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ASSOCIATIONS
Two new members join trade body Composites UK's board of directors
06.06.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Leading global industry players and cities join to form The New Plastics Economy initiative / Ellen MacArthur report serves as blueprint / Three-year project aimed at achieving a system-wide transformation
01.06.2016
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE
European Composites, Plastics and Polymer Processing Platform ECP4 says EU funding is key to sector's success / Members invited to join “New Plastics Economy Initiative”
31.05.2016
PVC RECYCLING
UK medical waste collection scheme operational in seven hospitals
30.05.2016
EVENTS
EuPC Annual Meeting to spotlight circular economy / Study and awards presentation in Lyon
26.05.2016
PLASTIC PIPES
TEPPFA commits to doubling recycling in Europe by 2020 / Campaign at EU level for special status under REACH and WFD to relax treatment of “legacy substances”
25.05.2016
FOOD PACKAGING
Project to develop bioplastic packaging that helps extend shelf life / Sensors display when food not fit to eat / Four prototypes
25.05.2016
MARINE LITTER
Australian Senate committee outlines strategies for dealing with offshore plastics waste / Knowledge still limited / National bans on plastic bags and microbeads weighed
24.05.2016
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
US sporting goods manufacturer Nike joins the Ellen MacArthur Foundation as a "Global Partner" / Sustainable design supports transition to a circular economy
24.05.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Israel introduces plastic bag charge / New law to go into effect on 1 January 2017 / Critics say 2-cent levy is too low
23.05.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
Maarten Roef becomes new president of TEPPFA
19.05.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
New York City retailers to charge 5 cents for plastic bags from October / Close vote in city council / Some exemptions / Anti-regulation attempts in some US states
18.05.2016
TURKEY
Plastics Rubber and Composites Sector Assembly established / Legal platform to serve the industry / Pagev's Yavuz Eroglu elected first chairman
17.05.2016
ALBEMARLE
Production of HBCD flame retardants to be discontinued / Focus on PolyFR
17.05.2016
FAIRS
New exhibition for the PU market / "PSE Europe" 2017 to spotlight innovation
10.05.2016
PET RECYCLING
Petcore working group takes action on PET thermoforms / Trials underway to find effective solutions / Tray design a key issue
06.05.2016
EVENTS
Recoup “Plastics Recycling Conference 2016” takes place in September
05.05.2016
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
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