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UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Leading associations call on government to reduce tax on energy-efficient building products and shale gas exploration / Propose higher landfill tariffs and warn about rising energy costs
27.02.2014
PLASTIC BAGS
New study finds that German carrier bags consumption is significantly lower than elsewhere in Europe / Majority of consumers use bags more than once / Research calls EU proposals on bans unnecessary and unconstructive
26.02.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Biodegradable bags a threat to the environment, says PRE / Problems in the waste stream
24.02.2014
ASSOCIATIONS
BPF introduces new management line-up
21.02.2014
ASSOCIATIONS
Thierry Eyrard appointed chairman of EuPC's new MedPharmPlast Europe sector group
18.02.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
United Airlines replaces "Styrofoam" XPS cup with green alternative / MicroGREEN's “InCycle” cup made of 50% recycled materials
17.02.2014
INTERPLASTICA
Four-day CIS flagship fair attracts 20,000 visitors / Record exhibition space / Energy efficiency and recycling identified as key themes / Germany remains leading supplier of Russian plastics and rubber sector
14.02.2014
PLASTIC BAGS
Debate on UK parliament's proposed plastic bag charge heats up / Symphony calls for exemption for oxo-biodegradable bags
13.02.2014
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Final analysis of plasticisers DINP and DIDP sees no unexpected risk / ECHA report
12.02.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Court dismisses lawsuit against German environmental group over PLA-based bioplastic bags
12.02.2014
CHINAPLAS 2014
Sustainability as key theme at this year's plastics mega-event in Shanghai / Organisers expect almost 3,000 exhibitors / “Green Forum” co-organised by PIE / Last call for registrations for exclusive readers' trip to China
04.02.2014
SWITZERLAND
Packaging sector recovering / Exports weak / SVI packaging institute introduces Swiss Packaging Award
03.02.2014
POLYURETHANES
Flexible foam producers fined EUR 114m for price fixing / EU sees antitrust offence confirmed
31.01.2014
SHALE GAS
EU Commission sets non-binding fracking rules / NGOs critical / Praise from the UK
30.01.2014
ASSOCIATIONS
EuPC welcomes “Prodi report” on European plastic waste strategy / Dangis expresses concern about end-of-life solutions for bioplastics
30.01.2014
ASSOCIATIONS
Plastics Recyclers Europe welcomes EU parliament's adoption of the “European Strategy on plastic waste”
27.01.2014
SWISS PLASTICS
Swiss Plastics: Industry under one roof
27.01.2014
PLAST EURASIA
More than 40,000 visitors from 90 countries at recent Turkish plastics exhibition / Broader international reach / Record number of exhibitors
24.01.2014
NPE 2015
Number of Turkish companies planning to exhibit on the rise / Plastics industry association Pagder named sales agent in Turkey
23.01.2014
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
EFSA says BPA a potential threat but risks manageable / Recommended daily dose temporarily lowered / Draft opinion open for consultation / PlasticsEurope sees its position vindicated
22.01.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EU Parliament calls for a ban on the most hazardous plastics by 2020 / Stricter and more effective enforcement neccesary / German reaction mixed
20.01.2014
PLASTIC BAGS
UK's Defra responds to BPF concerns regarding carrier bag reuse / Government group considers imposing a bag charge
15.01.2014
EUROPEAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Energy efficiency guidance for extrusion blow moulding machines
14.01.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
City council in New York votes "no" to further use of polystyrene one-way products / Amendment to find options before legislation goes into effect mid-2015
13.01.2014
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY
Optimism reigns as 2014 gets underway / Facing twin pressures of raw material price hikes and rising energy costs
10.01.2014
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