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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
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Several African countries ban single-use plastics to fight pollution / Many plastic carrier bag bans already in effect
20.06.2019
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY
Formal adoption of single-use plastics directive by European Council
23.05.2019
AUGROS
French cosmetics packaging manufacturer invests in plastic metallisation / Profit quadrupled in 2018
06.05.2019
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY
Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association accuses EU of maladministration
03.04.2019
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY
European Parliament votes overwhelmingly to ban single-use plastics by 2021 / EU "paving the way for the rest of the world" / EuPC and PlasticsEurope criticise outcome
28.03.2019
DISPOSABLE GLOVES
Health and safety awareness drives global demand / Vinyl market to grow by 7.9% per year to 2025 / Grand View Research report
18.03.2019
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
California to debate new restrictions / Recycling and reuse would be mandated by 2030
12.03.2019
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
New “plastic free” campaign in Milan / Call to action for businesses and consumers
05.03.2019
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Hawaii has ambitious plans to introduce series of bans
04.03.2019
TURKEY
Plastic toy production and exports set to climb in 2018 / Domestic consumption and imports on a decline
25.01.2019
UPDATE - COFEL
Mattress manufacturer closes former Recticel plant in France / Shareholder Steinhoff International under heavy pressure
20.12.2018
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