Industry Associations/Institutions

PRE issues new strategy paper at 20th anniversary meeting / Current market structure “highly unsustainable” / Calls for more holistic approach to recycling / Need for standardisation

IK industry association says 37 members have been certified under “Zero Pellet Loss” initiative to date / Combating marine litter

EU Commission finally presents proposals for regulating endocrine disruptors / Trade associations critical / Forward strategy based on WHO criteria

Marcus Gover appointed new CEO of UK's Waste and Resources Action Programme

PIE talks to Ulf Kelterborn, head of German plastic packaging industry association IK, about the economic situation, feedstocks and the Renewable Energy Act

European converters remain a competitive force / Sector increasingly threatened by insecure raw material supply, high costs and foreign players / Innovation and client proximity strongpoints for continental companies / New study by EuPC and Wieselhuber

European Parliament seeks more ambitious targets for waste sorting and recycling / Bioplastics producers pleased with proposals

Awards for best polymer supplier presented at EuPC annual meeting in Lyon / Repsol takes prizes for innovation and HDPE / “Unique insight” into supply chain dynamics

“MedPharmPlast Europe conference” to take place in Strasbourg later this month

Renolit CEO Michael Kundel unanimously re-elected as EuPC president / European plastics processors must work together to defend their interests

Switzerland to lift recycling fee for PET bottles on 1 July

German environmental group calls for BPA replacement in cashier receipts / ECHA study ongoing

Two new members join trade body Composites UK's board of directors

European Composites, Plastics and Polymer Processing Platform ECP4 says EU funding is key to sector's success / Members invited to join “New Plastics Economy Initiative”

UK medical waste collection scheme operational in seven hospitals

EuPC Annual Meeting to spotlight circular economy / Study and awards presentation in Lyon

TEPPFA commits to doubling recycling in Europe by 2020 / Campaign at EU level for special status under REACH and WFD to relax treatment of “legacy substances”

Maarten Roef becomes new president of TEPPFA

Plastics Rubber and Composites Sector Assembly established / Legal platform to serve the industry / Pagev's Yavuz Eroglu elected first chairman

Petcore working group takes action on PET thermoforms / Trials underway to find effective solutions / Tray design a key issue

Recoup “Plastics Recycling Conference 2016” takes place in September

European plastics converters alliance calls on EU to suspend tariffs on polymer imports / Processors increasingly anxious in the face of tighter PP and PE availability

Brexit: Leaving the EU could harm UK chemicals trade, warns industry group CIA / Survey shows 62% of chemical companies in UK want to remain in EU

EFSA to evaluate new evidence on hazards of BPA / New studies identify more risks / Final verdict advised for 2018 / Dutch institute RIVM suggests revising legislation

EPDA survey shows return to health in late 2015 / Higher sales and capital expenditure / Optimistic outlook for 2016