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SHALE GAS
European Chemical Council Cefic calls for action to promote natural gas exploitation / Warns of Europe's increasingly uncompetitive feedstock position
02.04.2013
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Campaign to ban BPA in food and drink contact applications in Spain
27.03.2013
ASSOCIATIONS
Flemish plastics industry bands together to promote energy reduction / Part of “EuPlastVoltage” initiative
27.03.2013
TURKEY
New technology competence centre for energy efficiency in Istanbul / Partnering with Rehau on apprenticeship programme
25.03.2013
ASSOCIATIONS
Pinfa-NA established to promote environmentally friendly non-halogenated flame retardant solutions in North America
21.03.2013
POLYURETHANE FOAMS
Spanish cartel investigation ends with fine extending to millions of euros / Recticel as key witness
20.03.2013
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Ukraine parliament mulls draft law to ban non-biodegradable plastic bags
19.03.2013
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
BPA studies often evaluated under the wrong criteria, says US toxicologist / Exposure levels tend to be "too low to mimic estrogen“
18.03.2013
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
UK trade body attacks latest call for bag tax / Chief executive cites success of voluntary measures
18.03.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Waste Free Oceans calls for improved waste collection and recycling / Ten recommendations launched
15.03.2013
RECYCLING
European Commission launches plastic waste consultation / Results of latest Green Paper initiative to feed into 2014 waste policy review / Industry associations welcome latest action
12.03.2013
K 2013
New website for plastics mega-fair / Online catalogue now available / eTicket purchases possible by end-March
07.03.2013
EUROPEAN MACHINERY
Industry associations welcome revised EC regulations on market surveillance / Call for larger role in ensuring compliance and harmonised penalties
21.02.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
New York mayor Bloomberg calls for citywide polystyrene ban / Industry and business response critical
19.02.2013
FAIRS
More than 20,000 visitors attend “Interplastica 2013” / Success testifies to revival of the Russian market
19.02.2013
UK RECYCLING
PAFA welcomes new government initiative to raise quality of materials in the recycling stream
19.02.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS
Industry association GKV cautiously optimistic for 2013 after flat 2012 / Concerns about volatile polymer supply, high energy costs and cheaper competition
18.02.2013
INJECTION MOULDING
Introducing new “EUROMAP 60”: Energy measurement guidelines revised to allow for comparison between different machinery and production processes
08.02.2013
PAKISTAN
Symphony CEO welcomes plastic bag legislation / All plastics must be oxo-biodegradable from April
07.02.2013
HALOPOLYMER
Russian fluoropolymer producer joins PlasticsEurope industry association / Two fluoroplastics approved for food contact by France's SGS Multilab
05.02.2013
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
New study warns of health risks associated with plastic bag bans / Reusable cloth alternatives found to contain E. coli bacteria / Authors discern rise in food related deaths following San Francisco ordinance
30.01.2013
GLOBAL PACKAGING MARKET
Plastic packaging causes most environmental concern in US and India / Demands for tougher quality controls and stricter environmental legislation / Innventia study
29.01.2013
MARINE LITTER
New plastics waste patch found in South Pacific / Plastics industry taking a pro-active approach to clean-up / Study by German ecology institute
28.01.2013
PACKAGING MARKET
EU data shows packaging waste management is increasingly efficient / Decoupling from economic growth / EU 27 recovery rate reaches 76% in 2010 / Europen report
28.01.2013
ASSOCIATIONS
Switzerland's industry association rebrands itself as Swiss Plastics
23.01.2013
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