Plastics Europe

PLASTIC BAGS Follow-up: Industry associations criticise a "short-sighted" EC proposal / Allowance of individual regulations goes against a united European market	08.11.2013
ASSOCIATIONS World Plastics Council created at K 2013 / Patrick Thomas first chairman	05.11.2013
K 2013 Global trade show in Düsseldorf boosts technology and market trends / Expectations more than met / More than 200,000 industry professionals / International character grows / Decision-makers ready to make serious deals over the eight days	24.10.2013
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE Plastics production and demand for EU 27 in 2012 dips against growing global production / Export of primary plastics climbs 2.9% / PlasticsEurope presents findings at K 2013	22.10.2013
K 2013 More than 23,000 visitors storm the halls on mega-fair's first day	17.10.2013
K 2013 Leading global plastics fair opens its doors tomorrow / Düsseldorf fairgrounds fully booked for triannual event / Many international visitors expected / Unveiling latest industry innovations	15.10.2013
PEOPLE BasellOrlen Polyolefins: CEO Steve Dwyer dead	14.10.2013
EVENTS 11th “IdentiPlast” to be held in Paris in November / Zero plastics to landfill again the focus	12.09.2013
PEOPLE PlasticsEurope has new executive director / Wilfried Haensel's tenure to end in October	02.08.2013
K 2013 Special show "Plastics move the world" in Düsseldorf / Focus on role of plastic in the life of the individual / Innovative and future applications to be unveiled	10.07.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Belgian plastics producers, coastal communities and NGOs sign resolution involving plastics waste Management on land and sea	31.05.2013
EVENTS 1-day Chinaplas B2B conference well received / Focus on OEMs and sustainable packaging in China / View to challenges the global plastics industry must address / 200 participants attend kick-off Guangzhou	29.05.2013
SPAIN Plastics production and demand take pronounced plunge in 2012 / Turnover nearly EUR 23m / Recession in building and construction sector	28.05.2013
PLASTICS MARKETS Latest European data shows demand for plastics materials retreating slightly / Industry recovering but only slowly	27.05.2013
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Full-year 2012 output sinks 3.4% after especially dismal Q4 / Outlook clouded by economic weakness / US shale gas competition worries the sector / Germany leads Europe in recycling	21.05.2013
PLASTICS AND HEALTH BPA studies often evaluated under the wrong criteria, says US toxicologist / Exposure levels tend to be "too low to mimic estrogen“	18.03.2013
RECYCLING European Commission launches plastic waste consultation / Results of latest Green Paper initiative to feed into 2014 waste policy review / Industry associations welcome latest action	12.03.2013
PLASTIC FANTASTIC In the eye of the plastic tiger	08.03.2013
HALOPOLYMER Russian fluoropolymer producer joins PlasticsEurope industry association / Two fluoroplastics approved for food contact by France's SGS Multilab	05.02.2013
PEOPLE Wolfgang Siegel becomes new CEO of German distributor Ter Hell Plastic	31.01.2013
MARINE LITTER New plastics waste patch found in South Pacific / Plastics industry taking a pro-active approach to clean-up / Study by German ecology institute	28.01.2013
PEOPLE Change of leadership in PlasticsEurope's North region	11.01.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Global plastics associations issue progress report on initiative against marine litter / Projects to date “greatly exceed” expectations	18.12.2012
YEAR IN REVIEW Life is a roller coaster ride, the European plastics industry finds again in 2012 / Forces majeures and consolidation / North-South profitability gap grows as the shadow of Middle East and China shrinks	14.12.2012
ASSOCIATIONS Hanane Taidi becomes PlasticsEurope's communications director	29.11.2012