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01.02.2011 GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY  More than half of industry's players return to or surpass pre-crisis performance levels in 2010 / A few still struggling / Capital spending and employment now increasing / Record participation in “KI Dialogue”

31.01.2011 PACKAGING RECYCLING  Colour contamination found in rHDPE used for milk bottles / Bottle caps mainly to blame / WRAP identifies “quick wins” solution

28.01.2011 GLASS FIBRE IMPORTS  Anti-dumping duty on imports from China to be slashed to 13.8% / EuCIA to continue to work against “harmful” tariffs / Further review called for by EuPC president

27.01.2011 POLYMER RESEARCH  Australian researchers extend plastics' shelf-life / Supercomputers track resistance to sun's rays

27.01.2011 ASSOCIATIONS  Andreas Hartleif elected new EPPA president

26.01.2011 CAPROLACTAM  China imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from EU and US

26.01.2011 FOOD PACKAGING  First EU-wide regulation for food-grade plastics / New rules focus on conformity and multilayered film

25.01.2011 LABELLING  US government introduced biobased product label / Move designed to promote sales

20.01.2011 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Canada moves to ban phthalates in toys / US designs assessment tool for hazardous chemicals

18.01.2011 FRANCE  Plastics processors association warns of further plastics price hikes / Calls on customers to accept increases

14.01.2011 UK  Plastics associations criticise Italy's ban on plastic bags / Argue that move contravenes EU law

11.01.2011 PLASTICS CONVERTERS  EuPC files complaint against Italy's bag ban

07.01.2011 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Researcher says Pacific garbage patch not nearly as big as Texas / “More plankton than plastics”

05.01.2011 ITALY  Controversial ban on non-degradable plastic bags in force since 1 January / Producers face retooling

03.01.2011 COMPOSITES  EU proposes watering down import duties on Chinese glass fibre / Industry associations welcome move but demand measures be completely slashed

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