses Came Before a €2 Billion RescueEni says Europe’s chemicals sector is in “structural and irreversible decline.” Investors now face a fresh €2 billion turnaround gamble.
