EVENTS

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

PLASTICS MARKETS

Belgium's Federplast industry association sounds the alarm over recent FMs / Future of countless companies and jobs at risk / Calls on suppliers to make “necessary” investments

BELGIUM

Plastics and rubber industry turnover up 2% to EUR 7.4 bn in 2014 / Sector cautiously optimistic about 2015 / High energy, raw materials and labour costs / Federplast industry association update

ASSOCIATIONS

Belgian Federplast appoints Petri Ven as secretary general

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Belgian plastics producers, coastal communities and NGOs sign resolution involving plastics waste Management on land and sea

BELGIUM

Plastics and rubber products output falls 2.6% in 2012 / Negative business trend continues into 2013 / World's largest per capita plastics producer / Federplast survey

ASSOCIATIONS

Flemish plastics industry bands together to promote energy reduction / Part of “EuPlastVoltage” initiative

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Belgian Federplast joins operation "Clean Meuse"

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

“Waste Free Oceans” initiative finds little waste off Belgian coast / Fishery sector and plastic industry continue to work for a waste-free North Sea

ASSOCIATIONS

EuPC establishes two new groups for technical plastics parts in Europe

ENERGY POLICY

EuPC: Eight European nations sign voluntary agreement to reduce energy consumption / “EuPlastVoltage” project completed

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Global plastics groups sign Declaration for Solutions on Marine Litter / More than 100 projects to be carried out in 32 countries / Belgium starts retrieving floating waste

BELGIUM

Leading global per capita consumer and producer of plastics / High capacity utilisation rates / Above-average EU salaries impede capacity to compete on world stage