Plastics Europe

K 2013 Special show "Plastics move the world" in Düsseldorf / Focus on role of plastic in the life of the individual / Innovative and future applications to be unveiled	10.07.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Belgian plastics producers, coastal communities and NGOs sign resolution involving plastics waste Management on land and sea	31.05.2013
EVENTS 1-day Chinaplas B2B conference well received / Focus on OEMs and sustainable packaging in China / View to challenges the global plastics industry must address / 200 participants attend kick-off Guangzhou	29.05.2013
SPAIN Plastics production and demand take pronounced plunge in 2012 / Turnover nearly EUR 23m / Recession in building and construction sector	28.05.2013
PLASTICS MARKETS Latest European data shows demand for plastics materials retreating slightly / Industry recovering but only slowly	27.05.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Full-year 2012 output sinks 3.4% after especially dismal Q4 / Outlook clouded by economic weakness / US shale gas competition worries the sector / Germany leads Europe in recycling	21.05.2013
PLASTICS AND HEALTH BPA studies often evaluated under the wrong criteria, says US toxicologist / Exposure levels tend to be "too low to mimic estrogen“	18.03.2013
RECYCLING European Commission launches plastic waste consultation / Results of latest Green Paper initiative to feed into 2014 waste policy review / Industry associations welcome latest action	12.03.2013
PLASTIC FANTASTIC In the eye of the plastic tiger	08.03.2013
HALOPOLYMER Russian fluoropolymer producer joins PlasticsEurope industry association / Two fluoroplastics approved for food contact by France's SGS Multilab	05.02.2013
PEOPLE Wolfgang Siegel becomes new CEO of German distributor Ter Hell Plastic	31.01.2013
MARINE LITTER New plastics waste patch found in South Pacific / Plastics industry taking a pro-active approach to clean-up / Study by German ecology institute	28.01.2013
PEOPLE Change of leadership in PlasticsEurope's North region	11.01.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Global plastics associations issue progress report on initiative against marine litter / Projects to date “greatly exceed” expectations	18.12.2012
YEAR IN REVIEW Life is a roller coaster ride, the European plastics industry finds again in 2012 / Forces majeures and consolidation / North-South profitability gap grows as the shadow of Middle East and China shrinks	14.12.2012
ASSOCIATIONS Hanane Taidi becomes PlasticsEurope's communications director	29.11.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH PlasticsEurope “concerned” about unilateral bans on BPA / Calls on EU member states to respect existing food contact regulations	22.11.2012
PLASTICS MARKETS European polymer output sees downward trend in H1 2012 / Slight recovery in processing segment / Automotive and packaging stable / Moderate growth in consumption in 2011 / PlasticsEurope report	20.11.2012
PLASTIC PACKAGING RECYCLING Recycling targets exceeded across Europe in 2011 / Increases in energy recovery levels and a fall in landfill disposal / EPRO study	15.11.2012
PLASTICS RECYCLING Industry association EUPR lauds EU environment commissioner's support / “Too much plastics to energy recovery”	17.10.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH French Senate proposes ban on BPA in food packaging / PlasticsEurope “concerned”	15.10.2012
EVENTS “IdentiPlast 2012” held in Warsaw in November / Focus on zero plastics to landfill	08.10.2012
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Belgian Federplast joins operation "Clean Meuse"	03.10.2012
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Intense panel debate on plastics sustainability and future role at “PolyTalk 2012” / "Plastics too valuable to be wasted"	28.09.2012
EU WASTE MANAGEMENT EC report indicates massive differences in application of waste directive across Europe / PlasticsEurope welcomes findings of study and says that “zero plastics to landfill by 2020” is achievable with right policies	21.08.2012