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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

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

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

01.08.2011 REACH  “Polymer REACH” project enters testing phase / New e-learning platform to smooth implementation for SMEs

20.07.2011 PET RECYCLING  SPI and NAPCOR announce grant for PET thermoform recycling programmes

19.07.2011 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Waste Free Oceans pilot schemes to kick off in Q4 / More European countries to join the initiative in 2012

19.07.2011 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  EU ban on cadmium comes into force

18.07.2011 UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY  Manufacturing growth stunted by raw material shortages and high prices / Only 29% of companies expect improved profitability in 2011, despite higher sales turnover / Latest BPF survey

14.07.2011 PET RECYCLING  Europe collected 1.45m t of PET in 2010 / 6.5% year-on-year increase / Recycle plants only utilise 80% of current capacity

12.07.2011 ASSOCIATIONS  Leading European plastics groups join hands to cooperate on composites recycling and sustainability

08.07.2011 ASSOCIATIONS  Leading US and Canadian plastics groups join hands / Establish North American Plastics Alliance

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