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17.02.2016 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Tests indicate BPS no less harmful than BPA / Latest studies say both are endocrine disruptors / Disputed claim said to show that all plastics are capable of leaching

16.02.2016 GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING  Sales just shy of EUR 60 bn level / Exports to Eurozone continue to drive growth / Volumes processed stable at 2014 level / 2016 growth expected to resemble that of last year / Cautious optimism

16.02.2016 INTERPLASTICA  Higher visitor numbers to leading Russian trade fair testify to strong interest / Less exhibition space / Cautious optimism among machinery providers / Twin-event nevertheless reflects general economic downturn

15.02.2016 FRANCE  Plastic bag ban delayed to 1 July / Authorities promote use of bio-based plastic carrier bags / “ORPlast” circular economy initiative calls for higher recyclate usage / Pressure to lift recycling rates in E&E and packaging segments

11.02.2016 ASSOCIATIONS  Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Federation launched / Focus on lobby work and public awareness

10.02.2016 ASSOCIATIONS  New leadership for Swiss Plastics / Silvio Ponti to succeed Doris Fiala as president

09.02.2016 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  New study points to ways of “triggering a revolution” in the plastics industrial ecosystem / Strategies for improving material flow, recycling and reuse / Part of “Project Mainstream” / Release at WEF in Davos

08.02.2016 INDUSTRY  First European Plastics Innovation Awards bestowed / Seven categories

05.02.2016 COVESTRO  Pilot plant for PC wastewater recycling / New process reduces salt burden on the Rhine / German environment ministry provides funding

29.01.2016 PET RECYCLING  EFSA panel finds chain extenders TEOS and HMDS non-genotoxic for rPET in contact with food

26.01.2016 RECYCLING MARKET FRANCE  French warrantor Valorplast lowers redemption price for PET bales / PS refunds offered for the first time

19.01.2016 ASSOCIATIONS  Turkey's Pagev and PlasticsEurope sign declaration of collaboration / Emphasise need to address common problems

18.01.2016 GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY  Segment sales up 5% in 2015 / Other regions make up for slowdown in demand from Germany and China / 2016 revenues could break the EUR 7 bn barrier

18.01.2016 UK COMPOSITES PROJECT  Development of flax-based composites for sporting and auto applications

14.01.2016 ASSOCIATIONS  PlasticsEurope appoints Javier Constante and Daniele Ferrari as vice presidents

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