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SINGLE-USE PLASTICS German plastics packaging association stresses on importance of to-go packaging / Composite solutions more difficult to recycle	23.11.2020
GERMANY Lower house approves bill to implement EU waste directive / Packaging group says single-use ban interferes with basic rights of market participants	24.09.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Impact of coronavirus crisis shows in H1 2020 balance sheet / Sales down 9% year-on-year / Niche areas in packaging, construction and E&E doing well / Do automotive suppliers face an insolvency wave?	07.09.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Sustainability goals are still high on the agenda / Recycled material remains in demand despite coronavirus crisis / IK flash survey	13.08.2020
AUSTRIA Greenpeace criticises poor recycling rates for PET bottles / “Increase the proportion of returnable containers”	03.08.2020
PLASTICS TAX EU summit agrees budget and coronavirus recovery fund / Plastics industry criticises levy on non-recyclable packaging	22.07.2020
GERMANY Cabinet approves ban on single-use plastic items / Environmental organisation calls for expansion of reuse systems	01.07.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING French and German associations call for minimal regulation to implement EU's circular economy plan / Plastics tax does not take into account EPR contributions now in place	24.06.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING IK survey of German manufacturers shows varied coronavirus impacts	14.05.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Increasing demand for pharma packaging due to coronavirus / Bottles for disinfectants especially needed / Associations support fast lanes at the borders	30.03.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING EU commissioner Sinkevicius calls for a blanket ban / German and EU converters associations question environmental impact	22.01.2020
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS German government launches plastic bag ban / Recycling association rejects plans / Japan wants to lower consumption	12.11.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING IK publishes English-language guidelines for environmentally friendly packaging / Holistic approach for eco design	04.11.2019
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