Plastics Europe

COVESTRO Leadership changes in North America / Haakan Jonsson succeeds Jerry MacCleary as chairman of the board	27.01.2020
POLAND Plastics production and sales climb in 2019 / Insolvencies set to rise / Automotive sector under pressure	20.12.2019
INDUSTRY4EUROPE Recommendations for future industrial strategy / Seven priority areas of focus to boost competitiveness	04.12.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY Global polymers production rises to nearly 360m t in 2018 / European output nevertheless on the decline / Trade balance surplus falls / Good progress with collection and recycling of post-consumer plastics waste	08.11.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING Italy's tax proposal opposed by EuPC, PlasticsEurope and PRE / Thousands of jobs could be put at risk / Consumers would spend more	25.10.2019
STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS Panel discussion at "K 2019" brings several points of view together / Challenge of finding input feedstock for chemical recycling	23.10.2019
K 2019 The curtains go up / Düsseldorf at the centre of the plastics world for a week / Circular economy features strongly at this year's K / Partnerships along the entire value chain gain importance	15.10.2019
HORIZON EUROPE Industry calls on EU council for bigger research budget / Planning starts on programme's first four years	14.10.2019
K 2019 PlasticsEurope Deutschland and Messe Düsseldorf's "Special Show" to take place in hall 6 / Programme now available	30.09.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH US study shows bisphenol A substitutes in urine correlate with obesity	27.08.2019
PLASTICSEUROPE DEUTSCHLAND Communications head Matthias Müller leaves after three months	27.08.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU general court dismisses PlasticsEurope's BPA challenge / Listing as a SVHC and endocrine disruptor under REACH stands	18.07.2019
PLASTICSEUROPE DEUTSCHLAND Matthias Müller is new head of communications	16.07.2019
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Ineos dishes it out to TV cook	12.07.2019
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
PLASTICSEUROPE Executive director Karl-H. Foerster to leave producers' association	04.07.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Paper on PE film recycling released by PRE / RecyClass recyclability tool being developed for mono- and multilayer plastic films	01.07.2019
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Second half-year 2018 shows a decline in production output / Main problems are weaker economy and discussions on plastics waste	27.05.2019
EDITORIAL The participants at the “European Youth Debating Competition” are well ahead of some adults	22.05.2019
PLASTICSEUROPE / EPCA European Youth Debating Competition: Discussions on energy, climate protection and plastics	22.05.2019
FIP French plastics trade fair renamed France Innovation Plasturgie / Next edition in June 2020	21.05.2019
EUROCOLOUR Founding of European organisation for the pigments, fillers and dyes industry	24.04.2019
IDENTIPLAST Record attendance at 2019 conference / Waste management and plastics sustainability in focus	16.04.2019
PLASTICSEUROPE 2018 update of “Operation Clean Sweep” / Focus in 2019 on developing support tools and strengthening collaborations	01.04.2019