European Commission

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PIE talks to European Commission spokesperson Enrico Brivio about the latest Circular Economy Package / Landfill goal “very ambitious” / Marine litter to be addressed in 2017 plastic strategy / “Innovative plastic should come from the EU”	24.02.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU close to classifying BPA as category 1 reprotoxin / REACH Committee approves draft	19.02.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New study points to ways of “triggering a revolution” in the plastics industrial ecosystem / Strategies for improving material flow, recycling and reuse / Part of “Project Mainstream” / Release at WEF in Davos	09.02.2016
EVENTS 5th “Packaged – Global Packaging Summit” in Brussels	22.01.2016
BP / ROSNEFT Restructuring of German refinery assets okayed by boards / EU approval expected soon	21.01.2016
EPS INSULATION Fierce competition and high volatility drive consolidation in Germany / French state fund for renovations / New UK market leader is born / Cladding segment increasingly trends towards grey EPS / Prolonged use of HBCD has no notable market relevance	18.01.2016
RECYCLING Italy takes small steps towards circular economy / Plastics reuse still in its infancy	14.01.2016
SONOCO Closure of two of Weidenhammer's German plants in Hockenheim and Bunde / Manufacture of composite cans shifted to Poland / Investment in injection moulding production in eastern Germany	07.01.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Sweden wins lawsuit over endocrine disruptors / General Court says EU Commission broke the law	22.12.2015
EVENTS “PET Recycling for Food Contact” Conference to be held in Frankfurt in March	18.12.2015
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Circular economy, recycling, environment: How "green" is Europe's plastics industry? / Plastic bags and one-way cutlery under pressure / Political establishment and industry join hands to combat marine litter	14.12.2015
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were	11.12.2015
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA committees favour restricting BPA-containing cash register receipts / Debate over French plans for ban / Opinions sent to EU Commission for decision	11.12.2015
EVENTS “Plastics Recycling Show” moved to late March / Earlier date had been scrapped following Brussels terror threat	10.12.2015
CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRE joins criticism of EU's Circular Economy Package / “Facelifted” initiative lacks concrete actions, recyclers say	09.12.2015
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Plastics organisations critical of EU's revised proposals / Waste reduction targets seen as insufficient / Landfilling will still be allowed / Recyclers call new package “light” version	07.12.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING Plastics Recyclers Europe questions PlasticsEurope's 2014 figures on reuse of waste plastics / Calls for more transparent and harmonised pan-European data collection	30.11.2015
PLASTICISERS ECPI urges European Commission to authorise recycling of flexible PVC containing DEHP / Expresses disappointment in European Parliament's objection	27.11.2015
REACH ECHA proposes 11 new substances for authorisation / PVC plasticisers a priority	24.11.2015
COCA-COLA EU Commission approves internal merger / New European bottling giant takes shape	19.11.2015
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Revised EU paper leaked / Broad brush across proposals to be presented by year's end	02.11.2015
SOLVAY Innovative high-value PA recycling project / Initial focus on airbags / New plant in Poland due onstream in 2016	19.10.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN Spanish household recycling up 10.7% in 2014 / Improved sorting	15.10.2015
PET RECYCLING First Polymark results of PET marker technology / Coating-based approach / Next phase to focus on detection and sorting equipment	30.09.2015
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Packaging industry drafts targets for new EU regulations / Product responsibility stressed	25.09.2015