CARRIER BAGS

European parliament approves legislation on lightweight carrier bags / Latest legal hurdle mounted / Decision welcomed by European Bioplastics and Novamont

PLASTIC BAGS

European parliament's Environment Committee signs off on draft rules to reduce plastic bag consumption by 80% by 2019 / Recommends replacing traditional bags with biodegradable and compostable ones

PLASTIC BAGS

Follow-up: Industry associations criticise a "short-sighted" EC proposal / Allowance of individual regulations goes against a united European market

EVENTS

“8th European Bioplastics Conference” to be held in Berlin in December

BIOPLASTICS

EC's industrial policy favours bio-economy / Increasingly dynamic market / Largest global capacity in Asia and South America / Bio-PET drives development / Soft drink producers at the forefront of innovation

EVENTS

BPF seminar on “Bioplastics: A World of Opportunity?”

BIOPLASTICS

Industry association seeks to end false claims about bioproducts / Guide for environmental communications launched

BIOPLASTICS

European Bioplastics industry group claims recent US report not scientifically backed-up / “Unbalanced conclusions”

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

German environmental group sues supermarket chains for misleading customers on biodegradable plastic bags / Carriers said to be problematic to recycle / Compost producers concerned

BIOPLASTICS

European Bioplastics association welcomes EU “Bioeconomy Strategy” / Calls for more specific measures on bioplastics

EVENTS

7th “European Bioplastic Conference” in Berlin

CEREPLAST

Aggressive European growth strategy continues / New distribution deal with Sweden's Mastercolor to tend to Scandinavian market

BASF / PURAC

Negotiations to establish bio-based succinic acid joint venture / World-scale plant to start up by 2013 in Spain

CEREPLAST

Distribution agreement with Turkey's Polimernet Plastik / Capturing the local bioplastics market

BIOPLASTICS

Waste management strategies for renewables / New US and EU reports identify problems, make suggestions / Product redesign and life-cycle analysis should be considered, experts say

ASSOCIATIONS

European Bioplastics elects new board / Andy Sweetman confirmed as chairman

KANEKA

Trial production of new plant oil-based polyester biopolymer / “Aonilex” output to be ramped up successively to 10,000 t/y

BIOPLASTICS

Global production capacity to double by 2015 / Bio-based commodity plastics to overtake biodegradable materials / Study by European Bioplastics

EVENTS

“European Bioplastic Conference”

BIOPLASTICS

European Bioplastics association optimistic / Industry expected to record solid growth rates