Environmental Protection Agency

PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS US retail giants CVS, Target and Walmart launch bag redesign initiative / USD 15m commitment	29.07.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Will the coronavirus pandemic turn the tide back to disposables? / US moves away from plastic bans / Industry will face “major challenges” in the aftermath	27.03.2020
USA Draft legislation presents national strategy to combat plastics pollution / Proposed moratorium on new plastics plants / NYC bans single-use beverage bottles	18.02.2020
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Massive explosion at petchem site in East Texas / Presumably TPC's C4 facilities	27.11.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA “Recover” act to improve recycling infrastructure / Support along the entire national value chain	25.11.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Former DuPont CEO Kullman sides with Chemours in PFOA liability dispute / DuPont pushes back	31.10.2019
USA Ambitious legislation focuses on plastics issues / Recycling front and centre / Bans on some single-trip products foreseen / Plastics industry voices support	09.08.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Chemours sues DuPont over PFOA liability / ECHA proposes SVHC listing for “GenX” / Moody's downgrades spin-off	30.07.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Fluoropolymer intermediate PFOA added to Stockholm Convention POP list / Non-member US is pursuing action independently	24.05.2019
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS California to debate new restrictions / Recycling and reuse would be mandated by 2030	12.03.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe hits out at EU “green” taxes and shale disadvantage / Open letter to the commission / “Nobody seriously invests in Europe”	15.02.2019
SANITIZED Antimicrobial additive for flexible polymer applications	20.09.2018
ARKEMA Emergency workers allege health risks from hurricane-hit Texas plant / USD 1m lawsuit	13.09.2017
ARKEMA Organic peroxides plant explodes in Texas / Hurricane floods damage cold-storage units	31.08.2017
US RECYCLING Plastics association with guide for environmentally friendly sales to government / Annual volume of USD 10 tr	22.03.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT US EPA set to evaluate chemicals for risk / New system emulates REACH	20.01.2017
USA Appointments to Trump cabinet have ties to industry / ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson to be secretary of state / Fracking proponents at the helm / “Foxes guarding henhouses”	21.12.2016
USA Shale gas carousel turns faster / Giant field found in west Texas / President-elect Trump expected to promote fracking / Much of new plastics output earmarked for export	30.11.2016
SYMPHONY Pakistan International Airways agrees to use “d2w” technology in its plastic packaging / Business Dynamics signs deal to introduce oxo-biodegradable bags	13.06.2016
CABOT Restructuring to boost profitability / Indonesian plant to close / Plastics business holds up well	20.11.2015
SHALE GAS New EPA draft assessment finds “no evidence” that fracking harms drinking water / Agency still advises caution / Conclusions are non-binding as states call the tune	11.06.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT US Environmental Protection Agency mulls new rules for MDI and TDI in consumer products	20.01.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EPA adds BPA, phthalates and flame retardants to watchlist / Some choices questioned	03.11.2014
C3 PETROCHEMICALS EPA permit paves way for massive Texas propane dehydrogenation plant / Start-up expected in 2015	20.06.2014
SHALE GAS German anti-fracking groups mobilise against Baltic coast test drilling / US study finds Environmental Protection Agency underestimated methane emissions from gas fields	22.04.2014