ASSOCIATIONS

Farrey to succeed De Vos as Society of Plastics Engineers CEO

ASSOCIATIONS

SPE chief executive Willem De Vos to leave / Search for successor underway

ASSOCIATIONS

SPI rebranding as PLASTICS / New logo represents the industry's six facets

ASSOCIATIONS

US trade groups SPI and SPE invite OEMs and brand owners to the table

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Italy's Assocomaplast joins "Operation Clean Sweep" / Trade group pledges to reduce plastic waste from processing

USA

SPI: Good prospects through new capacities / Manufacturer's production value still pressured by low feedstock costs / Growth in other branches of the plastics industry / Export surplus declines

US RECYCLING

SPI partners engineers for plastics recycling exhibition / SPE to develop content and promote to membership

US PLASTICS MARKET

Industry enjoys robust 2012 / "All hail shale" great morale booster but little substance / Polymer production still below pre-recession levels / Large customer sectors see slowdown around the corner

FAIRS

NPE 2012 finds more resonance than 2009 show / Polymer producers in greater numbers

FAIRS

New location expected to catalyse “NPE 2012” / Additional resources for visitors

FAIRS

NPE 2012: Select exhibitors participate in lottery for space allocation / Final draw to take place in January 2011

FAIRS

“Chinaplas” goes green / Over 2,100 exhibitors expected to participate in bigger plastics show