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ITALY Non-biodegradable plastic bag ban to be enforced from late May / Cereplast gears up to supply	17.04.2013
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
GRUPA AZOTY European Commission gives green light for merger of Polish chemical groups in Tarnow and Pulawy	31.01.2013
CARRIER BAGS No decision yet on plastic bag tax in England / Environmental campaigners call for action / Government had promised decision by end of 2012	22.01.2013
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
RECYCLING New EU proposals highlight waste management and recycling / Welcomed by EuPR	07.12.2012
ASSOCIATIONS EuPR rebrands itself as Plastics Recyclers Europe / 160 delegates attend annual meeting held under the aegis of “Resource Efficiency for Plastics” / Updated strategy paper	28.11.2012
BIOPLASTICS EC's industrial policy favours bio-economy / Increasingly dynamic market / Largest global capacity in Asia and South America / Bio-PET drives development / Soft drink producers at the forefront of innovation	22.11.2012
EVENTS “IdentiPlast 2012” held in Warsaw in November / Focus on zero plastics to landfill	08.10.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Denmark steps ahead of EU on phase-out of phthalates / Suspected endocrine disruptors	04.09.2012
EU WASTE MANAGEMENT EC report indicates massive differences in application of waste directive across Europe / PlasticsEurope welcomes findings of study and says that “zero plastics to landfill by 2020” is achievable with right policies	21.08.2012
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY European Commission launches probe into possible wire harness cartel activities	17.08.2012
HALOPOLYMER Russian fluorinated polymers producer receives EU food contact certification / New sales offices in the US and Switzerland	09.08.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers criticises new PVC blood bag life cycle analysis / PVCfreeBloodBag project aims to find phthalate-free alternatives	02.08.2012
FLAME RETARDANTS Ban on HBCD likely soon / Brominated polymers as potential substitute / Trend towards intumescence / New EU regulation for fire prevention imminent / China main producing country / Prices at record level	16.07.2012
UPDATE - PLASTIC PIPES EU authorities raid offices of several producers on suspicion of illegal price fixing / Tessenderlo, Pipelife and Wavin searched	13.07.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Sweden to ban BPA in baby food packaging from 2013 / EU countries torpedo planned French move	26.04.2012
ITALY Legislative guidelines for non-biodegradable bag ban finally passed / Some controversy remains	25.01.2012
VINYL ACETATE European Commission lifts provisional anti-dumping duties on North American VAM imports / Releases all funds secured so far	18.01.2012
EUROPEAN PLASTICS RECYCLING SuperCleanQ consortium receives EUR 1.9m EU funding to improve process and quality procedures / Focus on food contact applications by 12 companies and organisations	12.01.2012
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EU Commission finds that citizens favour plastic bag ban / More than 15,500 participated in 2011 consultation / Member states upgrade legislation / Cereplast sees good chances for biopolymers	11.01.2012
YEAR IN REVIEW Plastics industry braces for fresh surprises and more business as usual in 2012 / Price volatility and economic uncertainty / For some segments 2011 beats expectations / Fracking and plastic bag ban are key issues	19.12.2011
PACKAGING Europen: Green Paper on packaging and sustainability issued / Reference point in further discussions	24.11.2011
PEOPLE Europen appoints new Managing Director	16.11.2011
POLYURETHANE BASF joins companies proposing out-of-court settlement of US isocyanates suit / Dow holds out	28.09.2011

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