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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
ROSTI
Swedish injection moulder plans to build new plant in Romania / Production set to begin in 2020
09.12.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING UK
Damning report highlights growth of plastic packaging across supermarket sector / Rise in sale of reusable, thicker plastic carrier bags
06.12.2019
ECONCORE
New extruder for honeycomb core production / Trials using post-consumer rPET materials
02.09.2019
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