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13.03.2014 PLASTIC BAGS  European parliament's Environment Committee signs off on draft rules to reduce plastic bag consumption by 80% by 2019 / Recommends replacing traditional bags with biodegradable and compostable ones

12.03.2014 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Ineos chairman Ratcliffe sees demise of European chemical industry if energy questions not resolved / Open letter to EU president Barroso / “Rabbits with our trousers down”

12.03.2014 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  San Francisco passes ban on distributing plastics water bottles on public property / Part of goal to achieve zero waste to landfill by 2020

04.03.2014 BIOCHEMICALS  European Union established BIO-QED project to drive production of chemicals based on renewable resources

26.02.2014 PLASTIC BAGS  New study finds that German carrier bags consumption is significantly lower than elsewhere in Europe / Majority of consumers use bags more than once / Research calls EU proposals on bans unnecessary and unconstructive

24.02.2014 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Biodegradable bags a threat to the environment, says PRE / Problems in the waste stream

17.02.2014 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  United Airlines replaces "Styrofoam" XPS cup with green alternative / MicroGREEN's “InCycle” cup made of 50% recycled materials

14.02.2014 INTERPLASTICA  Four-day CIS flagship fair attracts 20,000 visitors / Record exhibition space / Energy efficiency and recycling identified as key themes / Germany remains leading supplier of Russian plastics and rubber sector

13.02.2014 PLASTIC BAGS  Debate on UK parliament's proposed plastic bag charge heats up / Symphony calls for exemption for oxo-biodegradable bags

12.02.2014 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Court dismisses lawsuit against German environmental group over PLA-based bioplastic bags

04.02.2014 CHINAPLAS 2014  Sustainability as key theme at this year's plastics mega-event in Shanghai / Organisers expect almost 3,000 exhibitors / “Green Forum” co-organised by PIE / Last call for registrations for exclusive readers' trip to China

31.01.2014 POLYURETHANES  Flexible foam producers fined EUR 114m for price fixing / EU sees antitrust offence confirmed

27.01.2014 SWISS PLASTICS  Swiss Plastics: Industry under one roof

24.01.2014 PLAST EURASIA  More than 40,000 visitors from 90 countries at recent Turkish plastics exhibition / Broader international reach / Record number of exhibitors

10.01.2014 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Oxo-bio industry insists oxo-biodegradable plastic does not contaminate recycling / New analysis refutes EuPC claims

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