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Industry Legislation

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Canadian government proposes SUP ban from 2021 / Based on European model	13.06.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Recycling programme Wrap reports on “UK Plastics Pact” progress / Strides made in removing PS and black plastics from packaging as well as single-use items	07.06.2019
MEXICO US plans tariffs for the automotive workbench / New USMCA agreement does not stop Trump	04.06.2019
PLASTICS WASTE Malaysia and Philippines send back illegal waste imports to industrialised countries	03.06.2019
PLASTICS WASTE Associations criticise new export regulations / Collapse of international trade feared / Intra-EU waste streams may face new hurdles / European exports continue to slide	31.05.2019
WORLD TRADE Trade war leads to plummeting US polymer exports to China / Imports to Europe continue to grow / EU considers imposing punitive tariffs on US plastics	24.05.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Fluoropolymer intermediate PFOA added to Stockholm Convention POP list / Non-member US is pursuing action independently	24.05.2019
PLASTICS WASTE Europe's waste management federation FEAD expects plummeting EU exports after Basel Convention amended / Impacts to recycling also of concern to WPC	24.05.2019
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY Formal adoption of single-use plastics directive by European Council	23.05.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Launch of global waste alliance "Prevent" / "Waste is a raw material and not garbage"	21.05.2019
GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS GlassFibreEurope again takes action against dumping by Chinese producers / EU starts investigation / CPIC and Jushi concerned	21.05.2019
PET RECYCLING UK Scottish government publishes details of deposit return scheme	20.05.2019
FLAME RETARDANTS Axion Polymers gives EU move a cautious welcome / UK recycler warns two-year review timeframe is “too short”	16.05.2019
PLASTICS WASTE European associations call for amendment of EU waste shipment regulation / Governments across the globe agree to improve plastics scrap trade / Basel Convention amended	14.05.2019
US / CHINA World awaits outcome of trade talks / Washington threatens to lift import tariffs to 25% / Plastic packaging and appliances may be affected	10.05.2019
VFSE Position paper defends PVC packaging / Call for support to improve collection and recycling	25.04.2019
SLOVAKIA Phase-out of nine single-use plastic products / Bottle deposit scheme planned	17.04.2019
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS New York state bans most single-use plastic bags from 2020 / Some uses exempted / Optional fee for paper / Levies to go to environment fund	12.04.2019
INTERVIEW Plastic Consult's Paolo Arcelli talks to PIE about Italy's plastics industry / Communication and sustainability are challenges for sector / "There is ample room for growth, both in rigid and flexible packaging solutions"	10.04.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK Recycling groups Wrap and OPRL form partnership to tackle goals for packaging labels	10.04.2019
SHALE GAS UK anti-fracking movement wins appeals victory / Court decides that Ineos injunction was too broad / Scotland still dithering about ban	09.04.2019
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association accuses EU of maladministration	03.04.2019
CHINA VAT reduction expected to increase profits for polyolefins market players / LLDPE futures notations dropped in March on expectations of lower import prices	02.04.2019
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY European Parliament votes overwhelmingly to ban single-use plastics by 2021 / EU "paving the way for the rest of the world" / EuPC and PlasticsEurope criticise outcome	28.03.2019
TITANIUM DIOXIDE Jury remains out on EU's carcinogen classification / German plastics industry sees “no reason” for stricter rules / Conversio study	21.03.2019

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