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PLASTIC BAGS
European Commission proposal to reduce lightweight bag consumption in all 28 member states / Average European citizen uses 198 plastic bags annually
06.11.2013
ASSOCIATIONS
World Plastics Council created at K 2013 / Patrick Thomas first chairman
05.11.2013
ASSOCIATIONS
GKV and CSRA sign Sino-German cooperation agreement / Collaborating on technology, trade and training
29.10.2013
PC SHEETS
EPSE Awards 2013: Recognition of special polycarbonate applications in construction and design / Awards ceremony during K 2013
24.10.2013
ASSOCIATIONS
Belgian Federplast appoints Petri Ven as secretary general
24.10.2013
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE
Plastics production and demand for EU 27 in 2012 dips against growing global production / Export of primary plastics climbs 2.9% / PlasticsEurope presents findings at K 2013
22.10.2013
PEOPLE
Philip Law named BPF director general
17.10.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EuPC voices concern over perceived sustainability of bio-based plastics / Improved collection and separation needed to boost recycling quality
11.10.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY
No expectations of positive trends developing in Q4 / High energy costs putting the brakes on German ability to compete
10.10.2013
ASSOCIATIONS
Chinese association now member of Bureau of International Recycling
08.10.2013
UK RECYCLING
Government support for consumer waste programme / Calls to review unfair PRN system
03.10.2013
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Plastics have potential to reach recycling rate of more than 60% by 2020 / Creation of 360,000 "green" jobs / Plastics Recyclers Europe study
18.09.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Response issued to counter EuPC request for a ban on oxo-biodegradable plastics / Symphony technical director Stephens sees "no credible scientific evidence"
17.09.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EuPC calls on legislator to support separate collection of degradable plastics and ban oxo-fragmentable plastics / Test results show detrimental effect on recycled PE
13.09.2013
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Optimism grows for year ahead as productivity improves / Gains in turnover and profitability expected / Reject euro replacing sterling / BPF survey
29.08.2013
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
Orders for German machinery manufacturers on the rebound / Exports show upward trend
29.08.2013
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK
BPF recycling group sees many implications beyond China resulting from "Green Fence" policy / Call to discourage releasing balloons and lanterns
26.08.2013
PLASTICS AND ENERGY
New Cefic roadmap points the way to EU energy saving / European producers “disadvantaged”
16.08.2013
PET RECYCLING EUROPE
Bottle collection forecast to reach 2.1m t by 2017 / Recycling growth of 5.6% in 2012 / Petcore/Plastics Recyclers Europe report
16.08.2013
MASTERBATCHES
Growing concern from German masterbatch association over the impact of REACH substance registration
14.08.2013
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
EU Commission fines five OEM suppliers EUR 142m in wire harnesses price-fixing case
14.08.2013
ASSOCIATIONS
Cefic: Dorothee Arns new executive director
13.08.2013
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Production declines by 2% EU-wide in the first five months of 2013 / Growth engine revving in fits and starts / Company chieftains now more cautious about full-year outlook / Cefic trend report
12.08.2013
ASSOCIATIONS
Italy: Gomma Plastica announces new president
07.08.2013
POLYCARBONATE SHEET
EPSE achieves new CE mark for multiwall PC sheet / Solid sheet to follow in 2014 / EU Construction Products Regulation in force
05.08.2013
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