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YEAR IN REVIEW 2016
The last 12 months from a plastics perspective / New report format
16.12.2016
PLASTICS & ENVIRONMENT
Industry groups sign up to global marine litter pact / Group changes name to “Global Plastics Alliance" / Projects in place worldwide to tackle problem
16.12.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
SPE chief executive Willem De Vos to leave / Search for successor underway
14.12.2016
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY
2015 production drops 3% over 2013 / Increase in plastics processing / Growth in packaging, automotive engineering and medical devices / Recycling as key economic factor / Consultic study 2015
12.12.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
SPI rebranding as PLASTICS / New logo represents the industry's six facets
09.12.2016
WALMART
US retailer urges suppliers to optimise packaging design, improve recyclability and remove hazchems / Sustainable packaging priorities outlined in new guidance document
01.12.2016
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Much work still needed in UK, paper says / Extended Producer Responsibility is key / Packaging waste cleanup costs exceed GBP 100m annually in England / All parts of supply chain must work together
29.11.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
US trade groups SPI and SPE invite OEMs and brand owners to the table
29.11.2016
FAIRS
Second "Formnext" stabilises Frankfurt's position as a fair venue for additive manufacturing
29.11.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Plastic bag litter on UK beaches nearly halves in 2016 / Plastic bottle debris rises / MSC annual survey
28.11.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Italy's Assocomaplast joins "Operation Clean Sweep" / Trade group pledges to reduce plastic waste from processing
24.11.2016
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE
New EnCO2re partnership to promote commercialisation of CO2 conversion / Industrial and academic teams / Climate-KIC and Covestro at the forefront
17.11.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
California passes statewide ban on single-trip plastic bags / Environment fund rejected
17.11.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
Jean-Luc Wietor becomes new manager of ECPI / Belgium's Proviron joins European plasticisers association
15.11.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
Germany's IK and France's Elipso organise third “PackTheFuture” award / New “Save Food” category added / Winners to be announced at 2017 “Interpack”
14.11.2016
PET RECYCLING GERMANY
93.5% of all PET beverage bottles are recycled / Industry embraces circular economy / rPET share rises to 26% despite unfavourable price development
11.11.2016
PET RECYCLING
European bottle recycling volumes up 5% in 2015 / More action needed by consumers and governments / Share of clear bales continuex to fall / Petcore Europe report
10.11.2016
VEOLIA UK
Praise of huge drop in waste carrier bags one year after charge introduced / Plans to roll out Bag2Bag scheme into other areas / Call to recycle more plastic bottles
07.11.2016
GUEST EDITORIAL
An appeal for true union within the EU / French ban on disposable plastic ware deals great blow to export business / Turkish plastics industry foundation chairman Yavuz Eroglu
31.10.2016
UK RECYCLING
Household collection rate for rigid plastic packaging rises slightly to 45% / Slowdown in introduction of new collection services / Recoup survey
31.10.2016
K 2016
World's largest plastics fair wraps up with new records / About 232,000 visitors in Düsseldorf / Share of foreign visits rises / Excellent mood / Global plastics industry assumes new role
27.10.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
EFSA says latest reviewed BPA studies have “key limitations" / No change in temporary TDI
27.10.2016
K 2016
Bigger, better, faster, more: Record course unbroken
26.10.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
PlasticsEurope, EuPC and PRE launch “Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform” / Multi-stakeholder group to increase recycling efforts and meet Circular Economy targets
26.10.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
WPC general assembly meeting at “K 2016” / Focus on Asia / Recognition by UN hits a snag / Reliance and Daelim decide to join
25.10.2016
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