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SHALE GAS
North American firms end Polish shale gas activity / Reserves smaller than thought
16.05.2013
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Train derails on way to Gent harbour / Loaded with acrylonitrile / Several casualties
08.05.2013
PVC RECYCLING
VinylPlus: European recycling exceeds 360,000 t in 2012 / On track to reach 800,000 t/y by 2020
07.05.2013
BIO-BASED PRODUCTS
EU project group KBBPPS discusses certification and biodegradability / Over 2 years of research
02.05.2013
RECYCLING
Mixed plastic waste used to make flood defences / Europe's Prime consortium develops first test panels
24.04.2013
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE
CO2 as a blowing agent for PU mouldings / German Institute IKV develops new foaming process
22.04.2013
ASIAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Engineering polymer consumption on the rise / ASEAN countries increasingly catering to regional customers / Malaysia for medical devices, Singapore for electronics
11.04.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
ACC responds to New York mayor's call for ban on EPS in foodservice and drink containers / Study highlights costs of implementing proposals
05.04.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EPA begins risk assessment for four flame retardant chemicals / 50 substitutes identified
04.04.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Dutchman devises money-making plan for marine litter clean-up / Floating platforms
03.04.2013
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Campaign to ban BPA in food and drink contact applications in Spain
27.03.2013
ASSOCIATIONS
Flemish plastics industry bands together to promote energy reduction / Part of “EuPlastVoltage” initiative
27.03.2013
TURKEY
New technology competence centre for energy efficiency in Istanbul / Partnering with Rehau on apprenticeship programme
25.03.2013
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Ukraine parliament mulls draft law to ban non-biodegradable plastic bags
19.03.2013
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
BPA studies often evaluated under the wrong criteria, says US toxicologist / Exposure levels tend to be "too low to mimic estrogen“
18.03.2013
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
UK trade body attacks latest call for bag tax / Chief executive cites success of voluntary measures
18.03.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Waste Free Oceans calls for improved waste collection and recycling / Ten recommendations launched
15.03.2013
RECYCLING
European Commission launches plastic waste consultation / Results of latest Green Paper initiative to feed into 2014 waste policy review / Industry associations welcome latest action
12.03.2013
K 2013
New website for plastics mega-fair / Online catalogue now available / eTicket purchases possible by end-March
07.03.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
New York mayor Bloomberg calls for citywide polystyrene ban / Industry and business response critical
19.02.2013
FAIRS
More than 20,000 visitors attend “Interplastica 2013” / Success testifies to revival of the Russian market
19.02.2013
PAKISTAN
Symphony CEO welcomes plastic bag legislation / All plastics must be oxo-biodegradable from April
07.02.2013
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
New study warns of health risks associated with plastic bag bans / Reusable cloth alternatives found to contain E. coli bacteria / Authors discern rise in food related deaths following San Francisco ordinance
30.01.2013
GLOBAL PACKAGING MARKET
Plastic packaging causes most environmental concern in US and India / Demands for tougher quality controls and stricter environmental legislation / Innventia study
29.01.2013
MARINE LITTER
New plastics waste patch found in South Pacific / Plastics industry taking a pro-active approach to clean-up / Study by German ecology institute
28.01.2013
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