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UK
Government to roll out tax on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled material
13.03.2020
FRANCE
Sale of single-use plastic cups and plates banned / Some stores labelling products "reusable" to circumvent restriction / New anti-waste law in force
10.03.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
"European Plastics Pact" launches / Targets include better life cycle management of packaging and disposables / EuPC sees difficulties and refuses to join
09.03.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK
Tariff-free trade the most important outcome of UK-EU trade talks / BPF survey
06.03.2020
TURKEY
Plastics processing volumes rising / Lower raw material prices depress industry sales / Expansion of exports / Pagev criticises low added value and volume of raw material imports
24.02.2020
PORTUGAL
Country joins global "Plastics Pact" network / Aim to recycle 70% of packaging by 2025
18.02.2020
PET MARKET EUROPE
Recycled PET set to take up over half of total PET demand by 2030 / Collection and design major obstacles to meeting targets
17.02.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY
PIE Readers Survey: Europe's plastics industry largely weathers the storm / One third of companies plan to invest more / Plastics-related regulations a growing concern / Majority expect backlash against plastics to impact business
14.02.2020
TURKEY
Output and exports of electrical and electronic plastics climb during 2014-2018 / Government aims to boost domestic E&E industry
11.02.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING UK
Wrap publishes guidance for compostable packaging
11.02.2020
BREXIT
BPF poll shows UK trade with EU remains priority / Most members prepared for end-of-year deadline / Videos launched to address customer misunderstanding
10.02.2020
HUNGARY
PET bottle makers to use 50% more recyclate / State aid for reprocessing sought
29.01.2020
ITALY
Plastic tax on single-use packaging set to be in effect this year
23.01.2020
TURKEY
Agricultural plastics output and demand set to slip in 2019 / Reversal of past five years / Foreign trade continues to climb
22.01.2020
CHEMICALS ECONOMY
EU production forecast to be flat in 2020 / Cefic cites slowing global economy / Issues of Brexit not specifically addressed
02.01.2020
POLAND
Plastics production and sales climb in 2019 / Insolvencies set to rise / Automotive sector under pressure
20.12.2019
MANAGEMENT
Insolvencies for Western Europe rise in 2019 / US-China trade war and Brexit key drivers / Nearly 30% of invoices are unpaid at due date / Atradius report
13.12.2019
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Ireland imposes coffee cup levy / Plastic bag tax hiked / More moves planned from 2022
03.12.2019
PLASTICS ECONOMY
European industry's outlook appears more subdued / Many companies worried about impacts of global trade conflicts, the automotive crisis and regulations / PIE Readers Survey
29.11.2019
RECYCLING UK
Additional recycling capacity needed to meet rising plastics collection / UK remains dependent on export markets / Wrap report
12.11.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Global polymers production rises to nearly 360m t in 2018 / European output nevertheless on the decline / Trade balance surplus falls / Good progress with collection and recycling of post-consumer plastics waste
08.11.2019
TURKEY
Plastic compounds production and demand expected to fall in 2019 / Foreign trade to dip and widen deficit / Polypropylene holds largest market share
31.10.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Italy's tax proposal opposed by EuPC, PlasticsEurope and PRE / Thousands of jobs could be put at risk / Consumers would spend more
25.10.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Euromap reports declining business / Ray of hope in increasing use of recycled materials
18.10.2019
INEOS
Potential closure of acrylonitrile plant in UK
09.10.2019
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