Regulation 
The European Commission is concerned that France has incorrectly implemented the definition of packaging and packaging waste in its national law, as required by EU waste legislation
30 January 2012
Plastics companies selling products and materials in the European Union will have to check whether they are using certain ingredients which have been placed on an EU list of substances of potentially very high concern regarding damage to the environment and human health
30 January 2012
Dow Chemical has won a $76m (€57.9m) settlement from Nova Chemicals in a legal conflict over enhanced polyethylene resins
26 January 2012
A French politician's misinformed actions cast a shadow over the Plasticisers 2011 conference held in Brussels. European Plastics News takes a look at the concerns of ECPI and other speakers
17 January 2012
Three plastic pipe system manufacturers, two of them leading European players, are suspected of being part of a price fixing cartel operating in Hungary
13 January 2012
Italy's plastics machinery and mould manufacturers could see growth in 2012 but the EU must take stronger, more centralised control of its finances, says trade body Assocomaplast
10 January 2012
European Plastics News assesses the changes that Russian polymer producers and processors must make as the country opens up to greater trade
5 January 2012
The Canberra-based Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) is inviting submissions from industry into whether anti-dumping measures, implemented to stop Japanese manufacturers exporting PVC at prices less than the resin’s normal value in Australia, should continue
15 December 2011
Almost 100 Hungarian plastics companies have joined forces to establish the Hungarian Plastics Industry Association (MMSZ).
1 December 2011
PlasticsEurope has hit out at the fog of political ignorance that clouds politicians’ attitudes to plastics packaging. The statement follows the organisation support for a new study by independent Austrian consulting firm Denkstatt entitled ‘The impact of plastic packaging on energy consumption and GHG emissions’
11 November 2011
The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment (Europen) has published a green paper on packaging and sustainability
4 November 2011
The European Union (EU) has been asked to take a proactive role in promoting the use and production of bioplastics at a high level conference and exhibition staged in Brussels by industry body European Bioplastics
29 September 2011
PlasticsEurope has slammed a report from French food safety agency Anses, which calls for tighter vigilance over the use of Bisphenol A (BPA), especially in regards to sensitive populations
28 September 2011
PlasticsEurope, the trade association representing the European plastics manufacturers, has welcomed the resource efficiency roadmap published by the European Commission, particularly the focus on the environmental impact of products and services and on treating waste as a valuable resource
26 September 2011
Four years after becoming an associate of the European Commission’s Sustainable Energy Campaign, PlasticsEurope has joined the EC’s Build Up initiative to promote energy-efficient technology for buildings
14 September 2011
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