EuPC European Plastics Converters

FEEDSTOCK MARKETS Awards for best polymer supplier presented at EuPC annual meeting in Lyon / Repsol takes prizes for innovation and HDPE / “Unique insight” into supply chain dynamics	09.06.2016
EVENTS “MedPharmPlast Europe conference” to take place in Strasbourg later this month	09.06.2016
ASSOCIATIONS Renolit CEO Michael Kundel unanimously re-elected as EuPC president / European plastics processors must work together to defend their interests	08.06.2016
EVENTS EuPC Annual Meeting to spotlight circular economy / Study and awards presentation in Lyon	26.05.2016
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE European plastics converters alliance calls on EU to suspend tariffs on polymer imports / Processors increasingly anxious in the face of tighter PP and PE availability	04.05.2016
BIO-BASED PRODUCTS “Placard” project on cashew nut shell-based PVC plasticiser continues to progress / Last phase of EU-funded research underway	07.04.2016
ASSOCIATIONS Claude Clément elected as chairman of EuPC Automotive and Transport division	07.04.2016
EVENTS EuPC “Food Contact Plastics Seminar” postponed following Brussels attacks / New date to be announced later this year	06.04.2016
REACH First EuPC and Polymer Comply Europe “REACH Workshop” successfully concluded / Follow-up event later this year	04.04.2016
EVENTS “Plastics Recycling Show” cancelled following Brussels attacks / Second time terror forces event to be abandoned / Belgian capital on lockdown	22.03.2016
ASSOCIATIONS New heads for EuPC's Building and Construction working groups	29.02.2016
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Award for best European plastics producers launched / Voting open until mid-May / Study planned to assess European converters' competitiveness	25.02.2016
ASSOCIATIONS CEFEP group representing leading insulation producers joins EuPC	23.02.2016
ASSOCIATIONS Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Federation launched / Focus on lobby work and public awareness	11.02.2016
INDUSTRY First European Plastics Innovation Awards bestowed / Seven categories	08.02.2016
EVENTS “Food Contact Plastics Seminar” held in Brussels in April	05.02.2016
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Plastics organisations critical of EU's revised proposals / Waste reduction targets seen as insufficient / Landfilling will still be allowed / Recyclers call new package “light” version	07.12.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT “Biodegradables” part of the marine litter problem, not the solution / UNEP report	01.12.2015
FAKUMA German plastics fair meets expectations / Rising internationality among visitors / Movers and shakers attend / Aside from VW crisis, sector mood mostly upbeat	20.10.2015
FAKUMA International plastics fair opens its doors / More than 1,750 exhibitors from 38 countries	13.10.2015
INTERVIEW PIE talks to Ron Marsh, head of the Polymers for Europe Alliance, about the goals of the plastics processors‘ initiative / "Best European Polymer Producer" award	12.10.2015
ASSOCIATIONS EuPC Packaging division establishes three new taskforces / Padraig Nolan named division manager	12.10.2015
EVENTS “Waste Free Oceans” annual conference on marine litter takes place at European Parliament / Strategic alliance with Europêche	14.09.2015
EVENTS “Plastics Recycling Show” held in Brussels in late November / Conference and exhibition	18.08.2015
POLAND Plastics industry sees dynamic growth / Processing rises by 7% in 2014 / 3.1m t polymer consumption / Dependent on feedstock imports / Few petrochemical projects / Large-scale investment in packaging	22.07.2015