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COVESTRO
EUR 225m loan from EIB to boost R&D / EU bank backs coronavirus pandemic aid to SMEs
01.04.2020
MARINE LITTER
"RepescaPlas" project proceeds to third phase / Waste obtained will undergo chemical recycling
01.04.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Will the coronavirus pandemic turn the tide back to disposables? / US moves away from plastic bans / Industry will face “major challenges” in the aftermath
27.03.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
PlasticsEurope webinar on methodology to address plastics leakage
26.03.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING
Economic consequences of Covid-19 to peak in next six weeks / Advice to converters – continue production at full speed, then stop / Germany's ArGeZ sees technical parts manufacturing halting between end of March and end of April
23.03.2020
SINGAPORE
Outline of steps in zero waste vision / Implementation of EPR framework / Deposit refund scheme to start by 2022
20.03.2020
CHINA
PET inventories overflowing / India, Philippines and Russia top importers for Chinese bottle chips / Coronavirus pandemic won't improve oversupply
18.03.2020
USA
California group sues 10 companies including Coca-Cola, Danone, PepsiCo and Nestlé over plastics pollution
12.03.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Major to-go food and drinks brands commit to reducing packaging waste
06.03.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
WWF-Malaysia responds to media inaccuracies on Malaysian plastics / Plastic packaging report recommends EPR to address problems in Southeast Asia and China / Indonesia plans plastics tax
28.02.2020
WASTE FREE OCEANS
Partner companies launch products made from ocean plastics / MEP Søren Gade named WFO champion
27.02.2020
TUNISIA
Ban on single-use plastic bags from March / Complete phase-out by January 2021
25.02.2020
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
EU carcinogenic classification of powder form to apply from September 2021 / TDMA critical of ambiguities in the regulatory text
24.02.2020
CHINA
Country's economic recovery from coronavirus epidemic not expected until mid-year / Automotive industry projects significant slump / European machinery companies are contemplating a two-year cycle for "Chinaplas"
20.02.2020
PVC RECYCLING
EU plenary also turns thumbs down on amended lead rules / VinylPlus and EuPC warns
14.02.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Global tourism initiative to tackle plastics waste / Organisations must commit to several targets by 2025 / UNEP and EMF collaboration
07.02.2020
POLYONE
Advanced Composites and healthcare applications cushion sales decline in Europe and Asia / Company joins UK Plastics Pact
06.02.2020
PVC RECYCLING
Heated debate over EU lead restriction proposals / European Parliament to vote in February
30.01.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
"Plastics Data Challenge" invites entries to address leakage of waste into oceans / Aim to develop data solutions in South and Southeast Asia
30.01.2020
HUNGARY
PET bottle makers to use 50% more recyclate / State aid for reprocessing sought
29.01.2020
CHINA
Ban on single-use plastics starting in 2020 / Production of household items containing microbeads to end this year
23.01.2020
REACH
ECHA adds four new SVHC candidates to list / All are used with polymers
23.01.2020
BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION
Launch of web resource linked to UN sustainability goals / Seminar planned for February 2020
13.01.2020
MARINE LITTER
Estimates of fishing gear pollution / Some data gaps for Africa, Asia and South America / Stronger ocean governance called for / EU project on information tool to reduce gear loss
17.12.2019
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
Total, Mars and Nestlé test Recycling Technologies' pyrolysis process / Citeo project in France
17.12.2019
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