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PLASTICS RECYCLING USA
Greenpeace releases survey on plastics recyclability / US recyclers not equipped to sort plastics beyond PET and HDPE bottles
11.03.2020
UPDATE - EVENTS
Coronavirus causes postponements of "Plastics Recycling Show Europe", VinylPlus forum, SPE's thermoforming conference and "Plastics in Automotive Engineering"
11.03.2020
FRANCE
Sale of single-use plastic cups and plates banned / Some stores labelling products "reusable" to circumvent restriction / New anti-waste law in force
10.03.2020
TDI
India to extend anti-dumping measures to Europe, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and UAE
10.03.2020
IAA
Munich comes out on top / Concept for fusion of trade fair and the city
10.03.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
"European Plastics Pact" launches / Targets include better life cycle management of packaging and disposables / EuPC sees difficulties and refuses to join
09.03.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Slump in foreign trade hits Italian manufacturers in 2019 / Imports hit harder than exports / Sales to US and China rise
09.03.2020
EUPC
Annual meeting in Brussels in June / “A Circular Future with Plastics” theme for third year running
09.03.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK
Tariff-free trade the most important outcome of UK-EU trade talks / BPF survey
06.03.2020
BREXIT
EU and UK chemical producers supply talking points for trade negotiations / No tariff barriers and REACH as common standard
06.03.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Major to-go food and drinks brands commit to reducing packaging waste
06.03.2020
POLYMER COMPLY EUROPE
EuPC webinar on digital future of plastics factories
06.03.2020
MEDICAL PLASTICS
Coronavirus creates sharp rise in global demand of masks / PetroChina and 3M currently expanding production
05.03.2020
LOGISTICS
Available capacities in European road transport on the rise / Transport prices decreasing
05.03.2020
EVENTS
IKV colloquium in Germany postponed / VDI's automotive plastics conference and “Fakuma” secure for now
05.03.2020
GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS
EU competition authorities impose punitive tariffs on products from Egypt / Jushi again directly affected
04.03.2020
PETCORE
“PET Monomer Recycling Forum” in Brussels in April
03.03.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
Not a good year for the industry / Technical parts show a marked decline / Only construction sector reported a rise / Willingness to invest expected to fall / Stable turnover in 2020 would be optimistic
02.03.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
WWF-Malaysia responds to media inaccuracies on Malaysian plastics / Plastic packaging report recommends EPR to address problems in Southeast Asia and China / Indonesia plans plastics tax
28.02.2020
JEC WORLD 2020
Coronavirus epidemic hits composites trade fair / Postponement to May 2020
27.02.2020
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Fifth edition of “Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe” / Special prize for circularity / Voting open until May
27.02.2020
WASTE FREE OCEANS
Partner companies launch products made from ocean plastics / MEP Søren Gade named WFO champion
27.02.2020
TUNISIA
Ban on single-use plastic bags from March / Complete phase-out by January 2021
25.02.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
UK drinks bottlers say term "single-use" is confusing / Negative impact on recycling
25.02.2020
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
EU carcinogenic classification of powder form to apply from September 2021 / TDMA critical of ambiguities in the regulatory text
24.02.2020
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