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MEDICAL DEVICES EU commission postpones MDR application / Shortages in getting devices certified "not an option right now" with Covid-19	06.04.2020
TURKEY Government introduces Covid-19 measures to help out businesses / Pagev sees lack of including plastics sector as major deficiency / Polyolefin spot prices trending sharply downward	02.04.2020
EVENTS Coronavirus prompts Detroit motor show to be cancelled / Show space repurposed as temporary hospital	02.04.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING European science academies join forces to study plastics chain / EUBP sees bioplastics criticisms as mainly emotional	31.03.2020
HAGER Investment in relay production in France / New line due to start in 2021	31.03.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Increasing demand for pharma packaging due to coronavirus / Bottles for disinfectants especially needed / Associations support fast lanes at the borders	30.03.2020
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Asian market to reach almost EUR 49 bn by 2024 / Growth slowing on sluggish regional economy / Wood Mackenzie report	30.03.2020
MEDICAL PLASTICS EU commission may postpone implementing medical device regulation / Free access to European standards for medical supplies to boost production	30.03.2020
3D PRINTING Cecimo calls on additive manufacturers to aid hospitals / Need for critical equipment during Covid-19 outbreak	30.03.2020
CORONAVIRUS Chemicals and plastics producers help with hand sanitiser supply / Ineos building new plants for ethanol and isopropanol / North Sea Forties pipeline planned shutdown delayed	27.03.2020
PET RECYCLING DENMARK Dansk Retursystem starts up new plant in Taastrup	27.03.2020
PLASTIC OMNIUM Production in Europe and North America at a standstill / Plants in China operating at 50%	26.03.2020
MEDICAL PLASTICS Antibacterial polypropylene film being developed for hospital use / Project funded by EU “Horizon 2020”	24.03.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING Economic consequences of Covid-19 to peak in next six weeks / Advice to converters – continue production at full speed, then stop / Germany's ArGeZ sees technical parts manufacturing halting between end of March and end of April	23.03.2020
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY ContiTech declares force majeure at its sites in all countries affected by Covid-19 / Akwel halts or reduces production	23.03.2020
SPAIN Government plans tax on single-use plastic packaging	23.03.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY European and US vehicle production shutting down due to Covid-19 / Car giants dealing with supply disruptions and plummeting demand	20.03.2020
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS RECYCLING New Spanish association for managing films waste	20.03.2020
GUILLIN French packaging group acquires majority stake in Switzerland's Thermoflex	17.03.2020
UK Government to roll out tax on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled material	13.03.2020
CLARIANT Halogen-free flame-retardant grades based on recycled ocean plastics	13.03.2020
USA California group sues 10 companies including Coca-Cola, Danone, PepsiCo and Nestlé over plastics pollution	12.03.2020
TUPPERWARE Profit warning causes additional drop in share price / Beauty business causes massive problems	11.03.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Greenpeace releases survey on plastics recyclability / US recyclers not equipped to sort plastics beyond PET and HDPE bottles	11.03.2020
SHARE PET reusable bottles with 35% recyclate for German railway company Deutsche Bahn / Up to 38 t fewer plastics	11.03.2020

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