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30.09.2016 WASTE MANAGEMENT AUSTRIA  European Commission imposes EUR 6m fine on collection and recycling systems operator ARA for anti-competitive and monopolistic behaviour

28.09.2016 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Oceans summit in Washington focuses on marine litter / Obama's plans for worldwide plastic bag ban not considered / Dow pledges USD 2.8m to aid solutions

23.09.2016 PERSTORP  Food-contact plastic launched in Europe / Enhanced heat-resistance and transparency versus PET

22.09.2016 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  Plastics trade groups present joint proposals / Shaping EU sustainability package

21.09.2016 SWITZERLAND  Broad decline in plastics industry sales in 2015 / Rise in Swiss franc's value leads to 7.5% fall in revenues / Minimal headcount reduction / Plastics waste exports down / Optimistic outlook for 2016

15.09.2016 REACH  ECHA proposes six new chemicals for SVHC list

15.09.2016 VINYL BELGIUM  Benoît Leclère appointed as executive director

31.08.2016 TITANIUM DIOXIDE  ECHA verifying classification of white pigment as "a likely carcinogenic" / German industry calls approach “unfounded and inappropriate”

16.08.2016 PET RECYCLING  EFSA approves Polisan Hellas' PET recycling process for food contact applications

16.08.2016 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Sweden bans BPA epoxy lining in drinking water pipes

15.08.2016 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  New study commissioned by Symphony finds recyclate containing oxo-degradable plastic and UV stabiliser suitable for outdoor products / BPF warns that oxo-degradable plastics could disrupt the recycling stream

11.08.2016 SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS  Fines of USD 115,000 for safety risks in PVDF process / Company may appeal

09.08.2016 COMPOSITES MARKET  German producers optimistic about global business environment / Carbon fibre-reinforced plastics still main driver, but growth slows / More than half of respondents to latest Composites Germany poll plan machinery investments

09.08.2016 L'OREAL  Phase-out of microbeads 80% complete / Sustainability programme calls for reduction in packaging's environmental footprint

08.08.2016 CARRIER BAGS  Use in England plummets following levy / Millions raised for charities

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