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PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Positive figures in 2021 despite difficult environment / New Plastics Europe Deutschland president comes from Evonik / Clear no to gas embargo / “Challenging scenario” expected for 2022	13.05.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EuPC and Plastics Europe open public consultation on plans for Ocean Clean Sweep certification scheme	03.05.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Second report from Plastics Europe / 4.6 mn t of post-consumer recycled plastics used in 2020	02.05.2022
PLASTPOL Poland's plastics trade fair set for 24-27 May	17.02.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY European polymer output, demand decline in 2020 / PET on the rise, PVC slips / Positive trade balance of almost EUR 16 bn / Plastics Europe report	02.02.2022
EUPC A Circular Future with Plastics annual conference to be held in May	31.01.2022
POLAND Plastics industry upbeat / Economy booming, raw materials scarce and expensive / Polymer consumption up 3-4% in 2020 / Car sector slowing due to lack of microchips	05.11.2021
A SHORT Q&A Anna Kozera-Szalkowska, MD of Plastics Europe Polska, talks about coping with pandemic-related challenges	05.11.2021
ENERGY COSTS So-called energy cost surcharges cause increasing resentment among processors / Contractual, antitrust concerns	29.10.2021
STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS Eumeps joins recycling group / Suggestions for better EU policymaking	26.10.2021
SPAIN Government prepares ban on SUP for produce / Move complements plastics tax plans	28.09.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING EUROPE PlasticsEurope calls for 30% EU recycled content target by 2030 / EuPC warns of consequences	13.09.2021
EVENTS BPF webinar on chemical recycling / Sessions on life cycle assessments, closed loops for automotive plastics	31.08.2021
POLYREC European plastics reporting scheme adds members	06.08.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING Call for better design for recycling plastic products / Need for harmonised rules with focus on mechanical recycling / Zero Waste Europe paper	03.08.2021
RECYCLING UK Ambitious research project seeks to understand household behaviours around recycling	29.07.2021
VYNOVA Change in top management at PVC specialist	09.07.2021
BPF Webinar on ways to tackle marine litter with PlasticsEurope	26.05.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT DuPont shareholders ask company to disclose pellet-loss figures / NGO challenges US plastics producers on Operation Clean Sweep	13.05.2021
RECYCLING UK BPF webinar tackles challenges of using recycled content in packaging / Focus on mechanical and chemical recycling	29.03.2021
SABIC rPET-based PBT resins divert over 100m single-use bottles from landfill / Sustainability benefits said to be verified	26.03.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING European industry associations establish joint reporting scheme / Adoption of mutual approach for data collection	24.03.2021
ENI / VERSALIS Porto Marghera cracker to be decommissioned in 2022 / Aromatics production also to cease / Former Versalis CEO Ferrari has joined SK Capital	16.03.2021
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY GKV reports declines in polymer volumes and turnover / Profound change in raw material supply imminent / Roth: “Recyclate quotas cannot be enforced as in a planned economy”	23.02.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS European plastics processors alarmed by forces majeures / EuPC and French umbrella organisation Polyvia reminded of 2015 / German engineering plastics converters see signs of bottlenecks	21.01.2021