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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
European plastics processors alarmed by forces majeures / EuPC and French umbrella organisation Polyvia reminded of 2015 / German engineering plastics converters see signs of bottlenecks
21.01.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Pandemic hits economy / Global plastics production nears 370m t in 2019 / European output loses market share / Full recovery expected in 2022 / PlasticsEurope report
21.01.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
Recycling capacity of 8.5m t in Europe / PET, LDPE, HDPE and PP frontrunners
21.01.2021
ITALY
Italian plastics and rubber machinery output craters in 2020 / Exports plummet / 2021 rebound "likely"
21.01.2021
PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Coronavirus pressures 2020 results / Plastics packaging shows 1% increase / Stable tariffs
20.01.2021
RECYCLING UK
Operational recycling capacity of BPF members seen at 74% in 2021 / Government funding needed for reclaim infrastructure / UK trade group publishes first sustainability report
19.01.2021
PLASTICS WASTE
New rules on exports from the EU in effect / Notification required for shipping hazardous material / Amendment to Basel Convention
14.01.2021
MEXICO
Mexico City bans single-use plastic bags / Producers voice displeasure with move
14.01.2021
BEVERAGE CARTONS
Recycling rate of multi-layer packaging formats dips when calculated using new EU rules / EU guidance to come into force in June 2022 / Research commissioned by Zero Waste Europe
13.01.2021
UK
Government says pandemic could affect country's ability to reduce plastic waste
13.01.2021
SWITZERLAND
Parliament discusses tax on single-use plastic packaging / Action called for in 2025
11.01.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
PlasticsEurope and EuPC collaborate on zero-pellet-loss certification scheme / Report analyses progress of sustainability projects
11.01.2021
PLASTICSEUROPE DEUTSCHLAND
Ingemar Bühler named CEO of German branch
11.01.2021
NPE 2021
Trade fair cancelled due to coronavirus concerns / Plastics association names Hall of Fame inductees
07.01.2021
MARINE LITTER
Ocean Cleanup partners “Interceptor” production / Sunglasses from ocean plastics waste
05.01.2021
GKV
Julia Große-Wilde named managing director of German processors association
05.01.2021
CORONAVIRUS
More materials innovation needed to meet demand for face masks / Fastest growth in coatings / Lux Research report
04.01.2021
AVIENT
Polymer supplier raises Q4 forecast / Oct-Nov sales 5.4% higher than in 2019
23.12.2020
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
German Bundestag confirms ban on plastic bags / Consumption of 18 plastic bags per person in 2019
23.12.2020
GUALA CLOSURES
Italian closures giant selects reclaimed ocean plastics for bottle stoppers
23.12.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Eastman to begin reporting plastic pellet spills
22.12.2020
CHINAPLAS
Trade fair set for April 2021 in Shenzhen / More than 3,600 exhibitors expected
22.12.2020
UK
Recoup survey shows upward trend in household plastics collection / Pandemic changes lifestyles, increases recycling rate
18.12.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
Sales down 10%-15% in 2020 / Jan-Oct revenue off 14% / Return to pre-crisis levels likely in 2023 / Waste and recycling business down
17.12.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Study says US is third largest contributor to coastal plastics pollution
16.12.2020
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