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ALPLA
Plastic packaging manufacturer offers carbon-neutral recycled PET
22.10.2020
PLASTICS WASTE
New UK standard for atmospheric biodegradability of polyolefins
20.10.2020
MARINE LITTER
Study says 14m t of microplastics in deep ocean / Deteriorating surface waste collects below
19.10.2020
CEFIC
BASF CEO Martin Brudermüller elected new president
19.10.2020
ITALY
Introduction of plastics tax in January 2021 increasingly unlikely / Trade associations warn of double burden
15.10.2020
GERMANY
Upper house approves EU waste directive / Ban on disposable products legally binding as of 2021
14.10.2020
COMPOSITES RECYCLING
Research project seeks new method for recycling composite waste
13.10.2020
EU PLASTICS TAX
Parliament green-lights planned levy / Next step is ratification at national level
12.10.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
EuPC and Circularise partner to develop systems for tracking plastics and monitoring recyclates / Group seeks prototype testers
12.10.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK
Certification system extended to cover all packaging types
12.10.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Experts urge plastics phaseout to cut carbon emissions / Focus on four key manufacturing sectors / ODI report
09.10.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA
Plastic products 8th largest sector of US industry / 2020 shipments forecast lower / Save Our Seas bill passes lower house
08.10.2020
EUMBC
2020 annual conference in webinar format
08.10.2020
PLASTICS WASTE
Study says global brands undershooting plastics reduction goals / Coca-Cola and Unilever reiterate commitment to targets
06.10.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
PolyCert Europe seeks EU-wide quality compliance rules and alignment of reclaim-use standards for plastics processing
05.10.2020
PVC
China initiates anti-dumping investigation into US-made PVC / US, Taiwan, Japan main import sources
02.10.2020
US RECYCLING
California passes first US recycled-content law for beverage bottles / Containers need 15% reclaim content by 2022
01.10.2020
AEROSPACE
European companies join project to develop rear aircraft parts made of reinforced thermoplastics
30.09.2020
OFFICE MANAGEMENT
UK report says pandemic has companies considering renting and cutting floorspace / Over 10 times more people now working at home in UK
29.09.2020
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Poll of European plastics consumers ranks Repsol top overall supplier / “Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2020” provides rankings for materials companies
28.09.2020
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Report says good deeds during pandemic can help plastics / PPE production and packaging upswing soften Q2 demand drop
28.09.2020
GERMANY'S PLASTICS MARKETS
New Conversio study looks at material flows in 2019 / Decline in raw material production and plastics processing / Upward trend for recycling comes to a sudden halt / Corona crisis leaves major scars
25.09.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING FRANCE
Monitoring platform MORE posts first results on French use of recycled polymers
25.09.2020
PLASTICS WASTE
New shipping rules start 1 Jan 2020 / Basel Convention amendments / No consensus on non-hazardous plastics waste
24.09.2020
GERMANY
Lower house approves bill to implement EU waste directive / Packaging group says single-use ban interferes with basic rights of market participants
24.09.2020
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