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POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
European plastics converters alliance calls on EU to suspend tariffs on polymer imports / Processors increasingly anxious in the face of tighter PP and PE availability
04.05.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
PlasticsEurope president Patrick Thomas: Plastics industry needs to be at the forefront of combating problems like marine litter / Lessons from "PolyTalk" to be applied at global level / Europe is the source of the solution
03.05.2016
UK CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Brexit: Leaving the EU could harm UK chemicals trade, warns industry group CIA / Survey shows 62% of chemical companies in UK want to remain in EU
02.05.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
EFSA to evaluate new evidence on hazards of BPA / New studies identify more risks / Final verdict advised for 2018 / Dutch institute RIVM suggests revising legislation
29.04.2016
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
EPDA survey shows return to health in late 2015 / Higher sales and capital expenditure / Optimistic outlook for 2016
26.04.2016
INTERPACK
Record number of exhibitors' books for packaging trade fair in 2017 / Spotlight on Industry 4.0 with VDMA / “Save Food” continues as key theme with new category in WorldStar awards
26.04.2016
CHINAPLAS
Shanghai-based plastics fair opens its doors / More than 3,300 exhibitors at 30th edition / More than 40 new technology products launches / PIE booth in German Pavilion
25.04.2016
PLASTTEKNIK NORDIC
Largest Scandinavian plastics fair attracts almost 2,800 visitors / Positive mood in Malmö
22.04.2016
MARINE LITTER
UK Parliament Committee studying impact of microplastics / Greenpeace poll finds vast majority in favour of phase-out in cosmetics / British Plastics Federation concurs
21.04.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Ton Emans, president of Plastics Recyclers Europe: Reduction in waste exports to China benefits European recyclers / Recycling is the solution to efficient waste management and marine litter
19.04.2016
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
BPF poll shows gap between training options and employers' needs / Salary and negative perception of plastics identified as deterrents to potential apprentices / Close to 50% of respondents concerned by skills gap
15.04.2016
FAIRS
Second German composites exhibition to debut this year / “Experience Composites” under patronage of leading global "JEC" fair organiser
15.04.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
ECPI welcomes France's final conclusion on plasticisers DINCH and DEHTP
14.04.2016
CARRIER BAGS
UK packaging company Nelson blames plastic bag charge for going into administration
14.04.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
US food giant Campbell announces deadline for phase-out of can liners containing BPA / New products made of acrylic and polyester / Two-thirds of US food cans found to contain the chemical
13.04.2016
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
EPCA and PlasticsEurope launch new youth debating competition in Europe / Focus on “50 years of chemical industry. What's next?”
11.04.2016
BIO-BASED PRODUCTS
“Placard” project on cashew nut shell-based PVC plasticiser continues to progress / Last phase of EU-funded research underway
07.04.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
Claude Clément elected as chairman of EuPC Automotive and Transport division
07.04.2016
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Switzerland raises recycling levy for PET bottles / Cheap virgin material pressures regrind
04.04.2016
REACH
First EuPC and Polymer Comply Europe “REACH Workshop” successfully concluded / Follow-up event later this year
04.04.2016
MARINE LITTER
European Parliament draws attention to dangers of plastic microbeads in cosmetics / Bans being pursued worldwide / Report for Commission analyses the problem
01.04.2016
POLYTALK
Two-day high-level conference on “Zero Plastics Waste to the Oceans” draws industry, government and private sector together / Need for collaborative efforts across the chain / Design for end of life / Calls for system change
30.03.2016
EVENTS
TEPPFA confirms intention to hold forum in Brussels in early April – security restrictions permitting
29.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Pollution levels in oceans continue to rise / Need for global action / “PolyTalk” conference spurs intense discussions about marine litter / Research warns that amount of plastic packaging ending up in the oceans should not rise
23.03.2016
EVENTS
“Plastics Recycling Show” cancelled following Brussels attacks / Second time terror forces event to be abandoned / Belgian capital on lockdown
22.03.2016
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