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Industry Environment / Health

COVESTRO EUR 225m loan from EIB to boost R&D / EU bank backs coronavirus pandemic aid to SMEs	01.04.2020
MARINE LITTER "RepescaPlas" project proceeds to third phase / Waste obtained will undergo chemical recycling	01.04.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Will the coronavirus pandemic turn the tide back to disposables? / US moves away from plastic bans / Industry will face “major challenges” in the aftermath	27.03.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT PlasticsEurope webinar on methodology to address plastics leakage	26.03.2020
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
SINGAPORE Outline of steps in zero waste vision / Implementation of EPR framework / Deposit refund scheme to start by 2022	20.03.2020
CHINA PET inventories overflowing / India, Philippines and Russia top importers for Chinese bottle chips / Coronavirus pandemic won't improve oversupply	18.03.2020
USA California group sues 10 companies including Coca-Cola, Danone, PepsiCo and Nestlé over plastics pollution	12.03.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Major to-go food and drinks brands commit to reducing packaging waste	06.03.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT WWF-Malaysia responds to media inaccuracies on Malaysian plastics / Plastic packaging report recommends EPR to address problems in Southeast Asia and China / Indonesia plans plastics tax	28.02.2020
WASTE FREE OCEANS Partner companies launch products made from ocean plastics / MEP Søren Gade named WFO champion	27.02.2020
TUNISIA Ban on single-use plastic bags from March / Complete phase-out by January 2021	25.02.2020
TITANIUM DIOXIDE EU carcinogenic classification of powder form to apply from September 2021 / TDMA critical of ambiguities in the regulatory text	24.02.2020
CHINA Country's economic recovery from coronavirus epidemic not expected until mid-year / Automotive industry projects significant slump / European machinery companies are contemplating a two-year cycle for "Chinaplas"	20.02.2020
PVC RECYCLING EU plenary also turns thumbs down on amended lead rules / VinylPlus and EuPC warns	14.02.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Global tourism initiative to tackle plastics waste / Organisations must commit to several targets by 2025 / UNEP and EMF collaboration	07.02.2020
POLYONE Advanced Composites and healthcare applications cushion sales decline in Europe and Asia / Company joins UK Plastics Pact	06.02.2020
PVC RECYCLING Heated debate over EU lead restriction proposals / European Parliament to vote in February	30.01.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT "Plastics Data Challenge" invites entries to address leakage of waste into oceans / Aim to develop data solutions in South and Southeast Asia	30.01.2020
HUNGARY PET bottle makers to use 50% more recyclate / State aid for reprocessing sought	29.01.2020
CHINA Ban on single-use plastics starting in 2020 / Production of household items containing microbeads to end this year	23.01.2020
REACH ECHA adds four new SVHC candidates to list / All are used with polymers	23.01.2020
BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION Launch of web resource linked to UN sustainability goals / Seminar planned for February 2020	13.01.2020
MARINE LITTER Estimates of fishing gear pollution / Some data gaps for Africa, Asia and South America / Stronger ocean governance called for / EU project on information tool to reduce gear loss	17.12.2019
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Total, Mars and Nestlé test Recycling Technologies' pyrolysis process / Citeo project in France	17.12.2019

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