Plastics Europe

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 RECYCLING Plastics Recyclers Europe questions PlasticsEurope's 2014 figures on reuse of waste plastics / Calls for more transparent and harmonised pan-European data collection	30.11.2015
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Polymer production grows by 4% in 2014 / EU 28 trade surplus widens / Turkey still most important resin buyer / PlasticsEurope recommends landfill ban to improve recycling / "Plastics – the Facts 2015"	26.11.2015
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Revised EU paper leaked / Broad brush across proposals to be presented by year's end	02.11.2015
K 2016 Special show at next year's mega-fair focuses on how “Plastics shape the future”	12.10.2015
PLASTICS AND HEALTH French constitutional court overturns export ban for packaging made with BPA / Legal challenge by PlasticsEurope / Restrictions on use in France remain in place	22.09.2015
POLYETHYLENE New production era for mass plastics begins / European refineries on the brink of extinction / Feedstock base lost / Global competition increasingly relegates Europe to second class / High time for discussions on how to react	16.09.2015
PLASTICSEUROPE Leonor Garcia named Director Public Affairs	24.08.2015
EVENTS “Plastics Recycling Show” held in Brussels in late November / Conference and exhibition	18.08.2015
COVESTRO Bayer unveils new management team / Patrick Thomas will continue to lead the company	17.08.2015
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
VINNOLIT CEO Josef Ertl to retire in October / Karl-Martin Schellerer to take the lead	20.07.2015
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
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Eco-profile of Europe's PVC production improves / PlasticsEurope study	16.07.2015
PLASTICS RECYCLING Action plan launched by UK industry / More capacity needed to meet 2017 target / Call for regulatory reform	23.06.2015
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
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT World Plastics Council welcomes G7 Marine Litter Pledge / Support for industry's efforts	18.06.2015
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
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE PlasticsEurope France “sounds the alarm” for Europe's plastics industry / Increasingly uncompetitive	02.06.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE EuPC general assembly yields “strategic alliance” for European polymer supplies / Former RPC chief executive Ron Marsh to steer efforts / Strong criticism of producers and EU's import duties on plastics	29.05.2015
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
PLASTICS AND HEALTH California lists BPA as reproductive toxicant / Plastics and can manufacturers dispute conclusion	22.05.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT How packaging contributes to food waste prevention / Unpackaged goods seen to have greater environmental footprint / Study by Austrian think-tank Denkstatt and industry partners	19.05.2015
EVENTS EuPC and PlasticsEurope host “EU investing in its future – plastics construction technologies” conference / June event part of EU Sustainable Energy Week	15.05.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Slight reduction in output in 2014 / Market's current zigzag movements prove exhausting	11.05.2015