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11.08.2016 SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS  Fines of USD 115,000 for safety risks in PVDF process / Company may appeal

14.07.2016 MARINE LITTER  Canada adds plastic microbeads of 5mm or less to toxic substance schedule / Possible prelude to a ban / Coordination with US legislation / Plastics industry critical

13.07.2016 MOROCCO  Plastic bag ban in effect since 1 July / Industry minister Elalamy calls ordinance a key challenge for industry and society / Enforcement difficult / World's second largest bag consumer

05.07.2016 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  San Francisco bans EPS disposables / Most comprehensive US legislation / Medical packaging likely to be exempted / Step toward city's zero waste to landfill plan

28.06.2016 SHALE GAS  German cabinet finally agrees fracking rules / Federal states to decide on test drills

20.06.2016 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  EU Commission finally presents proposals for regulating endocrine disruptors / Trade associations critical / Forward strategy based on WHO criteria

13.06.2016 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  European Parliament seeks more ambitious targets for waste sorting and recycling / Bioplastics producers pleased with proposals

07.06.2016 PLASTICS RECYCLING  Switzerland to lift recycling fee for PET bottles on 1 July

07.06.2016 POLYURETHANE  Ukraine imposes anti-dumping duties on semi-finished PU materials

25.05.2016 PLASTIC PIPES  TEPPFA commits to doubling recycling in Europe by 2020 / Campaign at EU level for special status under REACH and WFD to relax treatment of “legacy substances”

24.05.2016 MARINE LITTER  Australian Senate committee outlines strategies for dealing with offshore plastics waste / Knowledge still limited / National bans on plastic bags and microbeads weighed

23.05.2016 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Israel introduces plastic bag charge / New law to go into effect on 1 January 2017 / Critics say 2-cent levy is too low

19.05.2016 ASSOCIATIONS  Maarten Roef becomes new president of TEPPFA

18.05.2016 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  New York City retailers to charge 5 cents for plastic bags from October / Close vote in city council / Some exemptions / Anti-regulation attempts in some US states

17.05.2016 ALBEMARLE  Production of HBCD flame retardants to be discontinued / Focus on PolyFR

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