Elipso

FRANCE Industry to tackle reuse of plastic packaging / R3Emballe iInitiative invites market players to join	30.11.2023
EU PACKAGING More trade groups attack vote on plastic packaging regs / Some decisions earn praise	23.11.2023
EU PACKAGING EU Parliament approves PPWR / Reduction targets for plastic waste volumes / Associations voice disappointment	23.11.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING Recyclate use quotas cannot be met, industry warns / European associations call for credit system	20.10.2023
FRANCE Industry group unveils plan to recycle PS packaging / Elipso backs EU Parliament on deposit system / Proposed EPS rules face backlash.	25.09.2023
FRANCE Tests said to support plans for EPS, XPS recycling / Business groups back French guidelines as EU doubts legality	30.08.2023
FRANCE Elipso calls for unified rules, supervision to help create deposit system / More collection expected to raise recycling rate	23.06.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Slow going for UN plastics treaty / Draft to be completed by November / Select countries push for national autonomy	09.06.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING Interpack announces PackTheFuture Awards / Focus on sustainable solutions	17.05.2023
PACKAGING European trade bodies warn of waste regulation disparity / EU market rules needed for circular economy / Varying national laws said to cause difficulties	25.04.2023
EPS RECYCLING Collaboration aims to increase EPS/XPS recycling in France / Pilot project for sorting and processing EPS packaging waste in Germany	23.01.2023
FRANCE Court expands ban on plastics packaging for fruit, vegetables / Ruling said to impact French food competitiveness / Recyclability should play a role, business groups say	10.01.2023
ELIPSO Bouquet named general secretary of French plastics packaging association	16.11.2022
PLASTICS PACKAGING Trade bodies urge caution on recycled content targets under EU directive / Raw material costs stabilise in Q3 / Outlook remains uncertain	28.10.2022
ENERGY The worst is yet to come: French, German plastic packaging groups warn of impact from soaring prices / Survival at risk for 60% of UK manufacturers	12.09.2022
FRANCE Ban on plastic packaging for wide range of fresh produce starts in 2022 / 20% reduction in SUP packaging by 2025 planned	20.10.2021
ELIPSO Christian Théry elected new president / Christophe Morvan and Emmanuel Guichard depart	12.04.2021
RAW MATERIALS Situation on plastics market "threat" to stable supply of food and medical goods / Resin makers should not take processors "hostage" / Price hikes unjustified / Pallet prices to climb	11.03.2021
FRANCE Decrease in overall plastic packaging sales / Elipso members expect increase in revenues in 2021 / Majority believes circular economy is the way forward	26.11.2020
GERMANY Cabinet approves ban on single-use plastic items / Environmental organisation calls for expansion of reuse systems	01.07.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING French and German associations call for minimal regulation to implement EU's circular economy plan / Plastics tax does not take into account EPR contributions now in place	24.06.2020
FRANCE Uncertain post-crisis outlook for plastic packaging sector / Significant drop in April demand and output / Continued commitment to circular economy / Elipso report	05.06.2020
AMPACET Compatibiliser for recycling multi-material packaging / NIR-sortable black masterbatches	08.04.2020
FRANCE Sale of single-use plastic cups and plates banned / Some stores labelling products "reusable" to circumvent restriction / New anti-waste law in force	10.03.2020
FRANCE More plastic packaging made from recycled polymers in 2019 / Elipso survey	02.12.2019