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11.01.2012 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  EU Commission finds that citizens favour plastic bag ban / More than 15,500 participated in 2011 consultation / Member states upgrade legislation / Cereplast sees good chances for biopolymers

05.01.2012 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  FDA amends DEHP plasticiser regulations for bottled water

04.01.2012 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Spanish authorities hand down fines in price fixing case / Linpac blows the whistle / ILPA-ILIP and Veripack charged

21.12.2011 US PLASTICS INDUSTRY  New strategy to defend plastic carrier bags / Bag producers join SPI / More film recycling

01.12.2011 INDIA  Commerce ministry agrees to enhance packaging industry standards / Boost to USD 23 bn market

09.11.2011 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  US Environmental Protection Agency to study shale gas-related water issues / European resistance growing / Strategic move toward exploitation in Poland

04.11.2011 CAPROLACTAM  China imposes anti-dumping duties on EU, US imports

21.10.2011 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  France extends BPA ban to all food packaging / Industry groups cite conflict with European rules

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

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

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