Newsletter July 2023

Spain took over the presidency of the European Council on 1 July for a period of six months. It is the first of a trio of presidencies, followed by Belgium and Hungary in 2024. Spain published its programme (available here) and announced its four priority areas: Reindustrialisation Ecological transition Social and economic justice European unity The most relevant aspects for the recreational boating industry are the will to promote and advance the European industry and…

The European Union has announced the extension of the existing anti-dumping measures in place for glass fibre reinforcements originating from China for a further five years. According to Glass Fibre Europe, the association representing the European continuous filament glass fibre industry, the European market has been “flooded” with subsidised glass fibre products from Chinese producers, both originating from China and newly established facilities outside China. Glass Fibre Europe emphasised that further action will be needed…