EuPC European Plastics Converters

EUPC A Circular Future with Plastics annual conference to be held in May	31.01.2022
PVC RECYCLING Launch of Belgian programme for recycling single-use PVC medical devices / Goal is to accelerate sustainability in European healthcare	26.10.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING EUROPE PlasticsEurope calls for 30% EU recycled content target by 2030 / EuPC warns of consequences	13.09.2021
APK German site EuCertPlast certified for recycling film waste	31.08.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Ineos Styrolution joins US Plastics Pact / Roadmap to 2025 unveiled	26.08.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Disposable products banned in the EU from 3 July / Environment associations call for rethink on reusables / EuPC voices criticism / Health risks with “eco” alternatives?	08.07.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE MORE platform reopens / 1m t of recycled material	08.07.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Commission publishes guidance on SUP rules / Criticism from EuPC / Adoption of Implementing Decision on fishing gear	11.06.2021
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Voting open for sixth “Best Polymer Producers Awards” / Delivery reliability to be key criterion	10.06.2021
EUPC MedPharmaPlast Europe Summer Conference 2021 to be held virtually in June	21.05.2021
POLYCERT Four independent certification schemes join quality-compliance programme / Aim to harmonise verification of recycled content across Europe	19.05.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT DuPont shareholders ask company to disclose pellet-loss figures / NGO challenges US plastics producers on Operation Clean Sweep	13.05.2021
RAW MATERIALS EuPC: Over 90% of converters in Europe lack enough resin / "Production of essential goods threatened" / Switch to recyclate difficult for many	19.04.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EuPC: Throwaway paper products embedded with plastics must not be exempt from SUP directive	30.03.2021
RECYCLING UK BPF webinar tackles challenges of using recycled content in packaging / Focus on mechanical and chemical recycling	29.03.2021
RAW MATERIALS More European processing groups warn of resin shortages / Shops set to cut production, delay deliveries of finished products	08.03.2021
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY GKV reports declines in polymer volumes and turnover / Profound change in raw material supply imminent / Roth: “Recyclate quotas cannot be enforced as in a planned economy”	23.02.2021
POLYCERT New steering board members elected / WFO joins European programme to track ocean plastics	12.02.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS European processors' associations voice displeasure over forces majeures being used as a tool for negotiation	08.02.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING More than half of EU recycling plants certified by EuCertPlast / Addition of 45 facilities in 2020 / Germany has the largest share	08.02.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS European plastics processors alarmed by forces majeures / EuPC and French umbrella organisation Polyvia reminded of 2015 / German engineering plastics converters see signs of bottlenecks	21.01.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Recycling capacity of 8.5m t in Europe / PET, LDPE, HDPE and PP frontrunners	21.01.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT PlasticsEurope and EuPC collaborate on zero-pellet-loss certification scheme / Report analyses progress of sustainability projects	11.01.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE EuPC and Circularise partner to develop systems for tracking plastics and monitoring recyclates / Group seeks prototype testers	12.10.2020
EUMBC 2020 annual conference in webinar format	08.10.2020