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Industry Associations/Institutions

INDUSTRY4EUROPE Recommendations for future industrial strategy / Seven priority areas of focus to boost competitiveness	04.12.2019
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Reinventing the wheel for the “IAA” / Mobility platform instead of just passenger cars / Competition between Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart	02.12.2019
FRANCE More plastic packaging made from recycled polymers in 2019 / Elipso survey	02.12.2019
REACH Information on SVHC still lacking / Supply chain must improve communication	27.11.2019
ASSOCIATIONS Canadian plastics and chemicals trade groups may merge / One voice on circular economy	26.11.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA “Recover” act to improve recycling infrastructure / Support along the entire national value chain	25.11.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING British plastics converters gain access to online tool to monitor use of recycled polymers / EuPC adding modules to the digital platform	19.11.2019
USA General Motors latest company to quit Plastics Industry Association / Pressure from Greenpeace and other NGOs	14.11.2019
RECYCLING New guidelines for barrier polytheylene film / “RecyClass” tests show EVOH concentrations compatible for recycling	14.11.2019
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS German government launches plastic bag ban / Recycling association rejects plans / Japan wants to lower consumption	12.11.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY Global polymers production rises to nearly 360m t in 2018 / European output nevertheless on the decline / Trade balance surplus falls / Good progress with collection and recycling of post-consumer plastics waste	08.11.2019
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE Partnership with Plug and Play platform to accelerate innovation efforts / Initiative aids startups / Two programmes per year in France, Singapore and US	06.11.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING IK publishes English-language guidelines for environmentally friendly packaging / Holistic approach for eco design	04.11.2019
NORTH AMERICA Mexico ratifies USMCA / Plastics producers urge US and Canada to follow	25.10.2019
USA Plastics sector's exports and imports up in 2018 / Trade uncertainties remain major issue / Plastics Industry Association releases trends report at "K 2019"	21.10.2019
INTERVIEW Chairman of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, Li Shousheng / Technological innovation is the way to progress plastics recycling	17.10.2019
INTERVIEW World Plastics Council head Jim Seward / Producers set sights on improving waste collection, innovation and collaborations / "Lifecycle thinking is really important"	16.10.2019
HORIZON EUROPE Industry calls on EU council for bigger research budget / Planning starts on programme's first four years	14.10.2019
AUSTRIA Over half of companies see circular economy opportunities / Waste prevention and recycling are most important measures / ARA survey	11.10.2019
USA Greenpeace accuses consumer good companies of false promises on plastics pollution / Call for investment in refill and reuse systems / SC Johnson quits Plastics Industry Association	11.10.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING Zero Waste Europe recommends changes to EU waste rules on chemical recycling / Plastics to fuels could undermine circular economy goals / ChemRecEurope supports all methods	09.10.2019
TITANIUM DIOXIDE “Suspected carcinogenic effect” / EU commission classifies white pigment as a danger / VCI fears precedent / No alternative	07.10.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING BPF launches eco-design tool / Rating according to sustainability criteria	03.10.2019
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS RECYCLING UK to get national collection scheme for non-packaging agriplastics	02.10.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING “PackTheFuture Award 2019” / Application period for European packaging award has started	02.10.2019

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