Plastics Europe

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
PLASTICS AND HEALTH European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers criticises new PVC blood bag life cycle analysis / PVCfreeBloodBag project aims to find phthalate-free alternatives	02.08.2012
SPAIN Plastics industry rises output by 1.9% in 2011 / Increase in exports offsets fall in domestic demand / Packaging remains largest market by far	24.07.2012
PLASTIC FANTASTIC How to fill holes in summer news coverage	20.07.2012
SPAIN Plastics recycling quota climbs to 29.2% / Cicloplast association calls for a ban on landfill	25.06.2012
EVENTS PlasticsEurope: 3rd plastics industry summit "PolyTalk" will take place in Wiesbaden	04.06.2012
PLASTIC PACKAGING PAFA says new recycling targets have ignored industry research / No clear waste policy / Further infrastructure investment needed	24.05.2012
GERMANY Plastics producers raise 2011 output to 20.7m t / Revenues on the rise / Margins pressured by feedstock costs / PlasticsEurope Deutschland predicts “growth interval” in 2012	17.05.2012
PLASTICS EUROPE Ban on landfill for plastics waste takes major step forward / Backing from MEP Gerben-Jan Gerbandy	07.05.2012
PEOPLE PlasticsEurope Deutschland communication head Kurt Stepping retires / Michael Herrmann takes over	03.05.2012