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K 2016
Mega-plastics fair will once again include a “Science Campus” / Encouraging dialogue between research institutions and industry
03.03.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
TEPPFA Forum to take place in Brussels in April / European plastic pipe association celebrating 25th anniversary
02.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Hamburg municipality in Germany plans to ban coffee capsules and one-way packaging / Guidelines for “environmentally friendly” sourcing
01.03.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
New heads for EuPC's Building and Construction working groups
29.02.2016
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Award for best European plastics producers launched / Voting open until mid-May / Study planned to assess European converters' competitiveness
25.02.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
PIE talks to European Commission spokesperson Enrico Brivio about the latest Circular Economy Package / Landfill goal “very ambitious” / Marine litter to be addressed in 2017 plastic strategy / “Innovative plastic should come from the EU”
24.02.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
German retailers plan to launch voluntary fee on 1 April
23.02.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
CEFEP group representing leading insulation producers joins EuPC
23.02.2016
GUEST EDITORIAL
No plastics waste should end up in the environment / Plastics industry invites stakeholders to share solutions to marine litter at “PolyTalk 2016” / PlasticsEurope executive director Karl H. Foerster
19.02.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
EU close to classifying BPA as category 1 reprotoxin / REACH Committee approves draft
19.02.2016
FRANCE
Research hubs PEP and ISPA merged / Paul Vallette appointed first president of fused group
17.02.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Tests indicate BPS no less harmful than BPA / Latest studies say both are endocrine disruptors / Disputed claim said to show that all plastics are capable of leaching
17.02.2016
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Sales just shy of EUR 60 bn level / Exports to Eurozone continue to drive growth / Volumes processed stable at 2014 level / 2016 growth expected to resemble that of last year / Cautious optimism
16.02.2016
INTERPLASTICA
Higher visitor numbers to leading Russian trade fair testify to strong interest / Less exhibition space / Cautious optimism among machinery providers / Twin-event nevertheless reflects general economic downturn
16.02.2016
FRANCE
Plastic bag ban delayed to 1 July / Authorities promote use of bio-based plastic carrier bags / “ORPlast” circular economy initiative calls for higher recyclate usage / Pressure to lift recycling rates in E&E and packaging segments
15.02.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Federation launched / Focus on lobby work and public awareness
11.02.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
New leadership for Swiss Plastics / Silvio Ponti to succeed Doris Fiala as president
10.02.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
New study points to ways of “triggering a revolution” in the plastics industrial ecosystem / Strategies for improving material flow, recycling and reuse / Part of “Project Mainstream” / Release at WEF in Davos
09.02.2016
INDUSTRY
First European Plastics Innovation Awards bestowed / Seven categories
08.02.2016
COVESTRO
Pilot plant for PC wastewater recycling / New process reduces salt burden on the Rhine / German environment ministry provides funding
05.02.2016
PET RECYCLING
EFSA panel finds chain extenders TEOS and HMDS non-genotoxic for rPET in contact with food
29.01.2016
RECYCLING MARKET FRANCE
French warrantor Valorplast lowers redemption price for PET bales / PS refunds offered for the first time
26.01.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
Turkey's Pagev and PlasticsEurope sign declaration of collaboration / Emphasise need to address common problems
19.01.2016
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Segment sales up 5% in 2015 / Other regions make up for slowdown in demand from Germany and China / 2016 revenues could break the EUR 7 bn barrier
18.01.2016
UK COMPOSITES PROJECT
Development of flax-based composites for sporting and auto applications
18.01.2016
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