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AGRICULTURAL FILMS
PAFA reports promising results from recycling trial / EU-funded project to clean agricultural PE film
16.08.2012
FOOD PACKAGING
EFSA: Scientific opinions adopted on rPET production for food contact applications / No safety concerns over 10 reviewed processes
15.08.2012
SINOPEC
Promise to help Hong Kong clean up PP pellets spill / Cargo washed ashore after tropical storm
13.08.2012
IRAN
Deputy oil minister says EU petrochemicals embargo has had no effect / Analysts see significant cave-in
10.08.2012
MTM PLASTICS
German recycler welcomes new EuCertPlast standard as a basis for fair competition
10.08.2012
HALOPOLYMER
Russian fluorinated polymers producer receives EU food contact certification / New sales offices in the US and Switzerland
09.08.2012
UK RECYCLING
Government support to boost investor confidence / Collection methods need to be optimised
09.08.2012
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EPA identifies substitutes for decaBDE flame retardants / US phase-out from 2013
06.08.2012
CHINA
Compliance with government ban on super-thin plastic bags varies / Supermarkets score high, farmers' markets low / Cities more obliging than the countryside
03.08.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers criticises new PVC blood bag life cycle analysis / PVCfreeBloodBag project aims to find phthalate-free alternatives
02.08.2012
NOVAMONT
"Mater-Bi" bioplastics selected for London 2012 / Catering items and packaging / Products meet European compostability standard
01.08.2012
PACKAGING RECYCLING
PVC/PE packaging is granted a new life in water treatment applications / French development cooperation
26.07.2012
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
EU ends anti-dumping measures against China and Thailand / Cites lack of cooperation from European manufacturers
25.07.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
FDA officially seals phase-out of baby products containing BPA / Request by chemistry council
20.07.2012
RECYCLING
New European-wide recycling certification and audit scheme introduced / EuCertPlast will assure highest operational and environmental standards
18.07.2012
GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL
14m t of new petrochemical capacity brought on stream in 2011 / Saudi Arabia leads the pack / Regional players are setting their sights to the east / Feedstock surplus will sweep global markets in near future
18.07.2012
PET RECYCLING
EU 27 collected 1.6m t of PET in 2011 / Recycling rate grows by 9.4% year-on-year / Recyclers operating at only 77% capacity utilisation / Latest Petcore, EuPR figures
17.07.2012
UPDATE - PLASTIC PIPES
EU authorities raid offices of several producers on suspicion of illegal price fixing / Tessenderlo, Pipelife and Wavin searched
13.07.2012
CARRIER BAGS
UK usage of single-use bags increased in 2011 / Second consecutive rise / Levy cuts consumption in Wales / Changing spending habits
12.07.2012
PLASTICS CONVERTERS
EuPC praises EU's latest “FP 7” R&D promotion tranche / Converters encouraged to participate
11.07.2012
CARRIER BAGS
Scotland to introduce 5 pence charge / Measure aimed at promoting reuse
03.07.2012
BULGARIA
New tax regime for plastic bags to take effect in October / Successive price rises
02.07.2012
PHILIPPINES
Deadline for ban to phase out plastic bags and styrofoam drawing closer / Task force monitors compliance
29.06.2012
CANADA
Quebec: Beverage container deposits to be doubled from January 2013 / Aim to improve recycling rates / Fears that retailers' costs will increase / 74% of containers is now recovered
28.06.2012
RUSSIA
PET producers and processors appeal to prime minister Medvedev to intervene on proposed ban / Law would send the industry back years
28.06.2012
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