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New steering board members elected / WFO joins European programme to track ocean plastics

EuPC and Circularise partner to develop systems for tracking plastics and monitoring recyclates / Group seeks prototype testers

EU parliament rejects council's coronavirus recovery package / Tax on non-recyclable plastic packaging a target / EuPC warns levy will not improve recycling

EuPC calls for single-use plastics directive postponement in face of Covid-19 / Hygienic consequences of banning SUPs not taken into account, say Dangis and Zelcher

"European Plastics Pact" launches / Targets include better life cycle management of packaging and disposables / EuPC sees difficulties and refuses to join

EU plenary also turns thumbs down on amended lead rules / VinylPlus and EuPC warns

Heated debate over EU lead restriction proposals / European Parliament to vote in February

EU commissioner Sinkevicius calls for a blanket ban / German and EU converters associations question environmental impact

EuPC says EU member states should reject multiannual financial framework / Levy could lead industry into recession / Long-term consequences are unpredictable

Over 100 partners sign "Circular Plastics Alliance" declaration / EU-wide voluntary targets for raising recyclate usage / EuPC, Cefic and FEAD among signatories

EuPC's third survey on recyclate usage by European processors / Available in seven languages

European Plastic Distributors Association's 2019 conference in Salzburg this June / Sustainability on the agenda

EuPC launches platform for monitoring recycled plastics usage / Available to plastics converters in six EU countries

EuPC and IK organise conference “A Circular Future with Plastics” in Berlin / Award ceremony for best polymer producers

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

“We have to take care not only of the low hanging fruits such as PET bottles” / EuPC managing director Alexandre Dangis on the EU plastics policy and industry actions preoccupying Europe's converters

European Commission publishes regulations on disposable plastic products / Collection rate for bottles set / Sharp criticism from PlasticsEurope and EuPC

EuPC launches second survey on using recycled plastics materials in Europe / Poll closes end May

EuPC and BPF release joint position paper on Brexit / EU-27 exports EUR 6.6 bn to UK / Importance of duty-free trade and border efficiency / Circular economy should include the UK

Use of plastics in agriculture increasing worldwide / Reaction to shortage of land area and water / Biodegradable mulch films included in EU fertilisers regulation for first time / Biopolymers and recycling associations have conflicting opinions

European Parliament's draft report on fertilising products / Potential to create distortions in mulch films market

"Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2017": Ceremony in Madrid / Borealis wins the special category of delivery reliability / Marsh: "Major opportunity for a better dialogue"

EuPC launches survey on the use of recycled plastics materials in Europe / Poll closes end of September

EU commission presents its “Plastics Strategy” roadmap / Adoption this year / European Parliament opts for stricter waste legislation / 80% of packaging waste to be recycled by 2030

EuPC Annual Meeting organised with ANAIP / Supplier awards presentation in Madrid