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PLASTICS RECYCLING Industry association EUPR lauds EU environment commissioner's support / “Too much plastics to energy recovery”	17.10.2012
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS Haiti bans import, production and marketing of PE bags and PS foam containers / Toronto city council could vote again on controversial bag ban	28.09.2012
INDIA New Delhi imposes blanket ban on plastics / Directive includes manufacture and distribution	18.09.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Denmark steps ahead of EU on phase-out of phthalates / Suspected endocrine disruptors	04.09.2012
PAKISTAN Provisional anti-dumping levies on BOPP imports from Middle East, China / Suit by Tri-Pack Films	31.08.2012
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS Toronto city council passes measure prohibiting retailers from handing out plastic bags / Law to go into effect in January 2013 / Plastics industry shocked, considering all available options	29.08.2012
CARRIER BAGS UK industry hits back at campaign for bag levy / Trade bodies accuse organisers of misrepresentation	24.08.2012
REACH ECHA launches classification and labelling consultation for DIHP plasticiser	24.08.2012
BOPP FILM MARKET Malaysia launches probe into imports from Vietnam and other Asian countries	23.08.2012
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY European Commission launches probe into possible wire harness cartel activities	17.08.2012
MTM PLASTICS German recycler welcomes new EuCertPlast standard as a basis for fair competition	10.08.2012
HALOPOLYMER Russian fluorinated polymers producer receives EU food contact certification / New sales offices in the US and Switzerland	09.08.2012
UK RECYCLING Government support to boost investor confidence / Collection methods need to be optimised	09.08.2012
CHINA Compliance with government ban on super-thin plastic bags varies / Supermarkets score high, farmers' markets low / Cities more obliging than the countryside	03.08.2012
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS EU ends anti-dumping measures against China and Thailand / Cites lack of cooperation from European manufacturers	25.07.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH FDA officially seals phase-out of baby products containing BPA / Request by chemistry council	20.07.2012
RECYCLING New European-wide recycling certification and audit scheme introduced / EuCertPlast will assure highest operational and environmental standards	18.07.2012
UPDATE - PLASTIC PIPES EU authorities raid offices of several producers on suspicion of illegal price fixing / Tessenderlo, Pipelife and Wavin searched	13.07.2012
CARRIER BAGS Scotland to introduce 5 pence charge / Measure aimed at promoting reuse	03.07.2012
BULGARIA New tax regime for plastic bags to take effect in October / Successive price rises	02.07.2012
PHILIPPINES Deadline for ban to phase out plastic bags and styrofoam drawing closer / Task force monitors compliance	29.06.2012
CANADA Quebec: Beverage container deposits to be doubled from January 2013 / Aim to improve recycling rates / Fears that retailers' costs will increase / 74% of containers is now recovered	28.06.2012
RUSSIA PET producers and processors appeal to prime minister Medvedev to intervene on proposed ban / Law would send the industry back years	28.06.2012
REACH ECHA rejects Danish proposal to restrict four phthalates	22.06.2012
GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS Dumping accusations against Chinese woven fabric withdrawn	15.06.2012

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