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SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Commission publishes guidance on SUP rules / Criticism from EuPC / Adoption of Implementing Decision on fishing gear	11.06.2021
TEMPUR SEALY US bed maker buys UK rival / Deal to accelerate growth in Europe's largest bedding market	08.06.2021
WALMART World's largest retailer to cut virgin plastic in packaging by 2025 / Company yields to push by environmental group	28.05.2021
MATTEL Recycling project to make playground equipment made from discarded toys	26.05.2021
GREINER Second attempt to acquire Recticel / Blocking minority sought prior to general meeting	20.05.2021
COVESTRO Piloting of PU foam recycling process / Development of intelligent sorting system / Part of European “PUReSmart” project	09.04.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT IK criticises new labelling rule for disposable beverage cups / “Clarification urgently needed in Brussels” / Warning labels compulsory as of July 2021	01.04.2021
RETOURMATRAS Contract with H&S Anlagentechnik for chemical recycling of PU mattresses	01.04.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EuPC: Throwaway paper products embedded with plastics must not be exempt from SUP directive	30.03.2021
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Plasticisers and other SVHCs found in sports and leisure articles / AskReach project detects SVHCs in 24% of samples	25.03.2021
INNOVATE RECYCLE UK firm plans to process up to 20,000 t/y of waste carpet	24.03.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT PepsiCo and Mondelez agree to cut use of virgin plastics for packaging / As You Sow withdraws shareholder proposals filed with US giants	16.03.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EU-wide warning label for disposable plastics as of July 2021 / Germany's federal government decides on mandatory labelling of SUP items	18.02.2021
MATTRESS INDUSTRY The Netherlands leads the way in Europe for mattress recycling / Rapid progress in chemical recycling projects / Europur report	27.01.2021
PLASTICS WASTE Study says global brands undershooting plastics reduction goals / Coca-Cola and Unilever reiterate commitment to targets	06.10.2020
BIC Consolidation in lighters market / Acquisition of French competitor Djeep	27.07.2020
SEB Sale of Emsa garden business to French plastics processor Anvi	08.07.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Industry takes a hard hit from Covid-19 / Many converters need the “ventilation” provided by the government	26.06.2020
MTD Injection moulding plant in Hungary to close / Fewer dismissals than expected at German subsidiary	28.05.2020
MATTRESS INDUSTRY US manufacturers initiate anti-dumping and countervailing investigations against eight countries / Mattress alliance criticises allegations / Supplies for hospitals during Covid-19 pandemic	04.05.2020
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY EuPC calls for single-use plastics directive postponement in face of Covid-19 / Hygienic consequences of banning SUPs not taken into account, say Dangis and Zelcher	09.04.2020
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
TUPPERWARE Profit warning causes additional drop in share price / Beauty business causes massive problems	11.03.2020
TESCO UK supermarket ditches plastic-wrapped multipacks / Other retailer chains forecast to follow	04.02.2020
CHINA Ban on single-use plastics starting in 2020 / Production of household items containing microbeads to end this year	23.01.2020

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