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SHORT Q&A Bernd Ziethen, German expert on plastics and recycling, discusses challenges for packaging reclaim and alternative trading channels	22.10.2021
SHORT Q&A Europur secretary general Michel Baumgartner discusses current challenges for flexible PU foam industry / “We expect alternative sources of supply to arise in the upcoming years”	15.10.2021
SHORT Q&A Traceless COO Johanna Baare talks about her start-up's biodegradable materials / Focus on replacing disposable plastic packaging	27.07.2021
SHORT Q&A Plastics Industry Association chief economist Perc Pineda talks circularity and trend 2021 / “Improved global economic outlook should lead to higher plastics trade this year”	20.07.2021
SHORT Q&A … with commercial law expert Tristan Wegner on EU anti-dumping duties for MEG imports	28.06.2021
FUTURE ATELIER “IMAGE OF PLASTICS INDUSTRY” Is the image of the plastics industry still salvageable? / KI Group expert panel discusses controversies on the way out of the crisis / Improving public reputation with credibility, transparency and communication	26.05.2021
COVESTRO Group CEO advocates chemical recycling / Plastics are “the most sustainable materials in existence”	25.05.2021
SHORT Q&A Julia Große-Wilde, managing director of German plastics converters association GKV	12.05.2021
SHORT Q&A Bettina Schall, organiser of Germany's “Fakuma” plastics trade fair in Friedrichshafen	10.05.2021
INTERVIEW Seeking harmony and circularity for plastics packaging / Q&A with RecyClass Chairman Paolo Glerean	06.05.2021
50 YEARS OF KI GROUP Interview with company founder Helmut Hertsch: “KI has become my life's work…”	01.04.2021
INTERVIEW RePack's Christof Trowitz talks circular approach with reusable PP bags / Says big brands ‘certainly need to test this new packaging concept very thoroughly'	23.03.2021
INTERVIEW “Balcony singing for the plastics industry” / Guido Marschall from plas.TV talks about his new video series	07.05.2020
KRAUSSMAFFEI Technical expertise is at the heart of “Polymore” trading platform / Interview with Nadine Despineux on launch of European online portal for compounds and recyclate	22.10.2019
INTERVIEW Chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, Li Shousheng / Technological innovation is way to progress plastics recycling	17.10.2019
INTERVIEW World Plastics Council head Jim Seward / Producers set sights on improving waste collection, innovation and collaborations / "Lifecycle thinking is really important"	16.10.2019
INTERVIEW Traditional meets intercultural: Meraxis is looking for its place in the world of distribution going forward / One-stop shop for virgin material and recyclate / Swiss family-owned businesses as the core	14.10.2019
INTERVIEW Circulate Capital's April Crow talks to PIE about investment opportunities for reducing marine litter in Asia / India is favourable to funders / "Growing urgency to identify and invest in solutions"	30.04.2019
INTERVIEW CEO Irina Zschaler and board member Marco Bröning talk about new structure for Georg Nordmann Holding / Digital platforms to facilitate information access for partners and customers	23.04.2019
INTERVIEW Plastic Consult's Paolo Arcelli talks to PIE about Italy's plastics industry / Communication and sustainability are challenges for sector / "There is ample room for growth, both in rigid and flexible packaging solutions"	10.04.2019
INTERVIEW Loop Industries' chief growth officer Nelson Switzer / Partnerships with major global brands, rPET from chemical recycling and building up facilities	22.02.2019
INTERVIEW PIE talks to Arnold Wang from China's plastics recycling association CPRRA / Three-year plan for recycling under preparation / Upcoming 2019 conferences to discuss marine litter	15.02.2019
INTERVIEW Chairman of the BPF Additives Group Steve Harrison outlines industry concerns about REACH and Brexit / "Two-year limit is too short for the UK additives sector"	21.12.2018
INTERVIEW PIE talks to Dimitrios Syrmos, president of Greek plastics industry association AHPI / SMEs in Greece face technology and financing challenges	07.12.2018
INTERVIEW “Climate targets impossible to attain without plastics” / Interview with Roland Straßburger, president of Germany's plastic packaging association IK	31.10.2018

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