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PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
German environmental group sues supermarket chains for misleading customers on biodegradable plastic bags / Carriers said to be problematic to recycle / Compost producers concerned
25.04.2012
NPE
Excellent mood at largest US plastics fair / Move from Chicago to Florida receives positive feedback / Many Central and Latin American visitors / PIE makes a successful debut
13.04.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Uruguay bans imports of baby bottles with BPA / Regulation of BPA, DEHP, plasticisers in Taiwan
13.04.2012
JEC
More than 32,000 visitors at composites fair in Paris
12.04.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
FDA declines again to move on BPA / Cites need for further studies / Health advocates critical
04.04.2012
PVC RECYCLING
“VinyLoop” process creates new benchmark for PVC recycling / Study sees better performance
23.03.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
US canned soup maker to phase out BPA / Concerns about the impact of French legislation
15.03.2012
AUSTRALIA
Investigation to extend anti-dumping duties on Japanese PVC
15.03.2012
ITALY
Trial of four Porto Torres managers on pollution Charges / Postponement on a technicality
12.03.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Argentinia bans BPA in baby bottles / Authorities cite precedents elsewhere / Growing list
08.03.2012
TURKEY
Follow-up: Anti-dumping duties on Saudi petrochemical products cancelled
28.02.2012
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Scottish environmental agency slaps ExxonMobile with record fine for failing to report climate pollution from Fife ethylene cracker / Dow Chemical penalised as well
22.02.2012
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
UAE ban on non-oxo-biodegradable plastic products to take effect on 1 January 2013
21.02.2012
PLASTICS ECONOMY
Number of global joint ventures on the rise / Most activity focused in Asia, followed by Middle East / Jv formation follows global consumption patterns and cheap feedstock trends / Latest GlobalData report
16.02.2012
RUSSIA
Solid visitor numbers registered at January's Interplastica fair in Moscow
16.02.2012
SAUDI ARABIA
Major upstream producers unite to address foreign anti-dumping charges
15.02.2012
UK RECYCLING MARKET
BPF slams government's plastics packaging recycling targets as unrealistic / “Direct and unfair tax to support an unachievable goal”
09.02.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
IK industry association warns of rising energy prices / Calls for government guarantee to cap costs
26.01.2012
ITALY
Legislative guidelines for non-biodegradable bag ban finally passed / Some controversy remains
25.01.2012
ENERGY POLICY
EuPC: Eight European nations sign voluntary agreement to reduce energy consumption / “EuPlastVoltage” project completed
18.01.2012
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Optimism at recent “Fourth German WPC” congress / Double-digit growth rates / US still world's largest WPC producer / China set to dominate the global market by 2015
18.01.2012
RUSSIA
Plastics sector faces increased pressure after WTO accession / Import duties cut
16.01.2012
NYLACAST / GLOBAL EPP
Member of Nylacast founding family jailed for machinery scam / Banks and finance businesses defrauded / Nylacast, Global EPP businesses continue to be successful
16.01.2012
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EU Commission finds that citizens favour plastic bag ban / More than 15,500 participated in 2011 consultation / Member states upgrade legislation / Cereplast sees good chances for biopolymers
11.01.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
India lifts anti-dumping duty on PP imports from Saudi Arabia / Turkey files case against Sabic over MEG exports
09.01.2012
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