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29.07.2014 BIO-BASED PRODUCTS  EC launches EUR 3.7 bn programme to develop bioeconomy / Targets include doubling share of bio-based chemicals produced in EU / Partnership with private sector

17.07.2014 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Denmark withdraws plans for further-reaching ban on phthalates / Pressure from EU Commission

14.07.2014 PACKAGING  EU-backed Biobottle project aims to develop biodegrable dairy packaging / Alternative to recycling / Aimplas coordinates

09.07.2014 PET RECYCLING  European associations and R&D institutes establish “Polymark” project / Developing new technology to detect used PET bottles suitable for reuse in food-contact applications / EU-funded research

04.07.2014 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  European Commission adopts new waste proposals / Landfill of recyclable waste to be banned by 2025 / 80% packaging waste recycling target set for 2030 / Mixed response by European plastics associations

19.06.2014 BASF  German chemical giant opposes prolonged use of HBCD flame retardants in EPS/XPS foams

13.06.2014 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW  PIE speaks to EuPC's new president Michael Kundel / Need for deregulation at the EU level / Energy remains a key problem / Converters need to innovate and create added value to survive / Product recyclability increasingly important

11.06.2014 ASSOCIATIONS  EuPC elects Michael Kundel as its new president / Calls on authorities to safeguard industry's competitiveness

27.05.2014 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Sweden to sue EU over slow action on endocrine disruptors / “Chemicals lobby” blamed

11.03.2014 EPS INSULATION  Syndicate plans to lobby EU to prolong use of HBCD as flame retardant / Decision expected by year's end / Ban already enforced in Switzerland / German association members plan to follow in mid-2014

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