In December 2022, the European Parliament and the European Council reached a provisional agreement to determine that the EU carbon tariff will start trial operation in October 2023. Thus, the EU will become the first economy in the world to impose a "carbon tariff". This also means that high carbon emissions in any link of the supply chain will result in higher carbon control costs for exported products.

To make it easier for consumers to find more sustainable tires, Pirelli has created a custom logo for its tires that contain at least 50% bio-based and recycled materials. The new logo features two circular arrows and will be used on new products.

Kia plans to use 55 tonnes of recycled ocean plastic recently recovered from the Pacific Ocean in its new electric models. The record-breaking amount of plastic recovered by Kia’s global partner The Ocean Cleanup marks the next phase of the seven-year global partnership agreed in April 2022 as part of Kia’s transformation into a leading sustainable mobility solutions provider.

With the continuous improvement and implementation of the EU Draft Packaging Regulation (PPWR), in addition to the already implemented German Packaging Law, French Packaging Law, Austrian Packaging Law, etc., European countries will begin to improve and implement their packaging waste management measures one after another.

Krones has used its PET bottle manufacturing technology to launch a water bottle called ShoulderFlex, which weighs 5.9 grams and can save up to 50% of PET material compared to traditional 0.5-liter water bottles on the market, making an important contribution to reducing the carbon footprint of bottled water.

Recently, Laiyifen, a snack brand, received the "Double Easy Certification" excellent rating certificate for plastic flexible packaging. The certificate was issued by Huaxinchuang, a professional testing and certification organization.

Indorama Ventures (IVL), a global producer of sustainable chemicals, and AMB Spa have announced a new partnership that will see the two companies aim to divert more than 150 million post-consumer PET trays from landfill or incineration by the end of 2025, through recycling into film for food packaging trays.

Plastics are widely used for various purposes, and imported plastics and plastic products are diverse. Compared with previous years, the 2023 edition of the "Catalogue of Standardized Declaration of Import and Export Commodities of the Customs of the People's Republic of China" has some new changes in the standardized declaration requirements for plastics and their products, which companies should pay attention to when filling out the declaration.