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18.10.2011 POLYCARBONATE  PC sheets perform well under new EU fire standard test

14.10.2011 UK  BPF president criticises rising energy prices / Accuses energy suppliers of holding country at ransom / Concerns over euro crisis / Increase in visitors to Interplas 2011

14.10.2011 TETRA PAK  Consumer awareness of environmental issues in packaging increases / Recycling commonplace in 90% of households

03.10.2011 PLASTICS MACHINERY  Plastics processors can achieve 20% saving in energy consumption by 2020 / Data from Euromap study

26.09.2011 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Economy still strong but slowing down / High polymer prices eat into earnings

07.09.2011 RECYCLING  EPRO working group established to identify solutions for agricultural plastic waste disposal / No pan-European legislation / “Lack of sustainable options”

07.09.2011 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Welsh government urged to reconsider proposed carrier bag levy / A deeply flawed policy, says the Carrier Bag Consortium

02.09.2011 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  California Senate votes to outlaw BPA in some baby products / Ban could be applied in July 2013

26.08.2011 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Follow-up: BPF calls proposed Irish packaging levy “inappropriate”

24.08.2011 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  British retailer Tesco abandons biodegradable bags / Concerns over environmental impact and physical strength / Additive supplier defends technology / Consultation in Scotland could lead to bag levy

23.08.2011 PLASTIC BAGS  Rome's legal push forces Brussels' hand / Italy is Europe's leading plastic bag consumer / Some 2.5m t of polyethylene were processed into bags and pouches in 2009 / 15,000 respond to EU bag ban survey

19.08.2011 VINYL ACETATE  EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from the US

18.08.2011 COMPOSITES MANUFACTURING  Survey: Many designers do not understand composites manufacturing / Weight reduction is the main target / Best performers achieve high level of parts consolidation

16.08.2011 PEOPLE  Oliver Möllenstädt becomes new CEO of German plastics processing industry association GKV

15.08.2011 UK RECYCLING  Closed Loop to recycle plastic waste from London Tube / Joint initiative with Bywaters and GLA

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