SHALE GAS

European Chemical Council Cefic calls for action to promote natural gas exploitation / Warns of Europe's increasingly uncompetitive feedstock position

ASSOCIATIONS

Pinfa-NA established to promote environmentally friendly non-halogenated flame retardant solutions in North America

ASSOCIATIONS

Palmersheim new secretary general of ISOPA and ALIPA

PLASTICS AND CLIMATE

CO2 utilisation making strides but barely dents emissions growth / Nova-Institute conference

ASSOCIATIONS

Kurt Bock elected president of Cefic

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Cefic has launched large sustainable development campaign / Plastics sector plays key role / First ever sustainability report

ITALY

Plastics consumption stands at about 6m t / Heavily dependent on polymer imports / Output down 14% / Core machinery losing ground internationally / Exports down 25%