Plastics Europe

GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS Production volume and value back at pre-crisis level in 2010 / Margin stabilisation is the target / Strong demand from China	18.05.2011
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Plastics producers set “clear objectives” for action on marine litter / Industry groups sign declaration	24.03.2011
YEAR IN REVIEW Plastics economy bounces back from crisis in 2010 / Truly remarkable year sees demand, prices, industry sentiment improve / Structural changes are emerging / Dawn of Asian century near?	20.12.2010
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU bans PC baby bottles from 2011 / Health groups delighted, PlasticsEurope “disturbed”	29.11.2010
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT EU votes for revisions in RoHS / PlasticsEurope welcomes changes to hazardous substances directive	29.11.2010
RECYCLING "IdentiPlast” conference in London / Recycling rates vary significantly across Europe / Zero landfill target	23.11.2010
PLASTICS MARKETS Worldwide production plummets in 2009 / Slump in polymer consumption throughout Europe / PVC and engineering plastics hardest hit / Horizon much brighter in 2010 / PlasticsEurope report	16.11.2010
TO OUR READERS K 2010 is a resounding success / Move to a new hall was a good one for PIE and KI / Much interest in the new production capacity data base / Winner of the iPad drawing is an Austrian packaging executive	11.11.2010
ASSOCIATIONS PlasticsEurope forms engineering plastics promotion group / Focal point for discussion	08.11.2010
K 2010 Day five: It's all child's play	01.11.2010
K 2010 World's leading plastics show opens in Düsseldorf / Centre of the plastics universe / Industry has climbed out of the trough and put on its running shoes / Confidence is growing, but will the upswing be sustainable?	22.10.2010
K 2010 “Visions in Polymers” presentation taking shape / Information and Infotainment / Expert panels	15.09.2010
K 2010 Optimism for the K year / More than 3,000 exhibitors to showcase latest industry developments / Strong international contingents / Special panel review on “Visions in Polymers”	22.06.2010
PET EU imposes temporary punitive tariffs on Iran, Pakistan and United Arab Emirates	08.06.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS Output down 15% in 2009 / Worst setback ever / Industry cautiously optimistic for 2010	12.05.2010
ASSOCIATIONS REACH for recyclate / EuPC, EuPR, PlasticsEurope and Vinyl 2010 launch “Safety Datasheets for Recyclates”	12.05.2010
PLASTICS ECONOMY Producers begin to emerge from recession / Capacity cutbacks help boost the bottom line / Asian rebound fuels hopes for worldwide recovery / Overextended players still dealing with crisis	22.03.2010
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Surfrider Foundation's “Ocean Initiatives” 2010 to clean beaches, lakes and rivers / PlasticsEurope “seriously concerned” about marine litter	05.03.2010
PLASTICS AND HEALTH New studies on bisphenol A draw comment / EPA unsure / EFSA to review its recommendations	22.02.2010
COMMENT What's at stake in the BPA “wars”?	21.01.2010
PLASTICS AND HEALTH FDA finally speaks on BPA / “Some concern" about effects / More US studies planned / PlasticsEurope warns about possible, "not well-founded" worries among consumers	19.01.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS Business stabilises at low level after late 2008 crash / Sales and production lose ground against 2007	08.05.2009

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