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LOGISTICS
Freight bottleneck in the works: Scarcity of “AdBlue” additive for truck engines / Slight easing on some container routes
10.11.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
EuPC: Packaging producers voice concern over fragmentation of European SUP laws / Lack of clarity on provisions
10.11.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
OECD examines policies to cut SUP waste, reduce microplastics from tyres, clothes / Policy, initiatives should focus on all disposable goods
08.11.2021
POLYURETHANE FOAM
Europur outlines end-of-life options / Progress on chemical recycling projects / Initiatives needed to collect mattress and furniture waste, create markets for recyclate
08.11.2021
TRACELESS
Sustainable product maker receives EUR 2.42m grant / Demonstration plant in the works
08.11.2021
POLAND
Plastics industry upbeat / Economy booming, raw materials scarce and expensive / Polymer consumption up 3-4% in 2020 / Car sector slowing due to lack of microchips
05.11.2021
SHORT Q&A
Anna Kozera-Szalkowska, MD of Plastics Europe Polska, talks about coping with pandemic-related challenges
05.11.2021
MARINE LITTER
The Ocean Cleanup is back in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch / First run with System 0002 / Deployment of System 003 / Plans to offset carbon emissions
04.11.2021
PLASTICS AND SUSTAINABILITY
US trade organisation's report says plastics have lower environmental impact over lifecycle than other materials
04.11.2021
LOGISTICS
Container freight rates from China to US West Coast see an upsurge / Fear of more congestion / Shipping companies hope for a fat 2022
03.11.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLERS EUROPE
Flexible film reclaim capacity up nearly 10% in 2020 / More growth expected from added collection, better sorting
02.11.2021
ITALY
Plastics tax postponed once again / Date reset to January 2023 / Political groups leverage industry arguments
01.11.2021
UK
Shift to greener economy could provide UK firms with GBP 1 tn net-zero transition windfall / McKinsey report
01.11.2021
ENERGY COSTS
So-called energy cost surcharges cause increasing resentment among processors / Contractual, antitrust concerns
29.10.2021
LOGISTICS
Prices decline for containers from China / Traffic jams ensnarl global shipping / Rhine transport more problematic
29.10.2021
AUSTRIA
Deposit on non-returnable plastic bottles set for 2025 / Sale of returnable containers mandatory in 2024
29.10.2021
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
New EU classification in effect / ECHA publishes application guidelines
28.10.2021
UK RECYCLING
COP26: Prime Minister Johnson says recycling “doesn't work” / Recoup warns of public reaction / BPF calls for more government spending on reclaim ops
28.10.2021
RESEARCH
European Recotrans project ends, produces new applications / Use of microwaves to obtain recyclable composites for the transport industry
28.10.2021
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
European car suppliers see no volume recovery in early 2022 / Supply issues, raw material costs weigh on industry / Tesla model tops September sales in Europe
27.10.2021
RECYCLASS
Publication of sorting protocol for plastic packaging
27.10.2021
STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS
Eumeps joins recycling group / Suggestions for better EU policymaking
26.10.2021
PVC RECYCLING
Launch of Belgian programme for recycling single-use PVC medical devices / Goal is to accelerate sustainability in European healthcare
26.10.2021
CHINA
Energy policy hits PET output / Officials likely to ease power use cutbacks
25.10.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA
Shipments down sharply in 2020 / 2.2% rise forecast for 2021 / Plastics products still 8th largest US industry
25.10.2021
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