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22.03.2011 US SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING  Ameripen association established to promote environmentally- friendly approach / “Material neutral” perspective

18.03.2011 PVC RECYCLING  Recovinyl: 2010 recycling target exceeded / UK programme accounts for 20% of European total / New Vinyls 2010 agenda to be outlined in April

18.03.2011 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Welsh Assembly Government urged to abandon single-use bag tax / Response to research showing heavier weight bags have higher carbon footprint

10.03.2011 GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS  Sales up 14% in 2010 / Almost back at pre-crisis levels / Renaissance for manufacturers of technical components / Confidence for 2011 / German plastics processing association warns that costs are assuming threatening proportions

28.02.2011 UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY  Continuing optimism / Most companies expect a rise in UK and export sales turnover / 64% plan capital investments / Latest BPF business conditions survey

25.02.2011 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW  “There will be a collective outcry” if the indexing system is changed / Roland Roth, CEO of RKW, talks to PIE about new price risks, supply and competition issues in Europe's plastics processing sector

22.02.2011 UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY  BPF warns that raw material price increases must be passed on / Significant hikes affecting all sectors

21.02.2011 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  EuPC enters into cooperation with inventor of new trawling net for marine debris collection / Part of European Waste Free Oceans pilot project

21.02.2011 GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY  Strong recovery from crisis / Sales rise by 17% year-on-year / Output levels still shy of 2008

15.02.2011 GERMAN BUILDING INDUSTRY  Sector lags general economic recovery / Revenues slightly down in 2010 / Slow growth expected this year / Polymer prices follow costs upward / Weak demand dampens return to profitability

10.02.2011 GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS  Margins squeezed tightly by record polymer prices / Supply shortages worsen situation

09.02.2011 UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY  BPF comments on government framework for advanced manufacturing / Tax and energy policy could inhibit growth / Calls for strategic examination of Europe's raw material supply

07.02.2011 GEOMEMBRANES  EGMA warns that rising raw material costs are hitting margins / Call for corrective measures to be initiated

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

27.01.2011 ASSOCIATIONS  Andreas Hartleif elected new EPPA president

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