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News about plastic packaging

Here you find current news about plastic packaging – from industry and politics as well as from associations and the media.

Security of supply in times of crisis: an open view of packaging

Commentary by Mara Hancker, Managing Director of IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen (German Association for Plastics Packaging and Film [...]

Styropor® / EPS / airpop® positive properties in applications and recycling

The special properties of Styropor®/EPS/airpop® Styropor®/EPS, also known as airpop®, offers a variety of uses on account of its mainly positive pr [...]

Commission´s new Action Plan on Circular Economy – Plastic Packaging in the focus

On 11 March 2020, the European Commission presented its new Action Plan on Circular Economy. We take a look at the main announcements in the plan r [...]

EU action plan for Circular Economy: IK calls for faster landfill bans and stronger markets for recyclates in Europe

On 11th March 2020 the EU Commission presents its new action plan for the circular economy. In order to set the right course for the necessary chan [...]

High-quality recycling industry needs ambitious European policy, not national actionism

Bad Homburg, March 6, 2020 – The IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen sees the “European Plastics Pact” published today [...]

The Circular Economy for Plastics – A European Overview

PlasticsEurope publishes the new report The Circular Economy for Plastics – A European Overview. [...]

The consequences of bans on plastic packaging in the food industry

Companies, food producers and trade, are under increasing public pressure to stop using plastics and yet there is still a market shift away from pl [...]