Industry General

Fifth edition of “Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe” / Special prize for circularity / Voting open until May

UK drinks bottlers say term "single-use" is confusing / Negative impact on recycling

Follow-up: Adsale planning Shenzhen premiere in 2021 / Preparation “smarter and simpler”

New date for plastics trade fair in Shanghai / Coronavirus outbreak has not eased / Experts expect situation to stabilise in April

Over 300 attendees at latest Petcore Europe conference / Agreement that EU's SUP directive focuses too much on plastics

Plastics trade fair in Shanghai postponed due to coronavirus outbreak / Negative economic impact predicted

"Plastics Recycling Show Europe" 2020 to take place in March in Amsterdam

Drastic increase in free capacity for European road freight transport

New HGV toll system in the Czech Republic / Threat of heavy fines / German environment agency wants to raise toll charges

"Petcore Europe Conference 2020" to be held in Brussels in February

Locking arms and looking ahead

Faster approval of transport infrastructure measures in the European Union

Collaboration in European recycling project "Plast2bCleaned" / Development of technology for plastics used in E&E equipment

World's leading plastics and rubber trade fair underscores top position / Düsseldorf the industry's meeting point with 225,000 visitors making the trip / Percentage of international guests increases again / Circular economy a dominant topic

International alliance meets at "K 2019" / Advocacy is the priority / China's circular plans focus on technology and biopolymers / EPR schemes controversial

Welcome to Düsseldorf!

The curtains go up / Düsseldorf at the centre of the plastics world for a week / Circular economy features strongly at this year's K / Partnerships along the entire value chain gain importance

Collaborative project to improve plastics traceability / Partnership with blockchain start-up Circularise

“PackTheFuture Award 2019” / Application period for European packaging award has started

Higher container volumes despite trade conflicts

PlasticsEurope Deutschland and Messe Düsseldorf's "Special Show" to take place in hall 6 / Programme now available

New hall ready for visitors just ahead of “K” / Square and canopy at the south entrance will be completed by 2020

Water levels of German waterways drop again

Major hotel groups eliminate disposable toiletries / Marriott and InterContinental measures combined will impact over 12,000 hotels worldwide

Over 100 partners sign "Circular Plastics Alliance" declaration / EU-wide voluntary targets for raising recyclate usage / EuPC, Cefic and FEAD among signatories