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Industry Environment / Health

TPC US authorities fine petchems maker USD 30 mn for 2019 blasts / Remedial and safety measures worth USD 80 mn mandated	29.05.2024
MEXICO Waiting for the rain: Water shortage affects more and more plastics plants / Three forces majeures so far / European PVC prices could firm	28.05.2024
PLASTICS WASTE Report lists top 10 plastics waste exporters / Germany heads the leader board, followed by Japan and the UK	27.05.2024
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EPA reveals results of two phthalate assessments / DIDP with mostly clean bill of health; DINP eyed more critically	24.05.2024
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE Study pinpoints GHG emissions at each step of plastics production value chain	23.05.2024
MICROPLASTICS Research reveals bright colours lead to faster plastics degradation / Findings highlight implications for material design	22.05.2024
PACKAGING UK Study urges FMCG companies to speed up transition towards sustainable packaging products	16.05.2024
SUSTAINABILITY Four EU member states call for sustainable carbon policy package / Proposals aim to strengthen uptake of green feedstocks and boost European competitiveness internationally	15.05.2024
EPS British Plastics Federation counters newspaper's claims about expanded polystyrene	15.05.2024
TEPPFA Plastic pipes group urges EU policymakers to consider building sector's needs for Green Deal	14.05.2024
MARINE LITTER Need for better management of plastics waste – CleanHub report / “Shocking” levels of ocean plastics	14.05.2024
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE Consumer-goods giant says it might not meet key packaging circularity target by 2025	14.05.2024
UNILEVER Giant admits to failure of sustainability target / Management should “hang their heads in shame” – Greenpeace	13.05.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Industry initiative Operation Clean Sweep expands presence to 65 countries / 2023 Global Impact report	10.05.2024
UN PLASTICS TREATY “The work is far from over”: Polymer production remains contentious in fourth session / Some convergence on waste management, recycling / 170 nations strive toward a global agreement	09.05.2024
PACKAGING EUROPE “EU member states can exempt their economies for five years” / Lawyer Christian Alexander Mayer talks to PIE about special national routes for the PPWR	09.05.2024
PPWR “Nobody knows how goods are supposed to be transported in Europe in the future” – IK criticises EU packaging regulation	09.05.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT 56 companies responsible for half of branded plastics pollution – survey / Researchers call for reduced plastics production in FMCG	08.05.2024
FRANCE Activists say European deposit refund schemes no silver bullet / Surge in consumption expected as one consequence of return systems / Elipso dismisses claims as biased	30.04.2024
PFAS UN declares DuPont and Chemours violated human rights for contaminating water / EPA sets new drinking water standards	26.04.2024
EU PACKAGING Parliament adopts updated PPWR / Rules “require practical implementation” – Plastics Europe MD	26.04.2024
PLASTICS WASTE “Producing less material is the solution, not recycling” / UK households throw away 1.7 bn pieces of plastics every week – Greenpeace report	25.04.2024
TRINSEO Flame-retardant grades made without PFAS, halogenated additives	23.04.2024
LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS Study shows alternatives to plastics increase GHG emissions	22.04.2024
PETROCHEMICALS USA Environmental Protection Agency steps up action against chemical companies / 218 plants affected	17.04.2024

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