European Commission

INEOS / SOLVAY Last hurdle to Inovyn jv mounted / Remedy business to be divested to ICIG industrial holding	20.03.2015
GUEST COMMENT Plastics recycling – now is the time!	10.03.2015
RESEARCH EU-sponsored “BioBeauty” project plans to develop biomaterial packaging for organic cosmetics / PLA bionanocomposite with antioxidant properties	09.03.2015
RECTICEL Operating profit increases in 2014 despite polyols price pressure / Flexible foams gains driven by automotive market / Future "uncertain" in Europe	05.03.2015
PLASTICS PROCESSING European converters hope EU investment plan will stimulate their business / EuPC urges Brussels to revive its circular economy proposal	27.01.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Europe struggles to remain competitive amid US shale gas onslaught / Industry organisations call on EU to help / Oxford study analyses chances and risks	05.01.2015
RECYCLING EC withdraws Circular Economy plans to increase recycling levels / Package to be replaced with more ambitious legislation	19.12.2014
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU committee finds DEHP as of “very high concern” for the environment / Health decision still due	17.12.2014
SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT French waste manager to double reyclate output / New PLAST'lab to seek custom solutions	17.12.2014
YEAR IN REVIEW 2014 Part 2 – Plastics Production: Shale gas revolution drives Europe into a corner / Ailing facilities are consolidated / Massive changes in PVC market / Shale oil reserves change the balance once again	12.12.2014
YEAR IN REVIEW 2014 Part 1 – Overview: European plastics industry ploughs on / High energy costs and bag bans still an issue / Realities of shale revolution start knocking on Brussels' doors	11.12.2014
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PIE speaks to ECPI's sector group manager Stéphane Content about the European plasticisers market / Media wrongly group all phthalates together as harmful / Sustainability a key focus / REACH implementation should be balanced and pragmatic	01.12.2014
ASSOCIATIONS Plastics Recyclers Europe annual meeting highlights quality recycling and sorting / “European Plastics Recycling Show” to make its debut in Brussels next year	25.11.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING "SuperCleanQ" project to research recycling of food contact plastics is concluded / CEN specification to be published in 2015	12.11.2014
POLYTALK PlasticsEurope conference highlights petchems producers' negative outlook for future of European manufacturing / Producers call for more support from Brussels / Authorities highlight benefits of circular economy	10.11.2014
PLASTICS INDUSTRY PlasticsEurope and EuPC launch “Manifesto on the competitiveness of the plastics industry in Europe” / Identify challenges to European industry and issue recommendations / "PolyTalk" event in Brussels	06.11.2014
PET RECYCLING Summary of presentations of Petcore Networking Day	28.10.2014
FORTISCHEM Did Slovakia's sole PVC producer receive illegal financial aid from the state? / EU demands reimbursement	23.10.2014
KURARAY Divesting European PVB activities / EU stipulation for takeover of DuPont's GLS/Vinyls business	21.10.2014
KEM ONE EU investigates French state subsidies for PVC manufacturer / Doubts about compatibility with restructuring plans	10.10.2014
HUNTSMAN European Commission nods off purchase of Rockwood's Performance Additives and Titanium Dioxide businesses	03.10.2014
HUNTSMAN European Commission mandates sale of "TR52" business to allow purchase of Rockwood additives units / Approval expected in the coming weeks	12.09.2014
INEOS / DOEFLEX PVC compounding businesses successfully merged under new Ineos Compounds	05.09.2014
PET RECYCLING Europe recycles 65 bn bottles in 2013 / Call for collection systems to be standardised	04.09.2014
OLTCHIM Secret state funding for ailing Romanian PVC producer? / European Commission calls on Bucharest to clarify its involvement	02.09.2014