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RUSSIA
"Interplastica" fair reflects optimism in Russian market / More than 20,000 visitors flock to Moscow
15.02.2011
PET WINE BOTTLES
Canadian airline introduces one litre claret container / Ecological concerns fuel search for alternatives to glass
15.02.2011
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Almost 19,000 visitors flock to ArabPlast 2011 / Machinery deals worth almost EUR 1 bn
14.02.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS
Margins squeezed tightly by record polymer prices / Supply shortages worsen situation
10.02.2011
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
BPF comments on government framework for advanced manufacturing / Tax and energy policy could inhibit growth / Calls for strategic examination of Europe's raw material supply
09.02.2011
GEOMEMBRANES
EGMA warns that rising raw material costs are hitting margins / Call for corrective measures to be initiated
07.02.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
More than half of industry's players return to or surpass pre-crisis performance levels in 2010 / A few still struggling / Capital spending and employment now increasing / Record participation in “KI Dialogue”
01.02.2011
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Colour contamination found in rHDPE used for milk bottles / Bottle caps mainly to blame / WRAP identifies “quick wins” solution
31.01.2011
GLASS FIBRE IMPORTS
Anti-dumping duty on imports from China to be slashed to 13.8% / EuCIA to continue to work against “harmful” tariffs / Further review called for by EuPC president
28.01.2011
POLYMER RESEARCH
Australian researchers extend plastics' shelf-life / Supercomputers track resistance to sun's rays
27.01.2011
ASSOCIATIONS
Andreas Hartleif elected new EPPA president
27.01.2011
CAPROLACTAM
China imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from EU and US
26.01.2011
FOOD PACKAGING
First EU-wide regulation for food-grade plastics / New rules focus on conformity and multilayered film
26.01.2011
LABELLING
US government introduced biobased product label / Move designed to promote sales
25.01.2011
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Canada moves to ban phthalates in toys / US designs assessment tool for hazardous chemicals
20.01.2011
FRANCE
Plastics processors association warns of further plastics price hikes / Calls on customers to accept increases
18.01.2011
UK
Plastics associations criticise Italy's ban on plastic bags / Argue that move contravenes EU law
14.01.2011
PLASTICS CONVERTERS
EuPC files complaint against Italy's bag ban
11.01.2011
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Researcher says Pacific garbage patch not nearly as big as Texas / “More plankton than plastics”
07.01.2011
ITALY
Controversial ban on non-degradable plastic bags in force since 1 January / Producers face retooling
05.01.2011
COMPOSITES
EU proposes watering down import duties on Chinese glass fibre / Industry associations welcome move but demand measures be completely slashed
03.01.2011
YEAR IN REVIEW
Plastics economy bounces back from crisis in 2010 / Truly remarkable year sees demand, prices, industry sentiment improve / Structural changes are emerging / Dawn of Asian century near?
20.12.2010
SHARP INTERPACK
Customer survey highlights preference for locally sourced packaging / Prepared to pay extra
13.12.2010
PLASTICS PROCESSING
EuPC says European processors reeling from high prices, material shortages / Will recyclate become more important in the future?
08.12.2010
CHINA
2008 ordinance cuts local plastic bag consumption in half / Göteburg University doctoral thesis
08.12.2010
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