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TRADE FAIRS
“Chinaplas 2021” moving to Shenzhen / Exhibition site in Guangzhou too small for current growth / High tech hub in Southern China / Date advantageous for “NPE” and “Plast”
28.01.2020
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIERS
Thorsten Muschal next president of CLEPA
28.01.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
EU parliament approves "Green Deal" / MEPs find goals too timid
27.01.2020
EVENTS
"VinylPlus Sustainability Forum" 2020 arrives in Florence in May
27.01.2020
EVENTS
"Plastics Recycling Show Europe" 2020 to take place in March in Amsterdam
24.01.2020
CHINA
Ban on single-use plastics starting in 2020 / Production of household items containing microbeads to end this year
23.01.2020
ITALY
Plastic tax on single-use packaging set to be in effect this year
23.01.2020
REACH
ECHA adds four new SVHC candidates to list / All are used with polymers
23.01.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING
EU commissioner Sinkevicius calls for a blanket ban / German and EU converters associations question environmental impact
22.01.2020
WORLD TRADE
US and China sign agreement in trade conflict / Import duties still in place
21.01.2020
PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING
US reprocessing flat as exports fall / Industry and government driving reuse
16.01.2020
EU TRADE
Bilateral agreement with Singapore in effect / Basis for further ASEAN trade pacts
13.01.2020
BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION
Launch of web resource linked to UN sustainability goals / Seminar planned for February 2020
13.01.2020
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
EFSA updates assessment for five phthalates used in food-contact materials / “Not a concern for public health”
10.01.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Global stagnation / “The road will be steep, stony and arduous” / New boss of German association receives support from the industry / Favourite cities for IAA to be named by end of January
09.01.2020
EUROPEAN PLASTICISERS
Nigel Sarginson to become new chairman / Matthias Pfeiffer is next vice-chair
09.01.2020
LOGISTICS
Drastic increase in free capacity for European road freight transport
06.01.2020
CHEMICALS ECONOMY
EU production forecast to be flat in 2020 / Cefic cites slowing global economy / Issues of Brexit not specifically addressed
02.01.2020
CEFLEX
Consultation on flexible packaging guidelines opened / Publication planned for Q1 2020
20.12.2019
LOGISTICS
New HGV toll system in the Czech Republic / Threat of heavy fines / German environment agency wants to raise toll charges
19.12.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING
FEAD highlights three key points for European chemical recycling talks / EU "Green Deal" welcomed
19.12.2019
MARINE LITTER
Estimates of fishing gear pollution / Some data gaps for Africa, Asia and South America / Stronger ocean governance called for / EU project on information tool to reduce gear loss
17.12.2019
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
Total, Mars and Nestlé test Recycling Technologies' pyrolysis process / Citeo project in France
17.12.2019
EFIBCA
Roelof Veld remains president for another two years / Reinforcement of flexible IBC recycling
16.12.2019
TEPPFA
Plastic pipes association launches updated website
16.12.2019
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