PLASTICISERS

Former ECPI organisation now called European Plasticisers

CORRECTION - PLASTICS AND HEALTH

REACH authority extends SVHC rating of plasticisers / Endocrine disruptors

ASSOCIATIONS

Jean-Luc Wietor becomes new manager of ECPI / Belgium's Proviron joins European plasticisers association

PLASTICS AND HEALTH

ECPI welcomes France's final conclusion on plasticisers DINCH and DEHTP

PLASTICISERS

ECPI urges European Commission to authorise recycling of flexible PVC containing DEHP / Expresses disappointment in European Parliament's objection

PLASTICS AND HEALTH

French health agency sees no risk in non-phthalate plasticiser DINCH / Final opinion from EU is expected later this year / Strong demand for BASF product

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

PLASTICS AND HEALTH

Final analysis of plasticisers DINP and DIDP sees no unexpected risk / ECHA report

PVC RECYCLING

European industry aims for “quantum leap” in sustainability / New targets up to 2020

PVC RECYCLING

“Vinyl 2010” meets 10 year targets / “VinylPlus” initiative developed for 2011

ASSOCIATIONS

Michael Kundel named new president of Vinyl Foundation / Goal of achieving 200,000 t post-consumer PVC waste recycling in grasp