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MARINE LITTER
Volume of rubbish found on UK beaches falls / Plastics waste remains a problem / Great British Beach Clean survey
29.11.2021
WASTE MANAGEMENT USA
Environmental Protection Agency's strategy to improve municipal solid waste recycling / Plastics provisions in US infrastructure law
26.11.2021
RECYCLING UK
Recoup calls for greater collection and reclaim efforts
26.11.2021
RESEARCH
Spanish tech centre to study circular economy for composites / Focus on turbine, aeronautic components
26.11.2021
PACKAGING AND E-COMMERCE
Online retail giant Amazon to reduce plastic packaging in Germany / French postal service selects reusable plastic bags
26.11.2021
LOGISTICS
Rhine river's low water levels continue / Container freight rates stagnate across the board
25.11.2021
IKEA
Consumer plastic packaging to be eliminated by 2028 / Polymers may still be used to package food
25.11.2021
CHEMICALS AND CLIMATE
Decarbonisation of cement, chemicals, steel sectors could halve industrial emissions / Three levels of solutions in focus / Lux Research report
24.11.2021
PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY
Fast-food giants hop on sustainability bandwagon / McDonald's to replace Happy Meal toys / Burger King tests reduced-paper packaging
23.11.2021
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Reliability in short supply: Trust wanes among industry players / Dearth of raw materials burdens 2021 car production / Situation to first improve as late as 2024
22.11.2021
LOGISTICS
Christmas has come and gone on the world's oceans / Container freight rates soften / Hapag-Lloyd boss Jansen expects slight easing in 2022
18.11.2021
MEG
EU decides on final punitive tariffs for US, Saudi imports
18.11.2021
SCOTLAND
Ban of several single-use plastic items / Plastic straws exempted “under special circumstances”
18.11.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
Winners of “Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2021” announced
18.11.2021
RAW MATERIALS
IVK Europe issues warning over PVC supply / Margin collapse “dramatic” / Situation to remain difficult until at least mid-2022
17.11.2021
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Jan-Sep sales climb 14%, orders surge 41% / Even better growth expected in Q4
17.11.2021
PLASTICS PROCESSING EUROPE
PCE warns of dangers from energy surcharges / Plastics converters may choose to exit Europe
16.11.2021
RAW MATERIALS
German firms report slightly better supply situation / Manufacturers see bottlenecks well into 2022
16.11.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo remain top plastics polluters / Break Free From Plastic brand audit report
16.11.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Major producers partner to cut GHG emissions / Centralised development starts in 2023
15.11.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA
CPP outlines plans to 2025 / Priorities defined / Support from 70 industry players
15.11.2021
RESEARCH
Scientists turn biomass-produced plastics back into fertiliser
15.11.2021
UK
Parliament puts new environment bill on statute books / Legislation threatens taxes on single-use plastics / Call for ‘consistent' recycling network across England
12.11.2021
CHINA
Dual control energy policy hits polyolefins / Coal prices also play major role
11.11.2021
ENERGY MARKET ASIA
Vast variation in Asian oil, gas outlooks due to differing climate commitments / Wood Mackenzie reports
11.11.2021
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