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MARINE LITTER Single-use plastics make up about half of beach litter in Europe / Reducing consumption could curb large source of marine pollution / Regulations needed for long-term effectiveness / Seas At Risk report	13.12.2017
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE EuPC survey results on use of recycled plastic materials / Poor quality and unreliable supply key barriers / Price is primary incentive / Second survey in 2018	12.12.2017
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EU imposes antitrust fines on five airbags, seat belts and steering wheels suppliers	12.12.2017
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP November 2017: Ortho resins slightly higher / Glass fibre flat	07.12.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Oxo-biodegradable lobby responds to EMF's critical report / Packaging firms "care more about profits than the environment"	22.11.2017
UNITED KINGDOM "Brexit" and plastics industry / BPF fears high trade costs with the EU / Priorities include access to skills / European chemical industry signs joint statement / Plastics exports to UK particularly important for Ireland	21.11.2017
DOW POLYURETHANES Mattress recycling collaboration with German PU specialist / In line with circular economy in the EU	13.11.2017
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PRE calls for EU approval of recycling process for food contact / Market undermined by legal uncertainty	20.10.2017
BOREALIS Initiative to fight marine litter / Aim to improve waste management in Southeast Asia / Pilot project in Indonesia	19.10.2017
GLASS FIBRE MARKET European producers see threat if EU drops Chinese anti-dumping duties on open mesh fabric	18.08.2017
HOBAS EU gives go-ahead for merger with Amiantit / Pipe manufacturing activities in Europe	15.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ethylene: EU searched ethylene purchasers' premises due to suspicion of collusion / Clariant and Celanese affected	27.07.2017
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY EU Construction Products Regulation / Fire protection standard for cables and wires since 1 July	18.07.2017
TOTAL Industrial-scale PS recycling trial successfully completed / French plastics and petrochemicals group targets material with 20% recycled content	06.07.2017
PVC RECYCLING Focus on European and global markets / Policies for sustainability issues / VinylPlus programme recognised by WEF circular economy award initiative	06.07.2017
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PRE annual meeting highlights efforts to integrate recycled plastics / Industry shifting to a circular economy / Marketing and design crucial for sustainability	28.06.2017
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY EU imposes a EUR 27m fine on car headlights manufacturers	28.06.2017
PLASTICS AND HEALTH BPA added to ECHA's SVHC list / Member State Committee unanimous	20.06.2017
PEF EUR 25m grant from BBI for biopolymer project / Pilot plant for FDCA	14.06.2017
TITANIUM DIOXIDE ECHA set to classify pigment as category 2 carcinogen / Industry takes issue	13.06.2017
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS European and worldwide markets / Collection schemes and technical developments / Bettering the image of recycled material	31.05.2017
EVENTS "Plastics Recycling Show Europe" had visitors from across the plastics value chain / Conference to return in 2018	29.05.2017
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PIE talks to Helmut Maurer, senior expert at the European Commission, about the circular economy in Europe / A paradigm shift needed for product design / Regulations for sustainability	23.05.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association to respond to European Commission publication / Eunomia report debates degradation of carrier bags	16.05.2017
GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS EU Commission imposes final anti-dumping duties on goods from China	09.05.2017