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SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Hawaii has ambitious plans to introduce series of bans	04.03.2019
PET RECYCLING GERMANY Over 97% of single-use beverage bottles are recycled / EU's planned target rates exceeded / Few waste PET bottles were sent to China before import ban / Study by GVM and IK	25.02.2019
UNITED KINGDOM Government spells out plans for reforming waste system / Consultation outlines proposal for plastic packaging tax / BPF gives cautious welcome	25.02.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING Emerging technologies can drive circular economy / Five key challenges to overcome / World Economic Forum report	18.02.2019
TORAY PLASTICS AMERICA New production line for OPP film in US / Start-up slated for 2020	14.02.2019
AMCOR European Commission approves takeover of Bemis / Divestment of three plants in Ireland and UK required	13.02.2019
EPS PIE extends price reporting to include grey EPS / Slight growth expected for the EPS segment as a whole / Consolidation in the European processing sector / Impulses for recycling	05.02.2019
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST New US film laminating plant in Virginia / Global expansion continues	24.01.2019
PET RECYCLING PET bottle collection in Europe reached almost 60% in 2017 / Petcore Europe says harmonised collection is needed	14.01.2019
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Concerns about food waste boost global demand for high-barrier films / Demand growing faster than for regular packaging films / AMI report	11.01.2019
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Italy bans sale of plastic cotton swabs at the start of 2019 / More initiatives in other EU countries / Planned and enforced prohibitions and regulations across the globe	09.01.2019
SEALED AIR US packaging producer planning more job cuts / Mountain of debt and threat of losses in current fiscal year	09.01.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT European beverage associations criticise EU draft directive on bottle caps / PwC study reveals high costs / Better collection systems called for	21.12.2018
FRANCE / ITALY Packaging by far largest market for injection-moulded thermoplastics / PP and PET account for biggest share / AMI report	20.12.2018
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS Denmark to introduce ban on lightweight plastic bags / Similar actions in Georgia, Azerbaijan and Jamaica	19.12.2018
NESTLE Swiss R&D centre to develop environmentally friendly packaging / Deal with CarbonLite will expand use of rPET in US / Pledge of 50% plastic recyclate content by 2025	18.12.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Replacement of plastic packaging with alternatives would have adverse environmental impacts / Life cycle analysis of most common thermoplastics / ACC study	17.12.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING Revised guidance to aid design of easy-to-recycle products / Recoup and BPF publication	12.12.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Packaging manufacturers commit to use more recycled materials / Up to 23% recyclate content by 2025	07.12.2018
PET TRAYS Petcore and PRE publish design guidelines for thermoformed trays	05.12.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Recycling slightly down in 2017 / New law sets higher recycling rates in the new year / Plastics target of 63% in 2022	03.12.2018
UPDATE - RPC Organic growth, acquisitions and higher prices lift H1 revenues	03.12.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Production up in 2018 / Increase in both sales and volume / Companies facing higher energy costs and shortage of skilled workers	19.11.2018
THOMAS COOK Travel company to reduce disposable plastics across own-brand hotels and airline / Plastic straws and stirrers	19.11.2018
COFFEE CAPSULES Alpla launches compostable capsule made from sunflower husks / Tecnaro organic compounds for sustainable coffee companies / Dynamic market	14.11.2018

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