Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)

Castilla y León Consults on BAT-Based Permit Reviews for Pig Farms in Ávila

Castilla y León has opened 20-working-day public consultations to review and adapt the environmental permits of two intensive pig farms in Ávila to Best Available Techniques requirements under Spain’s integrated pollution control law. These site-specific reviews underline that large livestock installations in the region must plan for tighter, BAT-based emission, manure-management and monitoring conditions as permits are revised.

15 May 2026, 16:21bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Castilla y León Opens BAT-Based Environmental Permit Reviews for Two Intensive Pig Farms in Ávila

Castilla y León’s environment authority has opened 20-working-day public consultations to review and update the integrated environmental permits of two intensive pig farms in Ávila in line with best available techniques, including a non-substantial expansion at a Nilasa, S.A. site. This signals ongoing tightening of emissions and waste controls for large livestock installations under Spain’s integrated pollution prevention regime, with affected operators needing to ensure their permit conditions and on-site management match current BAT-based expectations.

15 May 2026, 16:18bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

EU Council Presidency Explains Proposed Omnibus VIII Amendments To Waste, Industrial Emissions And Medium Combustion Plants Directives

The Council Presidency has issued an explanatory note for the 30 March 2026 Antici Group meeting that clarifies how its Omnibus VIII compromise text would amend EU waste, industrial emissions and medium combustion plants legislation to streamline reporting and permitting requirements. The proposals aim to keep core environmental protections intact while harmonising producer reporting, preserving public access to ECHA data, relocating chemicals inventory duties into permit conditions and correcting cross-references to reduce administrative complexity for operators and regulators.

15 May 2026, 16:16data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

Slovenia Drafts Position on EU Proposal to Simplify Waste and Industrial Emissions Rules

In May 2026 Slovenia prepared an updated government position supporting the European Commission’s proposal to simplify and reduce administrative burdens under key EU waste and industrial emissions directives. This signals member state backing for streamlining parts of the waste and industrial emissions framework, including reconsideration of the SCIP database, but existing obligations remain in force until any EU amendments are agreed and transposed.

15 May 2026, 15:07vrs-3.vlada.siSloveniaEuropean Union

Castile and León Opens Consultation on Environmental Authorisation Review for Nilasa S.A. Pig Farm (Espinosa de los Caballeros, Ávila)

Castile and León has opened a 20-working-day public consultation on revising Nilasa S.A.’s environmental permit for an intensive pig farm in Ávila to align with Best Available Techniques and approve a non-substantial expansion. This is a facility-specific step signalling ongoing enforcement of industrial emissions and IPPC rules in Spanish livestock, with direct implications mainly for the permit holder and local stakeholders rather than new, generally applicable obligations.

15 May 2026, 13:39bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Castilla y León Grants Integrated Environmental Authorisation for Ilunion LFP Battery Recycling Plant (Boecillo, Valladolid)

Castilla y León has granted an integrated environmental authorisation for Ilunion Batteries to build and operate a large LFP lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Boecillo, Valladolid, with detailed limits on capacity, emissions, wastes, monitoring and start-up timing. This permit creates a new regional hub for LFP battery recycling under the EU Industrial Emissions and Batteries frameworks, signalling rising regulatory expectations on closed-loop recovery, hazardous-waste control and BAT-level environmental performance for lithium battery value chains.

15 May 2026, 13:26bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Castilla y León Grants Environmental Authorisation for Ilunion Batteries LFP Recycling Plant in Boecillo

Castilla y León has issued an integrated environmental authorisation for Ilunion Batteries’ new LFP battery recycling plant in Boecillo, setting detailed conditions for emissions, waste management, water and soil protection, and monitoring. This permit confirms the project can proceed but imposes stringent IPPC, hazardous-waste and battery-regulation compliance obligations, so plant design, reporting systems and financial guarantees must align with the five-year start-up window and ongoing control requirements.

15 May 2026, 12:44bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

Region Of Murcia Opens Consultation On Integrated Environmental Authorisation AAI20230018 For Repsol Cartagena Refinery

In May 2026, the Region of Murcia opened a 20-day public consultation on a substantial modification to the integrated environmental authorisation for Repsol’s Cartagena refinery, focused on water use and stormwater discharges. This signals potential changes to the refinery’s permitted water consumption and rainwater discharge conditions, so affected stakeholders may wish to review the proposal and comment before the consultation closes.

15 May 2026, 12:02borm.esSpain

Ramboll Publishes EU-Focused End-of-Life Assessment for Fluoropolymers and PFAS Emissions

A new Ramboll report for the FluoroPolymer Group consolidates EU evidence on fluoropolymer waste flows, PFAS emissions from hazardous and municipal waste incineration, and the status of broad PFAS restriction proposals up to April 2026. It highlights that potential EU-wide PFAS group restrictions, together with existing PFAS limits, could materially affect fluoropolymer use, waste management strategies, and investment decisions around incineration, landfill, recycling, and critical raw material supply.

13 May 2026, 12:48fluoropolymers.euEuropean Union

Netherlands Government Outlines Industrial Emissions and PFAS Measures in Action Agenda "Industry and Neighbours"

The Dutch government has answered parliamentary questions on the Industry and Neighbours Action Agenda, clarifying how it will implement the revised EU Industrial Emissions and Air Quality directives and manage PFAS, steel slag and other industrial pollution through pilots, permit reforms and research running into 2026–2027. This signals that operators of large Dutch industrial installations should prepare for stricter default BAT-based permitting, closer health-driven scrutiny and potential partial PFAS discharge bans, even though most measures will first be tested via pilots before translating into binding national rules.

12 May 2026, 18:16zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nlNetherlands

EU Parliament ITRE Draft Opinion on Simplifying Waste and Industrial Emissions Directives

In May 2026 the European Parliament’s ITRE committee issued a draft opinion on the Commission’s simplification package for the EU Waste Framework, Industrial Emissions and Medium Combustion Plant Directives, proposing substantial changes to environmental management system and permitting requirements. If adopted, the amendments would remove new IED EMS and chemical inventory obligations, ease BAT-based permit limits and derogations, and lengthen permit review cycles, lowering compliance burdens for many industrial operators while reshaping how they plan future emissions controls and investment decisions.

12 May 2026, 15:38europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

European Parliament ITRE Draft Opinion Seeks to Delete IED EMS Article and Introduce 10% BAT Derogation Presumption

In May 2026 the European Parliament’s ITRE committee issued a draft opinion on COM(2025)0986 that would delete the Industrial Emissions Directive’s new EMS article, extend permit review intervals and introduce 10% cost-based presumptions for setting emission limits and granting BAT derogations. If carried through the co-legislative process, these changes would materially soften upcoming EMS and BAT requirements for many EU industrial and waste installations, lowering near-term compliance costs but potentially delaying environmental performance improvements and altering long-term investment planning.

12 May 2026, 15:27europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

Slovakia Issues Preliminary Information on Amending Decree 248/2023 on Stationary Air Pollution Sources (PI/2026/108)

Slovakia’s Environment Ministry has issued a preliminary information notice (PI/2026/108) for a draft amendment to Decree 248/2023 on stationary air pollution sources to transpose new EU industrial emissions and pollutant reporting rules by July 2026. Operators of combustion plants, waste incineration facilities and intensive livestock installations should expect tighter emission conditions, an expanded list of regulated air pollutants and enhanced reporting obligations, with a formal consultation planned from June 2026.

11 May 2026, 18:53slov-lex.skSlovakia

EU AGRI Committee Draft Opinion Proposes Narrower Livestock Coverage Under Industrial Emissions Directive

The European Parliament’s AGRI Committee has issued a draft opinion on the Commission’s environmental simplification package that would roll back parts of the 2024 Industrial Emissions Directive livestock expansion, restoring higher fixed thresholds, a permit-only regime and tighter EU-wide harmonisation of operating rules. If carried through the co-legislative process, the changes would leave far fewer pig and poultry farms covered by IED, delay and centralise key implementing rules to 2027, and materially influence permitting, investment and compliance strategies for intensive livestock operators across the EU.

9 May 2026, 07:20europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Commission Clarifies Waste Shipment and Incineration Rules for SRF/RDF Co-Incineration in Volos

In May 2026 the European Commission clarified, via an answer to an MEP, how the Waste Framework Directive, the new Waste Shipment Regulation and the Industrial Emissions Directive apply to imports and co-incineration of SRF/RDF in Volos, including a ban on shipments of mixed municipal waste and derived fuels for disposal and strict prior-consent controls for other refuse-derived fuels. The clarification underscores that co-incineration plants using waste-derived fuels must operate under BAT-based permits and that enforcement and case-specific investigations rest primarily with Greek and other national authorities, signalling tight but nationally enforced constraints on waste-fuel shipments and recovery operations.

9 May 2026, 07:20europarl.europa.euEuropean UnionGreece

Germany Drafts Ordinance Amending 13th, 17th and 31st BImSchV to Implement IED Amendment 2024/1785 and BAT Decision 2022/2427

In April 2026 Germany’s environment ministry circulated a draft ordinance amending the 13th, 17th and 31st BImSchV to transpose the revised Industrial Emissions Directive 2024/1785 and BAT Decision 2022/2427, tightening air emission and monitoring rules for large combustion, waste incineration and solvent-using chemical and pharmaceutical plants by 2026. This signals stricter NOx, SO2, dust and off-normal PCDD/F controls but some streamlined monitoring and reporting, so operators should assess which installations fall under the new sections and prepare permit, measurement and investment adjustments ahead of the 12 December 2026 compliance date for existing plants.

8 May 2026, 18:14table.mediaGermanyEuropean Union

Castilla y León Updates Environmental Authorisation for Luresa Resinas Rosin Derivatives Plant (Orden MAV/399/2026)

In April 2026 Castilla y León tightened the integrated environmental permit for Luresa Resinas’ rosin derivatives plant to reflect new EU best available techniques for waste gas management and updated Spanish waste and pollution laws. The company must meet stricter VOC and combustion emission limits, enhance monitoring and diffuse-emission controls, and complete BAT-linked management-system and reporting obligations within set deadlines, which may require investment in process optimisation and control systems.

8 May 2026, 08:28bocyl.jcyl.esSpain

EU Amends Industrial Emissions Directive To Integrate Hazardous Substances Into Permits and Environmental Management Systems

Directive (EU) 2024/1785 tightens the EU Industrial Emissions Directive by embedding REACH-defined hazardous substances into environmental permits and mandatory environmental management systems, with staged obligations and deadlines running from 2026 to 2036. For large industrial operators this makes chemicals strategy, especially for SVHCs, restricted substances and PFAS-like chemistries, a central compliance and reputational risk lever requiring robust substance inventories, substitution planning, and greater public transparency on chemical use and emissions.

8 May 2026, 06:55eur-lex.europa.euEuropean Union

Belgium: Flanders Launches 2026 Environmental Consultations on VLAREM III BAT, Spatial Plans and Cross-Border EIAs

The Flemish Department of Environment is running multiple spring 2026 public consultations on spatial plans, cross-border environmental impact assessments and a draft VLAREM III decree transposing new EU BAT conclusions for forges and foundries. Industrial operators, energy and infrastructure planners should assess whether these processes affect their sites or projects and consider submitting input before consultation deadlines between 8 May and 12 June 2026 to shape future permitting and land-use conditions.

7 May 2026, 19:49inspraak.omgeving.vlaanderen.beBelgiumNetherlands

EU Rectification To Regulation (EU) 2024/1244 Replaces PFOS With PFHxS In Annex II

In May 2026 the EU Council’s Legal Service issued a rectification to Regulation (EU) 2024/1244, correcting Annex II so that the PFAS pollutant listed in the French version is perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) and its salts rather than PFOS. This linguistic fix clarifies which PFAS releases must be captured under the Industrial Emissions Portal pollutant list, helping operators align French-language reporting templates, emission inventories, and compliance systems with the regulation’s intent.

7 May 2026, 19:33data.consilium.europa.euEuropean Union