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18.12.2012 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Global plastics associations issue progress report on initiative against marine litter / Projects to date “greatly exceed” expectations

17.12.2012 BRAZIL  Government develops timetable for petrochemicals tax cuts / Part of measures to revitalise sector

14.12.2012 YEAR IN REVIEW  Life is a roller coaster ride, the European plastics industry finds again in 2012 / Forces majeures and consolidation / North-South profitability gap grows as the shadow of Middle East and China shrinks

03.12.2012 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Toronto city council rescinds controversial bag ban / Bows to pressure from two lawsuits / Review of measures on reducing bags due in June 2013

28.11.2012 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  UK trade bodies unite to lobby against mandatory charge on carrier bags / Support for 2004 voluntary code / PAFA chief executive calls for more consumer recycling

22.11.2012 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  PlasticsEurope “concerned” about unilateral bans on BPA / Calls on EU member states to respect existing food contact regulations

22.11.2012 RPC GROUP  "Packaging Company of the Year" award / Commitment to innovation highlighted by EcoStacker HDPE drum

21.11.2012 JEC AMERICAS  Huge interest in inaugural North American composites event / High visitor numbers despite Hurricane Sandy / Return to Boston next year

15.11.2012 PLASTIC PACKAGING RECYCLING  Recycling targets exceeded across Europe in 2011 / Increases in energy recovery levels and a fall in landfill disposal / EPRO study

02.11.2012 CHINA  Protests in Ningbo elicit official pledge to halt petrochemical expansion / “Green” sentiment among the public rising / Is official acquiescence to demands linked to tendency towards petrochemical oversupply?

01.11.2012 PLASTICS AND CLIMATE  CO2 utilisation making strides but barely dents emissions growth / Nova-Institute conference

30.10.2012 MEDIPLAS  Inaugural fair for medical plastics in UK hailed as great success / Reservations already for 2013

29.10.2012 CARRIER BAGS  UK's Defra mulls introduction of levy on single-use carriers in England / No decision before results from first-year tax in Wales is known

26.10.2012 RESEARCH  LanzaTech and Petronas join hands to develop acetic acid based on carbon dioxide emissions and refinery off gases

18.10.2012 FILM RECYCLING UK  BPI: Combat export restrictions by increasing product recycled content / Focus on domestic market / "Recycling not going fantastically well"

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