PVC RECYCLING

Nearly 515,000 t of PVC recycled via Europe's VinylPlus scheme in 2015 / PVC collection volatile, with better results in Q2 and Q4 / Products made from virgin PVC contain no lead from 2016

EVENTS

“Vinyl Sustainability Forum 2016” to take place in Vienna / Focus on “Smart Vinyl for Our Cities”

EVENTS

“Plastics Recycling Show” held in Brussels in late November / Conference and exhibition

ASSOCIATIONS

ESWA reelects Udo Wagner as president / Spain's Danosa joins European Single ply Waterproofing Association

EVENTS

BPF annual PVC seminar “ProcurePlas” to be held in London in late February

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

PIE speaks to ECPI's sector group manager Stéphane Content about the European plasticisers market / Media wrongly group all phthalates together as harmful / Sustainability a key focus / REACH implementation should be balanced and pragmatic

PVC RECYCLING

Continuous increase across Europe / UK accounts for over 20% of total / Recovinyl report

PVC RECYCLING

VinylPlus: Record of more than 440,000 t PVC recycled in 2013 / 81% decrease in the use of lead-based stabilisers in the EU-27

SOLVIN

Fifth awards ceremony celebrates innovation in PVC sector / Winning entries reflect developments across wide range of technologies and industries

PVC RECYCLING

VinylPlus: European recycling exceeds 360,000 t in 2012 / On track to reach 800,000 t/y by 2020

EVENTS

“Vinyl Sustainability Forum 2013” to be held in Istanbul in late April

EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

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

VINYLPLUS

New sustainability initiative on track after first year / Target of 800,000 per year PVC recycling by 2020