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INDUSTRY4EUROPE Recommendations for future industrial strategy / Seven priority areas of focus to boost competitiveness	04.12.2019
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
PLASTIC PACKAGING Italy's tax proposal opposed by EuPC, PlasticsEurope and PRE / Thousands of jobs could be put at risk / Consumers would spend more	25.10.2019
HORIZON EUROPE Industry calls on EU council for bigger research budget / Planning starts on programme's first four years	14.10.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH US study shows bisphenol A substitutes in urine correlate with obesity	27.08.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU general court dismisses PlasticsEurope's BPA challenge / Listing as a SVHC and endocrine disruptor under REACH stands	18.07.2019
PLASTICSEUROPE DEUTSCHLAND Matthias Müller is new head of communications	16.07.2019
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Ineos dishes it out to TV cook	12.07.2019
IK Martin Engelmann to head German plastic packaging association	08.07.2019
EUPC Annual meeting focuses on circular economy and sustainability / Cooperation between producers and converters to be intensified / New members elected to steering committee	05.07.2019
PLASTICSEUROPE Executive director Karl-H. Foerster to leave producers' association	04.07.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Paper on PE film recycling released by PRE / "RecyClass" recyclability tool being developed for mono- and multilayer plastic films	01.07.2019
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Second half-year 2018 shows a decline in production output / Main problems are weaker economy and discussions on plastics waste	27.05.2019
EDITORIAL The participants at the “European Youth Debating Competition” are well ahead of some adults	22.05.2019
PLASTICSEUROPE / EPCA European Youth Debating Competition: Discussions on energy, climate protection and plastics	22.05.2019
FIP French plastics trade fair renamed France Innovation Plasturgie / Next edition in June 2020	21.05.2019
EUROCOLOUR Founding of European organisation for the pigments, fillers and dyes industry	24.04.2019
IDENTIPLAST Record attendance at 2019 conference / Waste management and plastics sustainability in focus	16.04.2019
PLASTICSEUROPE 2018 update of “Operation Clean Sweep” / Focus in 2019 on developing support tools and strengthening collaborations	01.04.2019
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
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA publishes results of additives assessment project / EuMBC and other supply chain players key to project development	27.02.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY Global production rises to 348m t / Europe defends its position as second largest producer / Consumption increases slightly across all countries / Germany still largest European plastics processor by far	16.01.2019
TRADE FAIRS Declining visitor numbers at 28th “Plast Eurasia” in Istanbul / International participation rises	02.01.2019
STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS Signing of incorporation agreement for styrenics recycling initiative / Inclusion of new members to unlock circular potential	18.12.2018
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY Launch of multi-stakeholder alliance to boost recycling efforts in Europe / Need to match recyclate supply with demand and enhance quality	17.12.2018