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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
EVENTS “Regions for Recycling” project presents its successes to date at two separate events in Brussels and Sofia	01.09.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING Spanish household recycling rate reaches nearly 57% / EU's runner-up in 2013	25.08.2014
CHEVRON PHILLIPS Introducing two new “Ryton” PPS compounds for food contact applications	19.08.2014
EVENTS Fourth “PolyTalk” industry summit to be held in Brussels in November	12.08.2014
VESTOLIT SVC Global sells German PVC producer to Mexichem / Further changes in the European PVC market	07.08.2014
PERSTORP Plan to exit Vencorex joint venture / Shares likely to be sold to partner PTT	06.08.2014
INEOS / DOEFLEX European Commission gives go-ahead to PVC compounding merger	06.08.2014
UK RECYCLING Government must tackle barriers to circular economy / PRN and recycling schemes need reform / House of Commons report	04.08.2014
BIO-BASED PRODUCTS EC launches EUR 3.7 bn programme to develop bioeconomy / Targets include doubling share of bio-based chemicals produced in EU / Partnership with private sector	29.07.2014
FRANCE Ban on lightweight plastic bags from 2016 / Retail associations warn of additional costs to the consumer of EUR 300m per year	18.07.2014
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Denmark withdraws plans for further-reaching ban on phthalates / Pressure from EU Commission	17.07.2014
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Sweden identifies phthalates suspected of being endocrine disruptors	11.07.2014
PET RECYCLING European associations and R&D institutes establish “Polymark” project / Developing new technology to detect used PET bottles suitable for reuse in food-contact applications / EU-funded research	09.07.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT European Commission adopts new waste proposals / Landfill of recyclable waste to be banned by 2025 / 80% packaging waste recycling target set for 2030 / Mixed response by European plastics associations	04.07.2014
INEOS / SOLVAY European chlorvinyls activities to merge under new Inovyn 50:50 jv / Operations expected to commence in Q4 / Solvay to exit after three years	26.06.2014
SHALE GAS German government working on draft fracking bill / Proposed law would include ban on toxic chemicals, prohibition on drilling near water reserves / Several federal states opposed	18.06.2014
EVENTS “Recoup Plastics Recycling Conference 2014” to be held in UK in September	16.06.2014
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Sweden to sue EU over slow action on endocrine disruptors / “Chemicals lobby” blamed	27.05.2014
INEOS / SOLVAY EU greenlights PVC joint venture / Divestment plan accepted / World's third largest producer	13.05.2014
CARRIER BAGS European parliament approves legislation on lightweight carrier bags / Latest legal hurdle mounted / Decision welcomed by European Bioplastics and Novamont	17.04.2014
PLASTICS AND ENERGY German plastics producers keep renewables surcharge exemption / Compromise with EU	10.04.2014
INEOS Lawsuit filed against Sinopec over alleged acrylonitrile patent infringement / Seeking more than USD 1 bn in compensation / Latest quarrel picked by chairman Ratcliffe	24.03.2014