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PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS Polish plastics processors' association founds new working group to realise EU guideline / Calls for bag fee	08.09.2015
INOVYN Spanish authorities allege breach of electricity interruptibility deal at Martorell site / Demand back-payments / Decision could damage PVC hub's future viability	31.08.2015
KEM ONE EU Commission approves state aid package / “Appropriate response” to company's woes / Investment projects proceeding / Now Europe's second largest PVC producer	03.08.2015
HUHTAMAKI Finnish packaging giant joins appeal against EU cartel fines / Business divested	30.07.2015
PLASTICS AND RECYCLING EU Parliament plenary session approves circular economy resolution / Binding rules for waste disposal and recycling / Bioplastics producers welcome package design proposal	17.07.2015
SIRAP-GEMA Italian packaging producer calls EU Commission's fine "disproportionate" / Mulling legal action	16.07.2015
VYNOVA Follow-up: New name for remedy business spun off by Solvay and Ineos unveiled / Europe's third-largest PVC producer	09.07.2015
SILVER PLASTICS German packaging producer fights EU cartel fine / Sharp criticism of European Commission's judicial proceedings / Whistle-blower Linpac accused of delivering “substantially untrue” testimony	08.07.2015
RAW MATERIAL ALLIANCE Germany's GKV industry association says plastic processors can apply for specific tariff quotas / Cooperation among European associations / Long-term application process	07.07.2015
APPE Plastipak completes takeover as EU approves / Rebranding as Plastipak Packaging	07.07.2015
ASSOCIATIONS Tom Debusschere elected new president of EPPA / Pan-European PVC lobbying group	06.07.2015
INOVYN Chlorovinyls joint venture finally receives EC approval / Business starts up on 1 July / BASF sells 25% stake in SolVin to partner Solvay	03.07.2015
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY Germany's Federal Cartel Office imposes EUR 75m fine on five acoustic insulation producers for alleged price fixing	30.06.2015
PACKAGING MARKET Follow-up: Silver Plastics plans legal steps against EU cartel fine / Groupe Guillin and Huhtamaki also weighing appeals	26.06.2015
PACKAGING MARKET European Commission fines group of eight plastic tray producers and two distributors EUR 116m for anticompetitive behaviour / Cartels spanned 16 countries / Accused referred to themselves as “Mafia”	25.06.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLERS EUROPE Annual meeting highlights circular economy / Study shows recycling can cut emissions / Investment in extra facilities needed to reach 2025 target	25.06.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Circular Economy Resolution passes European Parliament's Environment Committee / PlasticsEurope welcomes landfill restriction plans but questions eco-design proposals / “Recycling difficult”	22.06.2015
AMUT Collaboration with Italian university for research projects / Focus on developing eco-friendly polymers	19.06.2015
INEOS / SOLVAY European Commission clears creation of Inovyn / Governance of chlorvinyls joint venture to be shared	10.06.2015
ASSOCIATIONS European Composites, Plastics and Polymer Processing Platform ECP4 re-elects key board members / Launch of “Strategic Research Agenda” for the plastics industry	09.06.2015
IDENTIPLAST Discussion on the role of plastics in a circular economy / End of life of plastic goods key to sustainable development / Dialogue on regulation is a prime duty / International conference in Rome	22.05.2015
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS Restriction of lightweight bags passes European Parliament / Charges from end of 2018 / Commission expects cost savings of EUR 740m per year / EuPC “disappointed”	04.05.2015
ZF EC approves EUR 13.5 bn acquisition of TRW Automotive / Divestment of chassis component businesses to satisfy antitrust concerns	23.04.2015
KINGSPAN European Commission approves Joris Ide acquisition	26.03.2015
EVENTS “Helsinki Chemicals Forum” to take place in Finnish capital in May / Seminar held in conjunction with ECHA Stakeholders' Day	23.03.2015