EuPC European Plastics Converters

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE EuPC's third survey on recyclate usage by European processors / Available in seven languages	11.09.2019
ASSOCIATIONS European plastics converters and machinery manufacturers to collaborate on promoting the use of recyclate	17.07.2019
EUPC Annual meeting focuses on circular economy and sustainability / Cooperation between producers and converters to be intensified / New members elected to steering committee	05.07.2019
EVENTS Extrusion workshop to be held in September in Brussels / Aimplas, EuPC and PCE	27.06.2019
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE "Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2019": Nine producers awarded / Vynova wins overarching prize for customer communication / Ceremony at EuPC conference in Berlin	18.06.2019
MASTERBATCHES Regulatory concerns for EU producers and compounders / Titanium dioxide and microplastics restrictions discussed at 2019 EuMBC conference in Brussels	29.05.2019
EVENTS European Plastic Distributors Association's 2019 conference in Salzburg this June / Sustainability on the agenda	23.05.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE EuPC launches platform for monitoring recycled plastics usage / Available to plastics converters in six EU countries	26.04.2019
VFSE Position paper defends PVC packaging / Call for support to improve collection and recycling	25.04.2019
EUROCOLOUR Founding of European organisation for the pigments, fillers and dyes industry	24.04.2019
EUMBC Annual conference 2019 in Brussels to focus on REACH, Brexit and titanium dioxide	04.04.2019
EVENTS EuPC and IK organise conference “A Circular Future with Plastics” in Berlin / Award ceremony for best polymer producers	01.04.2019
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY European Parliament votes overwhelmingly to ban single-use plastics by 2021 / EU "paving the way for the rest of the world" / EuPC and PlasticsEurope criticise outcome	28.03.2019
EVENTS Polymer Comply Europe's first 3D printing conference for plastic converters in Brussels	27.03.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE European Commission reports on 70 voluntary pledges for 2025 recycling targets / Relative lack of chemical recycling inclusion	15.03.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA publishes results of additives assessment project / EuMBC and other supply chain players key to project development	27.02.2019
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Fourth edition of "Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe" / Voting open until mid-May / New polymer types added	22.02.2019
EPS PIE extends price reporting to include grey EPS / Slight growth expected for the EPS segment as a whole / Consolidation in the European processing sector / Impulses for recycling	05.02.2019
EVENTS EuPC's "European Food Contact Plastics Seminar" to be held in Brussels	31.01.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Processors sceptical about EU targets for recycled materials usage / Quality issues are still main barrier / EuPC's second survey on recyclate	18.01.2019
PLASTICS STRATEGY EU deal to ban certain single-use plastics clears another legislative hurdle / Measures against marine litter / Industry associations register complaints	03.01.2019
TRADE FAIRS Declining visitor numbers at 28th “Plast Eurasia” in Istanbul / International participation rises	02.01.2019
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY Launch of multi-stakeholder alliance to boost recycling efforts in Europe / Need to match recyclate supply with demand and enhance quality	17.12.2018
PCEP David Baker is next chairman of circular economy platform for polyolefins	17.12.2018
EU CIRCULAR ECONOMY Report outlines technology solutions to meet EU plastics strategy / Joint R&D agenda from EuPC, SusChem, Cefic, PlasticsEurope and ECP4	14.12.2018