Plastics Europe (Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe)

About Plastics Europe

Plastics Europe is the advocacy body of the European plastics-producing industry, headquartered in Brussels. The association represents the economic interests of its member companies vis-à-vis European policy, including publicly named companies such as BASF, and is a partner organisation of the European chemical association CEFIC. It acts as a catalyst for transformation within the plastics industry and together with partners across the entire value chain, in particular on topics such as the circular economy, recycling (mechanical and chemical), climate neutrality by 2050 and innovation. To this end, the association operates a knowledge platform (knowledge hub), organises events and publishes analyses such as the annual report "The Circular Economy for Plastics". The German branch PlasticsEurope Deutschland e.V., based in Frankfurt am Main, represents the industry's interests in Germany, among other things with a plea for securing plastics production at the German location. Since 2013, the association has been registered in the EU Transparency Register.

Site

Brussels, Belgium

Processes

Advocacy/lobbying, Policy consulting, Network/knowledge platform (knowledge hub), Events

Materials

Plastic polymers

Certificates

EU Transparency Register

Industries

Plastics production, Chemical industry, Packaging, Construction, Automotive, Agriculture

1. 01

   Policy monitoring and interest analysis

2. 02

   Positioning and policy consulting

3. 03

   Lobbying towards EU institutions

4. 04

   Publications and knowledge transfer (knowledge hub)

5. 05

   Events and networking

Topics and Industries

Locations

Brussels

BE

Headquarters of the European association

Frankfurt am Main

DE

Office of PlasticsEurope Deutschland e.V.

Policy and Topic Areas

Inside the production

Transparency and Governance

The association has been registered in the EU Transparency Register for interest representatives since 2013 and reports its lobbying expenditure there.

History

1. 2005

   PlasticsEurope Deutschland e.V. replaces the VKE (Association of Plastics-Producing Industry) as of 1 January

2. 2013

   Registration in the EU Transparency Register for interest representatives

3. 2022

   Joint promotion with CEFIC of chemical recycling as an element of greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050

4. 2023

   Reported lobbying expenditure of 4.5–5 million €

5. 2025

   Plea for expanding plastics production in Germany (production decline 2021–2023: 17.6%)