Markus Steilemann, CEO of German engineering plastics producer Covestro, has been appointed to a three-year term as president of PlasticsEurope, the association of...
08.07.2019
- The world plastics production, according to the PlasticsEurope Market Research Group (PEMRG)/Conversio Market & Strategy, almost reached 350 million tons in 2017. China is the...
01.06.2018
- The European Commission has proposed new rules to fight the growing tide of plastics litter washing up on the region’s beaches and clogging the world’s seas. As throwaway plastic...
01.10.2017
- The 2017 series of the European Youth Debating Competition targeting young students aged 16 to 19 throughout Europe concluded with the finals in Berlin, on October 1. Organized by...
24.02.2017
- European industry is turning up the heat on the EU’s institutions to finally come up with a plan to help manufacturers become more competitive. In a joint paper, called the “Joint...
21.09.2015
- French companies can now produce BPA-based products for export after the French Constitutional Council ruled the law was unconstitutional. The ruling by the country’s highest...
22.06.2015
- In a move to bring the topic of circular economy back to the EU table, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) has urged the Commission to finally address issues of...
13.05.2015
- German plastics production volumes declined by 2.5% to 19.4 million t in 2014, the national section of PlasticsEurope said in its annual report. At the same time, sales revenue...
