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USA
Tornado-related power outages cripple automotive industry / Still unclear how many small suppliers are affected / Refineries appear largely undamaged
02.05.2011
MYANMAR
Authorities reportedly institute plastic bag ban in commercial hub of Yangon
29.04.2011
PVC PIPE
Numerous US cities accuse leading US manufacturer JM Eagle of “massive fraud” / Federal government and various states withdraw from legal action
26.04.2011
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
German scientists reaffirm existing tolerable daily BPA intake levels / Studies caution that BPA alternatives also leach estrogen
26.04.2011
MOROCCO
40% rise in visitor numbers to this year's plast expo / 2010 plastics industry turnover exceeds EUR 1.2 bn
26.04.2011
PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY
Supply chain for bio-based food packaging at 2012 Olympics / No waste to landfill
20.04.2011
PVC RECYCLING
“Vinyl 2010” meets 10 year targets / “VinylPlus” initiative developed for 2011
15.04.2011
ASSOCIATIONS
EuPR creates group to promote mixed plastics recycling / Earmarked not only for energy recovery
05.04.2011
POLYSTYRENE
PS cups use less energy than PLA but generate more carbon emissions / ACC lifecycle study
31.03.2011
UK RECYCLING
First mixed waste plastics recycling plant on stream / Concerns over quality and quantity of rPET
25.03.2011
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Plastics producers set “clear objectives” for action on marine litter / Industry groups sign declaration
24.03.2011
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Welsh Assembly Government urged to abandon single-use bag tax / Response to research showing heavier weight bags have higher carbon footprint
18.03.2011
EVENTS
“2011 JEC Composites Show” in Paris / 14 companies to receive innovation prize
11.03.2011
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
On heels of new EU regulations, China reported to be considering a ban on BPA in baby bottles
08.03.2011
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
UK Environment Agency study finds that single-use HDPE bags have lowest carbon footprint / 76% are actually reused / Usage halved in five years
01.03.2011
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EuPC enters into cooperation with inventor of new trawling net for marine debris collection / Part of European Waste Free Oceans pilot project
21.02.2011
RUSSIA
"Interplastica" fair reflects optimism in Russian market / More than 20,000 visitors flock to Moscow
15.02.2011
PET WINE BOTTLES
Canadian airline introduces one litre claret container / Ecological concerns fuel search for alternatives to glass
15.02.2011
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Almost 19,000 visitors flock to ArabPlast 2011 / Machinery deals worth almost EUR 1 bn
14.02.2011
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
More than half of industry's players return to or surpass pre-crisis performance levels in 2010 / A few still struggling / Capital spending and employment now increasing / Record participation in “KI Dialogue”
01.02.2011
POLYMER RESEARCH
Australian researchers extend plastics' shelf-life / Supercomputers track resistance to sun's rays
27.01.2011
LABELLING
US government introduced biobased product label / Move designed to promote sales
25.01.2011
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Canada moves to ban phthalates in toys / US designs assessment tool for hazardous chemicals
20.01.2011
UK
Plastics associations criticise Italy's ban on plastic bags / Argue that move contravenes EU law
14.01.2011
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Researcher says Pacific garbage patch not nearly as big as Texas / “More plankton than plastics”
07.01.2011
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