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09.01.2015 PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE  Consumption grows 1% in 2013 / Polyolefins, PU and PET see gains / PVC and PS demand continues to fall / Producers under rising pressure / USA as most important trade partner

05.01.2015 EUROPEN  New waste management paper looks at priorities for circular economy / Legislation in EU member states under scrutiny / Packaging producers make recommendations

23.12.2014 TAIWAN  Twelve people indicted for deadly Kaohsiung gas explosions / Accused include LCY chairman Lee Bowei

22.12.2014 ASSOCIATIONS  Europur board elects Bart J. ten Brink as new president

19.12.2014 RECYCLING  EC withdraws Circular Economy plans to increase recycling levels / Package to be replaced with more ambitious legislation

17.12.2014 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  EU committee finds DEHP as of “very high concern” for the environment / Health decision still due

16.12.2014 YEAR IN REVIEW 2014  Part 4 – Regulations: Regulatory moves keep the industry on its toes again in 2014 / Restrictions on plastic bags dominate the discussion / BPA and phthalates still a topic / Flame retardant issues still smoulder / Recycling guidelines make headway

16.12.2014 HATZOPOULOS  EU-funded project to develop biodegradable packaging for dried food / Consortium led by Hatzopoulos

15.12.2014 YEAR IN REVIEW 2014  Part 3 – Packaging: M&A activity in the plastics packaging sector continues / Global competition changes the landscape / La Seda bankruptcy sale almost wrapped up / Coca Cola's sustainability drive hits a snag

12.12.2014 YEAR IN REVIEW 2014  Part 2 – Plastics Production: Shale gas revolution drives Europe into a corner / Ailing facilities are consolidated / Massive changes in PVC market / Shale oil reserves change the balance once again

11.12.2014 YEAR IN REVIEW 2014  Part 1 – Overview: European plastics industry ploughs on / High energy costs and bag bans still an issue / Realities of shale revolution start knocking on Brussels' doors

09.12.2014 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW  PIE speaks to PlasticsEurope's president Patrick Thomas / Fracking is an important energy source / Industry needs leadership and brokerage from Brussels / TTIP likely to bring gas prices down

08.12.2014 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  PlasticsEurope calls France's report on alternatives to bisphenol A in food packaging “unrealistic simplification” / French parliament set to vote on ban from 1 January 2015

08.12.2014 MEDPHARMPLAST EUROPE  European legislation a key focus at second EuPC sector group meeting

01.12.2014 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW  PIE speaks to ECPI's sector group manager Stéphane Content about the European plasticisers market / Media wrongly group all phthalates together as harmful / Sustainability a key focus / REACH implementation should be balanced and pragmatic

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