{"id":8412,"date":"2025-02-26T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T05:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/?p=8412"},"modified":"2025-06-12T12:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T09:26:18","slug":"eu-500-million-french-chemical-recycling-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/eu-500-million-french-chemical-recycling-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"European Commission Approves \u20ac 500 Million French Chemical Recycling Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The European Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_25_387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">has approved<\/a> a \u20ac 500 million initiative proposed by France for a chemical recycling scheme that supports certain types of plastic waste. This initiative aligns with EU circular economy goals outlined in the European Commission\u2019s Political Guidelines for 2024-2029.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/eu-500-million-french-chemical-recycling-scheme\/#Materials_and_Funding_of_the_Chemical_Recycling_Scheme\" >Materials and Funding of the Chemical Recycling Scheme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/eu-500-million-french-chemical-recycling-scheme\/#Justification_and_Economic_Impact\" >Justification and Economic Impact<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/eu-500-million-french-chemical-recycling-scheme\/#Advancing_EU_Environmental_Goals\" >Advancing EU Environmental Goals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/eu-500-million-french-chemical-recycling-scheme\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Materials_and_Funding_of_the_Chemical_Recycling_Scheme\"><\/span><strong>Materials and Funding of the Chemical Recycling Scheme<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The project targets various plastic waste types, including <strong>trays<\/strong>,<strong> films<\/strong>,<strong> non-beverage bottles<\/strong>, and<strong> polyester-containing textiles<\/strong>. The scheme aims to support chemical recycling technologies that convert mixed and\/or contaminated plastic waste back into \u2018<strong>virgin-like&#8217; raw materials<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The financial aid is available to businesses of all sizes and industries, with funding provided as <strong>direct grants<\/strong>. The maximum aid level is capped at <strong>40 %<\/strong> <strong>of the necessary investment<\/strong>, ensuring that only the essential financial support is provided to facilitate project implementation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Justification_and_Economic_Impact\"><\/span><strong>Justification and Economic Impact<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The European Commission considers the scheme both <strong>necessary<\/strong> and <strong>appropriate<\/strong> to encourage investment in chemical recycling. Without public financial assistance, companies would be unlikely to undertake these projects. The measure has been assessed under <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/eli\/treaty\/tfeu_2008\/art_107\/oj\/eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Article 107(3)(c)<\/a> of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and follows the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2022.080.01.0001.01.ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 2022 (\u2018CEEAG&#8217;)<\/a>. France has also implemented safeguards to limit any distortion of competition and trade within the EU.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/plastic-film-bottle-tray-EU-Approves-E500-Million-French-Scheme-for-Chemical-Recycling-1024x701.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\"><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advancing_EU_Environmental_Goals\"><\/span><strong>Advancing EU Environmental Goals<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Commission sees this initiative as a key step toward a more circular and resilient economy. The project <strong>complements ongoing efforts<\/strong>, such as the European Commission\u2019s involvement in global negotiations on a plastics treaty aimed at eliminating problematic substances and enforcing the Polluter Pays Principle. It is also worth mentioning that this is <strong>the first<\/strong> <strong>State aid scheme<\/strong> assessed under Section 4.4 of the CEEAG, <strong>which allows aid for resource efficiency and for supporting the transition towards a circular economy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The approval of France\u2019s chemical recycling scheme reflects the EU\u2019s broader strategy to support innovative recycling solutions while ensuring fair competition. By fostering investments in advanced recycling technologies, the initiative aims to reduce plastic waste, promote sustainable product design, and drive forward the EU\u2019s long-term environmental objectives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission has approved a \u20ac 500 million initiative proposed by France for a chemical recycling scheme that supports certain types of plastic waste. This initiative aligns with EU circular economy goals outlined in the European Commission\u2019s Political Guidelines for 2024-2029. &nbsp; Materials and Funding of the Chemical Recycling Scheme The project targets various&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-new-tech-en","category-28","category-542","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8412"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8416,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8412\/revisions\/8416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packlab.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}