Report: EU plastics sector facing €678bn stranded asset risk due to 'unsustainable' business model

Michael Holder
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EU plastics industry ‘on the precipice’ due to unsustainable business model, tightening green regulations and competition from China, Planet Tracker warns

The European plastics industry is "on the precipice" of stranded asset risk due to an increasingly unsustainable business model that is putting €678bn investor capital under threat, unless it rapidly shifts...

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