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ASSOCIATIONS
European Composites, Plastics and Polymer Processing Platform ECP4 re-elects key board members / Launch of “Strategic Research Agenda” for the plastics industry
09.06.2015
EVENTS
Upcoming MedPharmPlast Europe conference to take place in Frankfurt / Updates on EU regulatory developments for plastic medical devices and the pharmaceutical packaging industry
08.06.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Manufacturers and recyclers file suit against Dallas carrier bag charge / Texas bill to prohibit similar local restrictions stuck in the legislature
05.06.2015
EVENTS
Plastics Recyclers Europe annual meeting held in Brussels in mid-June
04.06.2015
EVENTS
EPDA annual meeting and conference takes place in Barcelona in mid-June
03.06.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE
PlasticsEurope France “sounds the alarm” for Europe's plastics industry / Increasingly uncompetitive
02.06.2015
PLASTICS NETWORKS
Germany's Innonet Kunststoff and France's Plastipolis enter into bilateral cooperation
01.06.2015
RECYCLING MARKET EUROPE
Industry sees future of PET recycling at risk / PRE: Market cannot absorb more coloured products
01.06.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE
EuPC general assembly yields “strategic alliance” for European polymer supplies / Former RPC chief executive Ron Marsh to steer efforts / Strong criticism of producers and EU's import duties on plastics
29.05.2015
ASSOCIATIONS
ESWA reelects Udo Wagner as president / Spain's Danosa joins European Single ply Waterproofing Association
28.05.2015
PLAST 2015
Trade show in Milan asserts itself as an important plastics event / Visitor numbers stagnate
27.05.2015
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY
German market shows solid growth / Consolidation accelerates / Study recommends including M&A in strategic planning / Innovative plastics packaging saves weight
26.05.2015
RECYCLED PLASTIC AWARDS
Plastic chair from Scandinavian Business Seating awarded first place / All plastic parts made in 100% PP / Designed for easy dismantling
26.05.2015
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
California lists BPA as reproductive toxicant / Plastics and can manufacturers dispute conclusion
22.05.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC profile manufacturers question legitimacy of FMs / Shortages threaten SMEs' livelihood
21.05.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
How packaging contributes to food waste prevention / Unpackaged goods seen to have greater environmental footprint / Study by Austrian think-tank Denkstatt and industry partners
19.05.2015
NPE 2015
Ringing in the revival of the US plastics industry / Shale gas will drive ethylene chains especially / Land of opportunities for European tier 2 and PE processors
18.05.2015
GUEST EDITORIAL
PRE president Ton Emans: "Energy from waste industry wrongly challenges the waste hierarchy"
18.05.2015
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
French health agency sees no risk in non-phthalate plasticiser DINCH / Final opinion from EU is expected later this year / Strong demand for BASF product
18.05.2015
EU FRUIT PACKAGING
Consortium established to develop technology to extend shelf life of prepacked fruit / European packaging specialists among project team
18.05.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
New York PS foam ban headed to state supreme court / Industry and restaurant owners call legislation a sham / City claims recycling is not economically feasible
14.05.2015
SWISS PACKAGING MARKET
Pressure exerted by franc's strength results in portfolio optimisations and longer working hours / Very few packaging producers consider outsourcing an option / SVI industry poll
08.05.2015
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Restriction of lightweight bags passes European Parliament / Charges from end of 2018 / Commission expects cost savings of EUR 740m per year / EuPC “disappointed”
04.05.2015
INTERVIEW
“Plethora of FM announcements difficult to comprehend” / IK general manager Ulf Kelterborn on the current situation
30.04.2015
RECYCLING UK
UK public supports slight price hike for milk bottles with regrind content / In favour of government legislation to require minimum recyclate quota in plastics packaging / YouGov poll
24.04.2015
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