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11.04.2014 BRAZIL  Local office of German plastics machinery association holds first management meeting / Cautiously optimistic about 2014 / Germany supplies 25% of all plastics and rubber machinery imports

10.04.2014 PLASTICS AND ENERGY  German plastics producers keep renewables surcharge exemption / Compromise with EU

09.04.2014 ASSOCIATIONS  Composites Germany umbrella organisation joins EuCIA / Replaces AVK

31.03.2014 PLASTICISERS  Danish report says most phthalate-free plasticisers safe for PVC medical devices

25.03.2014 EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY  Chemical output stagnant in 2013 / H2 growth helped pull sector out of a recession / Net trade surplus reached EUR 46 bn / Sector confidence down slightly in January 2013 / Cefic report

24.03.2014 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  ECHA committee backs France on BPA reclassification / Adverse effects on functional fertility / PlasticsEurope contests data used

21.03.2014 PLASTIC BAGS  EuPC dismisses “nonsensical provisions” on biodegradable and compostable plastics contained in European Parliament's proposal to reduce plastic bag usage

13.03.2014 PLASTIC BAGS  European parliament's Environment Committee signs off on draft rules to reduce plastic bag consumption by 80% by 2019 / Recommends replacing traditional bags with biodegradable and compostable ones

12.03.2014 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Ineos chairman Ratcliffe sees demise of European chemical industry if energy questions not resolved / Open letter to EU president Barroso / “Rabbits with our trousers down”

12.03.2014 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  San Francisco passes ban on distributing plastics water bottles on public property / Part of goal to achieve zero waste to landfill by 2020

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

10.03.2014 GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING  GKV industry association sees increasingly dynamic sales growth / Sector posts record revenues in 2013 / Improved profitability / Twin challenges of renewable energy laws and lack of skilled staff

04.03.2014 BIOCHEMICALS  European Union established BIO-QED project to drive production of chemicals based on renewable resources

03.03.2014 UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY  Latest BPF poll finds sector optimistic about 2014 / 73% of respondents expect UK sales levels to rise / Half anticipate increase in profitability / Energy supply and recruitment of skilled staff remain problematic

28.02.2014 EPS MARKET  Polish industry association sues two processors over poor quality / Additional lawsuits in the making

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