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European Plastics Industry

Nadchodzi globalne porozumienie vs tworzyw?

Virginia Janssens, dyrektor zarządzająca Plastics Europe, komentuje zakończenie drugiego Międzyrządowego Komitetu Negocjacyjnego (INC-2) dotyczącego globalnego porozumienia w sprawie zanieczyszczenia tworzywami sztucznymi.

EU Packaging Regulation

Yes to recyclability and packaging reduction, no to mandatory recycled content quotas for contact-sensitive packaging and ecologically unfounded re-use requirements as well as the bureaucracy monster

New toy safety rules

Small children in particular use their toys very intensively: they put them in their mouths, chew them, lick them, as well as pulling and tugging on them. Part of the reality in children’s rooms is that toys know no age limits. Small children like to grab their older siblings’ toys and put them in their mouths. That’s why protection from hazardous substances is so important for toy safety.

Optimism in the European plastics industry

To gauge how business is developing in the European plastics industry, PIE – Plastics Information Europe conducted its 7th Readers Survey in January 2022. The questionnaire was made open to PIE subscribers and other industry players, and saw more than 420 participants from across Europe.

Caplugs Acquires Polykap srl

Caplugs, a division of Protective Industries, Inc., recently completed the acquisition of Polykap srl as part of the company’s ongoing efforts to expand its manufacturing and service options for European customers.

Tworzywa a cyfryzacja

Rozmowa z Thorstenem Kühmannem, dyrektorem zarządzającym ds. tworzyw sztucznych i gumy w VDMA i Ingemarem Bühlerem, dyrektorem generalnym PlasticsEurope Deutschland.

Situation in the European plastics industry

Largely optimistic mood despite supply crisis and pandemic issues in Europe / Cautious willingness to invest, outlook good for staffing.

Global plastics revolution

An international academic and industry research consortium securing €12 million across two EU and China funded projects targeting problematic multi-layered plastics.

European plastics companies withstand Covid-19 in H1

To gain insight into the European plastics industry’s business performance and outlook, PIE – Plastics Information Europe conducted its half-year readers survey from 15 June to 17 July 2020. Across regions and plastics sectors, a surprising number of companies showed economic resilience to the coronavirus. Two thirds of over 140 respondents surveyed reported that business performance in the first half of 2020 was the same as that in the first half of 2019, while only 13% said it was worse.

Covid-19 impacts on the EPI

Covid-19 is impacting the European plastics industry in various ways. More than three quarters of plastics companies reported lower sales this spring compared to April 2019, with around half facing a sales decrease of at least 20%. While the public backlash against plastics has been a worry for most of the plastics sector over the past several years, a majority of European businesses stated that the pandemic is positively impacting the public image of plastics.

PLAST 2021: THE ORGANIZATION PROCESS RESTARTS

After the suspension of all non-essential activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organization commences for PLAST 2021-international exhibition for the plastics and rubber industries, taking place in Milan from the 4th to the 7th of May of next year.

Covid-19 impacts on the European plastics industry

Covid-19 impacts on the European plastics industry: Shake up of main concerns for business performance during crisis / Image of plastics appearing less negative / Sales decline for most companies
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