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26.01.2015 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Indian government mulling ban on PET bottles for liquid, oral medicine / Petcore association says proposal has no scientific base

23.01.2015 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  European food watchdog EFSA finds BPA to have “no health risk” / Study may weaken France's push for reclassification / REACH administrator ECHA also in the game

20.01.2015 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  US Environmental Protection Agency mulls new rules for MDI and TDI in consumer products

19.01.2015 SONOCO  UK competition authority scrutinises purchase of Weidenhammer / Without additional guarantees, deal could be investigated

19.01.2015 REACH  ECHA prepares for the countdown to 2018 registration deadline / “Roadmap” to guide SMEs

16.01.2015 EPS INSULATION  Austrian producers switch to “PolyFR” / Substitution completed six months ahead of REACH deadline

13.01.2015 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  New York City goes ahead with planned ban on EPS food packaging / Rigid PS unaffected / Officials say recycling is infeasible / Chemistry Council says legislation will hurt economy

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

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

27.11.2014 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Follow-up: European Bioplastics and Assobioplastiche welcome European Council's amendment to Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive

26.11.2014 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  EU guideline calls for gradual reduction in consumption up to 2025 / EuPC highlights problems from internal market perspective, warns of job losses / PlasticsEurope fears trade barriers, calls for regulation of “oxo-degradable” plastics

24.11.2014 SHALE GAS  Germany's door to shale gas exploration kicked open slightly / Experts to decide on suitability of geological formations / Industry urges quick start to exploration / Plans still controversial

20.11.2014 PLASTIC BAGS  OPA discredits Italian statement on oxo-biodegradable plastics and bag charges / Call for objective technical assessment by Commission

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