Industry Associations/Institutions

Alessandro Grassi elected president of Assocomaplast

Circular Economy Resolution passes European Parliament's Environment Committee / PlasticsEurope welcomes landfill restriction plans but questions eco-design proposals / “Recycling difficult”

World Plastics Council welcomes G7 Marine Litter Pledge / Support for industry's efforts

Belgium's Federplast industry association sounds the alarm over recent FMs / Future of countless companies and jobs at risk / Calls on suppliers to make “necessary” investments

PIE talks to Stanley Chu, chairman of "Chinaplas" organiser Adsale / Key challenge for mega-fair is to maintain healthy growth amid economic slowdown / Revamping show's image for next year's 30th anniversary / Market sentiment generally optimistic

Opportunities for the plastics industry should not be carelessly wasted!

Plastics and rubber industry turnover up 2% to EUR 7.4 bn in 2014 / Sector cautiously optimistic about 2015 / High energy, raw materials and labour costs / Federplast industry association update

“ANTEC” and “PlastiCon” to merge / SPE and GPCA to jointly organise combined event in Dubai in early 2016

Polypipe CEO David Hall elected BPF president

China's CPPIA joins “Operation Clean Sweep” / Initiative with goal of zero pellet loss now has 18 signatories

European Composites, Plastics and Polymer Processing Platform ECP4 re-elects key board members / Launch of “Strategic Research Agenda” for the plastics industry

Upcoming MedPharmPlast Europe conference to take place in Frankfurt / Updates on EU regulatory developments for plastic medical devices and the pharmaceutical packaging industry

Plastics Recyclers Europe annual meeting held in Brussels in mid-June

EPDA annual meeting and conference takes place in Barcelona in mid-June

PlasticsEurope France “sounds the alarm” for Europe's plastics industry / Increasingly uncompetitive

Germany's Innonet Kunststoff and France's Plastipolis enter into bilateral cooperation

Industry sees future of PET recycling at risk / PRE: Market cannot absorb more coloured products

EuPC general assembly yields “strategic alliance” for European polymer supplies / Former RPC chief executive Ron Marsh to steer efforts / Strong criticism of producers and EU's import duties on plastics

ESWA reelects Udo Wagner as president / Spain's Danosa joins European Single ply Waterproofing Association

German market shows solid growth / Consolidation accelerates / Study recommends including M&A in strategic planning / Innovative plastics packaging saves weight

PVC profile manufacturers question legitimacy of FMs / Shortages threaten SMEs' livelihood

How packaging contributes to food waste prevention / Unpackaged goods seen to have greater environmental footprint / Study by Austrian think-tank Denkstatt and industry partners

PRE president Ton Emans: "Energy from waste industry wrongly challenges the waste hierarchy"

Pressure exerted by franc's strength results in portfolio optimisations and longer working hours / Very few packaging producers consider outsourcing an option / SVI industry poll

Restriction of lightweight bags passes European Parliament / Charges from end of 2018 / Commission expects cost savings of EUR 740m per year / EuPC “disappointed”