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K 2010
World's leading plastics show opens in Düsseldorf / Centre of the plastics universe / Industry has climbed out of the trough and put on its running shoes / Confidence is growing, but will the upswing be sustainable?
22.10.2010
ASSOCIATIONS
EuPC calls frequent declarations of FM “highly questionable” / Calls on converters to take legal action
22.10.2010
LME
Trading in plastics futures to cease
22.10.2010
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Canada's ban on BPA in baby products now in effect / Precautionary approach “appropriate”
18.10.2010
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
European food safety agency won't change its verdict on BPA / “No new evidence” found
07.10.2010
PLASTICS AWARD
Ningbo declared “Engineering plastics city of China”
05.10.2010
COMPOSITES
AVK awards: Efficient production of complex components / Recycling carbon fibres for film production
24.09.2010
K 2010
PIE fair special: All-around information source for the show / Exhibitors' data base at “K-online”
13.09.2010
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Chalk championed as the perfect eco-balance for plastics / LCA underlines additive´s environmental credentials
06.09.2010
DUPONT
Successful lawsuit against “Teflon” brand infringements in Russia
30.08.2010
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Singapore watchdog probes toxicology of toys / Almost half the items examined contain excessive amounts of phthalates or lead
26.08.2010
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE
Technology for using carbon dioxide as a feedstock for plastics making strides / European and US governments provide funding / Polymer producers pursue worldwide development projects
18.08.2010
NORNER INNOVATION
Agreement with Exova to provide pipe applications testing and assurance / Complementary capabilities
05.08.2010
COMPOSITES
EuCIA: India and Turkey impose anti-dumping measures on glass fibres from China / Call to oppose EC investigation
02.08.2010
RADICI
Bestowed the Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte “Best Supplier Award”
02.08.2010
CHINA
Explosion at abandoned plastics factory leaves at least 6 dead
29.07.2010
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Recovery gathers momentum in H1 2010 / Turnaround exceeds forecast by far / Cautious optimism prevails / A third of companies believes business could return to pre-crisis levels by year's end
26.07.2010
RECYCLED ISLAND
The Venice of the future: Dutch architects envision floating island made of recycled plastics waste
16.07.2010
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
European food watchdog again delays report on BPA / “Insufficient time”/ No clear evidence
15.07.2010
PLASTIC ELECTRONICS
UK awards GBP 7.4m in funding for R&D projects / Opportunities in new, growing manufacturing sector
08.07.2010
PLASTICS PACKAGING MARKET
German packaging association recommends precautionary actions to ensure feedstock supply / Asserts that many declarations of forces majeures do not meet legal definition
07.07.2010
RESEARCH
Siluria Technologies touts new technique for converting methane to ethylene / Genetically modified virus saves energy in ethylene creation
07.07.2010
EVENTS
"Composites Europe" to alternate between Düsseldorf and Stuttgart effective 2012
01.07.2010
K 2010
Optimism for the K year / More than 3,000 exhibitors to showcase latest industry developments / Strong international contingents / Special panel review on “Visions in Polymers”
22.06.2010
PACKAGING RECYCLING
BPF calls UK government's proposed new packaging recycling target unrealistic
17.06.2010
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