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SPAIN National supply chains must switch to medical supplies and protective gear to aid coronavirus fight / Prime minister Sánchez wants “Marshall Plan” for Europe / Support from 3D printing is indispensable	07.04.2020
MEDICAL DEVICES EU commission postpones MDR application / Shortages in getting devices certified "not an option right now" with Covid-19	06.04.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING European science academies join forces to study plastics chain / EUBP sees bioplastics criticisms as mainly emotional	31.03.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Increasing demand for pharma packaging due to coronavirus / Bottles for disinfectants especially needed / Associations support fast lanes at the borders	30.03.2020
MEDICAL PLASTICS EU commission may postpone implementing medical device regulation / Free access to European standards for medical supplies to boost production	30.03.2020
3D PRINTING Cecimo calls on additive manufacturers to aid hospitals / Need for critical equipment during Covid-19 outbreak	30.03.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT PlasticsEurope webinar on methodology to address plastics leakage	26.03.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Significant downside anticipated from coronavirus in coming months / Packaging companies see rise in demand / BPF survey	25.03.2020
ECHA Extension of REACH compliance deadlines during coronavirus situation / Aid in securing disinfectant supply promised	24.03.2020
MEDICAL PLASTICS Antibacterial polypropylene film being developed for hospital use / Project funded by EU “Horizon 2020”	24.03.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING Economic consequences of Covid-19 to peak in next six weeks / Advice to converters – continue production at full speed, then stop / Germany's ArGeZ sees technical parts manufacturing halting between end of March and end of April	23.03.2020
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS RECYCLING New Spanish association for managing films waste	20.03.2020
EU TRADE Vietnam trade agreement set to enter force this year / EU survey highlights need for more guidance for SMEs	18.03.2020
ITALY Nationwide lockdown abruptly halts activity / Domo's PA 6 production still running / FCA shuts down Italian, Polish and Serbian production sites / Aid for SMEs affected by Covid-19	17.03.2020
EVENTS Postponed: European Plastic Distributors Association's 2020 conference in France	17.03.2020
ITALY Machinery makers in operation / Sluggish delivery surfacing / Lombardy's Radici running production with required coronavirus precautions	16.03.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU sets out action plan for more sustainable products and less packaging waste / Plastics a major target	13.03.2020
USA California group sues 10 companies including Coca-Cola, Danone, PepsiCo and Nestlé over plastics pollution	12.03.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Greenpeace releases survey on plastics recyclability / US recyclers not equipped to sort plastics beyond PET and HDPE bottles	11.03.2020
UPDATE - EVENTS Coronavirus causes postponements of "Plastics Recycling Show Europe", VinylPlus forum, SPE's thermoforming conference and "Plastics in Automotive Engineering"	11.03.2020
FRANCE Sale of single-use plastic cups and plates banned / Some stores labelling products "reusable" to circumvent restriction / New anti-waste law in force	10.03.2020
IAA Munich comes out on top / Concept for fusion of trade fair and the city	10.03.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE "European Plastics Pact" launches / Targets include better life cycle management of packaging and disposables / EuPC sees difficulties and refuses to join	09.03.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Slump in foreign trade hits Italian manufacturers in 2019 / Imports hit harder than exports / Sales to US and China rise	09.03.2020
EUPC Annual meeting in Brussels in June / “A Circular Future with Plastics” theme for third year running	09.03.2020

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