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CIRCULAR ECONOMY UNEP launches circular economy coalition for Latin America and the Caribbean	15.02.2021
TURKEY Pagev asks for plastics industry incentives due to Covid-19 impacts / Downturn in construction, automotive and white goods sectors / Medical supply production ramps up	15.05.2020
COCA-COLA Customers like using plastic bottles, says sustainability head at WEF / New partnership with “Benioff Ocean Initiative” to clean up polluted rivers	27.01.2020
CHINA Ban on single-use plastics starting in 2020 / Production of household items containing microbeads to end this year	23.01.2020
PACKAGING Global e-commerce growth drives packaging innovations / Integrated smart technologies could benefit customers and companies / Smithers Pira report	08.08.2019
AUSTRIA Ban on plastic bags passed / First national “circularity gap” report / Education project for the packaging industry	25.07.2019
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE NGOs publish study on impact of plastics production on the environment / Call to stop future petrochemicals development / Ambitious targets for greenhouse gas emissions sought	05.06.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING Emerging technologies can drive circular economy / Five key challenges to overcome / World Economic Forum report	18.02.2019
SABIC Polymer production from packaging waste / Supply partnership with Unilever, Vinventions and Walki	29.01.2019
PACKAGING RECYCLING TerraCycle establishes global alliance to promote reusable and recyclable packaging / Over 20 major companies join Loop / Circular shopping platform	28.01.2019
SLOVENIA Plans for European circular economy hub / Ljubljana has first-rate separate waste collection	15.03.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UNEP and Ellen MacArthur partner to step up circular economy actions / China's plastics waste restrictions beneficial	06.02.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Winners of innovation competition announced at WEF in Davos / MacArthur's programme identifies latest projects to reduce marine litter	25.01.2018
KENYA Launch of wide-sweeping plastic bag ban / Draconian penalties for use / Other African countries to follow	06.09.2017
PROCTER & GAMBLE Technology for high-quality recycled PP / PureCycle to build large-scale plant in USA by 2020 / Partnerships to develop shampoo bottles with recycled content	09.08.2017
PVC RECYCLING Focus on European and global markets / Policies for sustainability issues / VinylPlus programme recognised by WEF circular economy award initiative	06.07.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT WEF, MacArthur Foundation and plastics industry in joint declaration on combatting marine litter / “New Plastics Economy” initiative presents strategies for recycling at Davos	25.01.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Leading global industry players and cities join to form The New Plastics Economy initiative / Ellen MacArthur report serves as blueprint / Three-year project aimed at achieving a system-wide transformation	01.06.2016
POLYTALK Two-day high-level conference on “Zero Plastics Waste to the Oceans” draws industry, government and private sector together / Need for collaborative efforts across the chain / Design for end of life / Calls for system change	30.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Pollution levels in oceans continue to rise / Need for global action / “PolyTalk” conference spurs intense discussions about marine litter / Research warns that amount of plastic packaging ending up in the oceans should not rise	23.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New study points to ways of “triggering a revolution” in the plastics industrial ecosystem / Strategies for improving material flow, recycling and reuse / Part of “Project Mainstream” / Release at WEF in Davos	09.02.2016
ARGENTINA Repsol nationalisation sparks row over shale gas deposits / Investors cautious amid ongoing economic uncertainty	19.06.2012
ITALY One of the weakest links in the European industrial chain / Plastics machinery performs below average / Polymer production shrinking / Company formerly known as Polimeri to move more into specialities	30.05.2012