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DANONE / NESTLE
More sustainable route to PET / Cooperation with California start-up in the "NaturALL Bottle Alliance"
24.03.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Production reaches EUR 4.2 bn in 2016 / Record foreign trade / Increased exports to Mexico / Assocomaplast report
23.03.2017
US RECYCLING
Plastics association with guide for environmentally friendly sales to government / Annual volume of USD 10 tr
22.03.2017
EUROPEN
36 packaging value chain industry associations launch recommendations
21.03.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EU commission presents its “Plastics Strategy” roadmap / Adoption this year / European Parliament opts for stricter waste legislation / 80% of packaging waste to be recycled by 2030
20.03.2017
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS
New record for sales and output in 2016 / Year of superlatives / Building is largest end-use market
17.03.2017
RECYCLING CHINA
British Plastics Federation welcomes China's "National Sword" initiative / Plan to highlight sustainable UK recycling markets
17.03.2017
ASSOCIATIONS
EuPC establishes Vinyl Films and Sheets Europe
16.03.2017
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
EU Commission imposes stiff penalties on suppliers of air conditioning and heat management systems
16.03.2017
EVENTS
EuPC Annual Meeting organised with ANAIP / Supplier awards presentation in Madrid
15.03.2017
SYMPHONY
Oxo-biodegradable additive specialist posts profit / Plastic litter reduction movement aids progress
14.03.2017
NPE 2018
US plastics fair set for record numbers / Exhibit space draw in March
14.03.2017
STYRENICS
German plastics packaging industry association critical of price explosion / “Dramatic cost pressure”
09.03.2017
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
EPDA welcomes new EU food-contact directive / Significant investments made by members
28.02.2017
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Annual poll starts for best polymers producers awards / Voting open until mid-May
27.02.2017
ASSOCIATIONS
European manufacturers urge EU action on competitiveness / Joint declaration
24.02.2017
UNITED KINGDOM
UK plastics industry seeks clarity over Brexit / Concerns surrounding free market access continue / Skills, supply chain and workforce issues unlikely to go away soon
22.02.2017
NANOPACK
EUR 7.7m EU funding for research into antimicrobial surfaces for use in food packaging / Active polymer films based on natural halloysite nanotubes
20.02.2017
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Governor signs bill overturning New York City bag charge / Taskforce to draft new proposals
20.02.2017
PET
EU lets anti-dumping duties on China expire / People's Republic “deserves” MET Status
15.02.2017
PLASTICISERS
US imposes punitive tariffs on DOTP plasticisers from South Korea
15.02.2017
ASSOCIATIONS
EuPC announces new sector group PET Sheet Europe
15.02.2017
REACH
ISOPA publishes regulation guide / Health restrictions for isocyanates
10.02.2017
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK
Confusion among British consumers about which plastics can be recycled / Increased standardisation needed across local authorities / Pledge 4 Plastics surveys
06.02.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EP Environment Committee targets 80% packaging waste recycling / EU Commission's original goals revived
02.02.2017
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