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DOWDUPONT EU pauses merger review again / Australia takes a close look at competition for copolymers	09.11.2016
EVENTS MedPharmPlast Europe conference takes place in Brussels in late November	09.11.2016
ASSOCIATIONS PlasticsEurope, EuPC and PRE launch “Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform” / Multi-stakeholder group to increase recycling efforts and meet Circular Economy targets	26.10.2016
PLASTICS MARKET Global plastics production grows by 3.5% / European output declines slightly / Consumption in EU rises / Turkey is the biggest buyer of resins / Trade surplus crumbles / Report from PlasticsEurope presented at "K 2016"	24.10.2016
EVENTS EuPC's “The Future of Plastics Packaging” conference draws close to 100 participants / Key presentations by industry representatives and policy-makers	05.10.2016
WASTE MANAGEMENT AUSTRIA European Commission imposes EUR 6m fine on collection and recycling systems operator ARA for anti-competitive and monopolistic behaviour	30.09.2016
PERSTORP Food-contact plastic launched in Europe / Enhanced heat-resistance and transparency versus PET	23.09.2016
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Plastics trade groups present joint proposals / Shaping EU sustainability package	22.09.2016
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN Levels increase sevenfold since 2000 / Packaging recycling rates reach 42.5% across domestic, commercial and industrial sectors / Limits to recyclability / Cicloplast survey	12.09.2016
LOTTE Vice chairman's death called suicide / Close ties to family owners / Corruption scandal in South Korea	05.09.2016
OLTCHIM Romanian chemical producer to be privatised in nine chunks / A.T. Kearney advising	05.09.2016
SYNTHOS EU greenlights takeover of Ineos EPS business / No significant overlap	02.09.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Sweden bans BPA epoxy lining in drinking water pipes	16.08.2016
DOWDUPONT European Commission initiates “Phase II” review of proposed merger of equals / Companies confident that deal will conclude this year	15.08.2016
PTA EU Commission suspects South Korean companies of price dumping	11.08.2016
BASF “Sport Infinity” project promises zero waste and recyclability / Football shoes a focus	25.07.2016
PLASTIC OMNIUM European Commission gives conditional approval for purchase of Faurecia's Exterior Systems unit / Deal contingent on divestiture of seven European plants	20.07.2016
SIRAP-GEMA Purchase of Italian thermoformer Rosa Plast Due / Acquisition said to triple group presence in Italy's rigid packaging market	18.07.2016
MARINE LITTER Canada adds plastic microbeads of 5mm or less to toxic substance schedule / Possible prelude to a ban / Coordination with US legislation / Plastics industry critical	14.07.2016
UNITED KINGDOM "Brexit is stupid" / 52% of British population votes to leave the EU / Plastics industry reacts calmly / Important market in Europe / Many corporate headquarters likely to relocate to the continent	27.06.2016
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PRE issues new strategy paper at 20th anniversary meeting / Current market structure “highly unsustainable” / Calls for more holistic approach to recycling / Need for standardisation	24.06.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU Commission finally presents proposals for regulating endocrine disruptors / Trade associations critical / Forward strategy based on WHO criteria	20.06.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PIE talks to World Plastics Council chairman Abdulrahman al-Fageeh and PlasticsEurope executive director Karl H. Foerster / WPC as platform for sharing best practices / Localising global solutions / Focus on marine debris / Increasingly global scope	17.06.2016
CIRCULAR ECONOMY European Parliament seeks more ambitious targets for waste sorting and recycling / Bioplastics producers pleased with proposals	13.06.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH German environmental group calls for BPA replacement in cashier receipts / ECHA study ongoing	06.06.2016