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PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
German stores no longer offer bags free of charge / Several retailers introduce fees
09.03.2016
K 2016
Mega-plastics fair will once again include a “Science Campus” / Encouraging dialogue between research institutions and industry
03.03.2016
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Award for best European plastics producers launched / Voting open until mid-May / Study planned to assess European converters' competitiveness
25.02.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
PIE talks to European Commission spokesperson Enrico Brivio about the latest Circular Economy Package / Landfill goal "very ambitious" / Marine litter to be addressed in 2017 plastic strategy / "Innovative plastic should come from the EU"
24.02.2016
GUEST COMMENT
No plastics waste should end up in the environment / Plastics industry invites stakeholders to share solutions to marine litter at "PolyTalk 2016" / PlasticsEurope executive director Karl H. Foerster
19.02.2016
INTERPLASTICA
Higher visitor numbers to leading Russian trade fair testify to strong interest / Less exhibition space / Cautious optimism among machinery providers / Twin-event nevertheless reflects general economic downturn
16.02.2016
INDUSTRY
First European Plastics Innovation Awards bestowed / Seven categories
08.02.2016
COVESTRO
Pilot plant for PC wastewater recycling / New process reduces salt burden on the Rhine / German environment ministry provides funding
05.02.2016
UK COMPOSITES PROJECT
Development of flax-based composites for sporting and auto applications
18.01.2016
DANONE
Global alliance with waste management specialist Veolia to address climate change / Focus on sustainable packaging and recycling
23.12.2015
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015
Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries
14.12.2015
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015
Circular economy, recycling, environment: How "green" is Europe's plastics industry? / Plastic bags and one-way cutlery under pressure / Political establishment and industry join hands to combat marine litter
14.12.2015
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015
Polyolefins: A year of sweeping changes in Europe / Global PE market consolidates / Prices decouple from base feedstock costs / Comprehensive restructuring / Plastics processing faces new challenges
11.12.2015
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015
Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were
11.12.2015
EVENTS
“Plastics Recycling Show” moved to late March / Earlier date had been scrapped following Brussels terror threat
10.12.2015
FAIRS
Fragmentation of the mould-making trade fair landscape completed with "Formnext" in Frankfurt / Third exhibition on a par with "Euromold" and "Moulding Expo"
08.12.2015
EVENTS
Petcore Europe announces new date for annual conference / Brussels terror threat had forced postponement
04.12.2015
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS
Established global film collection and recycling systems point the way / Cooperation through the agricultural chain vital for future success / EPRO calls for exchange of know-how to develop systems further
02.12.2015
ASSOCIATIONS
“PackTheFuture 2015” award bestowed in Paris / Nine plastic packaging products receive prizes
02.12.2015
PLASTICISERS
ECPI urges European Commission to authorise recycling of flexible PVC containing DEHP / Expresses disappointment in European Parliament's objection
27.11.2015
EVENTS
"Plastics Recycling Show" and Petcore annual conference cancelled following Brussels terror alert
23.11.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Three Chinese plastics industry associations sign “Global Declaration for Solutions on Marine Litter”
12.11.2015
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Revised EU paper leaked / Broad brush across proposals to be presented by year's end
02.11.2015
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Germany's PET bottle recycling rate stands at 94% / Use of rPET rising / Europe still has a lot of catching up to do / GVM packaging research
21.10.2015
FAKUMA
German plastics fair meets expectations / Rising internationality among visitors / Movers and shakers attend / Aside from VW crisis, sector mood mostly upbeat
20.10.2015
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