In an open letter sent to the European Commission, EuPC advocates for a postponement of the implementation of the Single-Use Plastics Directive in view of the current COVID-19 crisis in Europe.
As per Decree of the Italian President of the Council of Ministers issued on Sunday 22 March 2020, Italian manufacturers of plastics and rubber machinery may continue their activity, since they belong to a production chain defined as necessary.
Yesterday, the European Commission adopted a new Circular Economy Action Plan - one of the main building blocks of the European Green Deal, Europe's new agenda for sustainable growth.
In consideration of the measures adopted by the Government with regard to the spread of coronavirus, Amaplast underlines that to date its member companies have implemented all the actions required by legislation to protect the health and safety of their employees.
On the 12th of February 2020, the plenary of the European Parliament adopted a resolution objecting to the European Commission’s proposal to restrict the use of lead in PVC, more specifically on the provisions allowing continued controlled recycling in specific applications.
Borealis launches innovative, ADCA-free compound HE1355 for telecommunications cables. It is world’s first chemically-foamed, high density polyethylene grade free of azodicarbonamide
In an interview in “Die Welt” the new EU Commissioner for Environment, Virginijus Sinkevicius, thinks aloud about a general ban on plastic packaging in Europe.
Slovakia banned single-use plastics as of 2021 on Wednesday, joining the European Union fight to reduce marine pollution. The new law will make it illegal to sell plastic plates, cups, cutlery, drink stirrers, straws and cotton buds.
Industry4Europe, a coalition of 149 industrial Associations from across the European Union, has published a joint paper calling for "an ambitious and long-term EU industrial strategy".
During a meeting held in Düsseldorf at the K trade show, the three Presidents of the European plastics industry associations agreed to oppose the Italian Government’s tax proposal of 1000 € per ton of plastic packaging.
CEN has published a new set of standards for stormwater boxes. The new standards simplify the existing complicated market situation in Europe with a myriad of local standards, quality marks and approvals and make it easier for designers and purchasers to compare.
The European recycling industry is going to miss a 2025 target for recycling PET bottles unless there is a reversal of the slowing growth rate in recovery, according to a new study by ICIS.
