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PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Plastics industry establishes clarity on global plastics flows for the first time / Study based on data from 44 countries shows differentiated picture / More specifically targeted measures should be planned more specifically	22.10.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING “PackTheFuture Award 2019” / Application period for European packaging award has started	02.10.2019
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS German environment ministry considers ban / Plastic packaging industry association sharply criticises “symbolic policy”	11.09.2019
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Turnover for H1 2019 down on 2018 / Heavy falls in June / Technical components still a big worry / Industrial packaging, building products and consumer goods also on the decline	06.09.2019
AGRICULTURAL FILMS RECYCLING Germany's Erde initiative presents voluntary commitment to 65% recycling rate by 2022	09.07.2019
IK Martin Engelmann to head German plastic packaging association	08.07.2019
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
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Automotive industry hitting the brakes is noticeable in the first quarter / Decline in sales of technical parts / Picture is one of uncertainty	12.06.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE EuPC launches platform for monitoring recycled plastics usage / Available to plastics converters in six EU countries	26.04.2019
AGRICULTURAL FILMS RECYCLING Germany's Erde initiative almost doubles collection volume	16.04.2019
EVENTS EuPC and IK organise conference “A Circular Future with Plastics” in Berlin / Award ceremony for best polymer producers	01.04.2019
PET RECYCLING GERMANY Over 97% of single-use beverage bottles are recycled / EU's planned target rates exceeded / Few waste PET bottles were sent to China before import ban / Study by GVM and IK	25.02.2019
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
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
MULTIPET Industrial scale recycling of PET trays with packaging manufacturer Paccor	20.12.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Packaging manufacturers commit to use more recycled materials / Up to 23% recyclate content by 2025	07.12.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING "PackTheFuture Award" 2018 / Prizes for innovative products at "All4Pack" trade fair in Paris	30.11.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Production up in 2018 / Increase in both sales and volume / Companies facing higher energy costs and shortage of skilled workers	19.11.2018
INTERVIEW "Climate targets impossible to attain without plastics" / Interview with Roland Straßburger, president of Germany's plastic packaging association IK	31.10.2018
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY Polymer production rises to 11m t in 2017 / A mere 12% of plastics is recycled / Conversio study documents use of recyclate and balance of trade for first time	26.10.2018
TRADE FAIRS "All4Pack" packaging show in Paris in late November / French-German partnership between Elipso and IK for "PackTheFuture Award"	08.10.2018
IK Roland Straßburger elected president of German plastic packaging association	02.10.2018
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING Industry reports good sales in first half of 2018 / Outlook a little cloudier for Q3 / Political risks will affect export business in particular	06.09.2018
INTERVIEW Roland Roth, new president of German plastic converters association GKV / Policy, the environment and raw material supply in Europe	05.07.2018
GKV Roland Roth elected president of German plastics converters association	05.07.2018