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COVESTRO
EUR 225m loan from EIB to boost R&D / EU bank backs coronavirus pandemic aid to SMEs
01.04.2020
MARINE LITTER
"RepescaPlas" project proceeds to third phase / Waste obtained will undergo chemical recycling
01.04.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING
European science academies join forces to study plastics chain / EUBP sees bioplastics criticisms as mainly emotional
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
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
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Will the coronavirus pandemic turn the tide back to disposables? / US moves away from plastic bans / Industry will face “major challenges” in the aftermath
27.03.2020
LOGISTICS
EU guidance for implementing “green lanes” to ease internal transport of goods / Major disruptions at some borders due to Covid-19
26.03.2020
UPDATE - ITALY
Manufacturing of plastic products and machinery can continue / Conte and eight EU heads ask for coordination in Europe during "unprecedented shock"
26.03.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
PlasticsEurope webinar on methodology to address plastics leakage
26.03.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK
Significant downside anticipated from coronavirus in coming months / Packaging companies see rise in demand / BPF survey
25.03.2020
ECHA
Extension of REACH compliance deadlines during coronavirus situation / Aid in securing disinfectant supply promised
24.03.2020
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
SPAIN
Government plans tax on single-use plastic packaging
23.03.2020
SINGAPORE
Outline of steps in zero waste vision / Implementation of EPR framework / Deposit refund scheme to start by 2022
20.03.2020
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS RECYCLING
New Spanish association for managing films waste
20.03.2020
CHINA
PET inventories overflowing / India, Philippines and Russia top importers for Chinese bottle chips / Coronavirus pandemic won't improve oversupply
18.03.2020
EU TRADE
Vietnam trade agreement set to enter force this year / EU survey highlights need for more guidance for SMEs
18.03.2020
ITALY
Nationwide lockdown abruptly halts activity / Domo's PA 6 production still running / FCA shuts down Italian, Polish and Serbian production sites / Aid for SMEs affected by Covid-19
17.03.2020
EVENTS
Postponed: European Plastic Distributors Association's 2020 conference in France
17.03.2020
ITALY
Machinery makers in operation / Sluggish delivery surfacing / Lombardy's Radici running production with required coronavirus precautions
16.03.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
EU sets out action plan for more sustainable products and less packaging waste / Plastics a major target
13.03.2020
UK
Government to roll out tax on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled material
13.03.2020
USA
California group sues 10 companies including Coca-Cola, Danone, PepsiCo and Nestlé over plastics pollution
12.03.2020
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