EuPC, is delighted to finally announce that the 2023 edition of the Annual Conference A Circular Future with Plastics will be organized together with the French Association Polyvia and Plastics Europe.The two-days event will take place on 23rd & 24th May 2023 in Lyon, France. All the conferences, meetings and debates of the Annual Event will take place at the convention space L’Espace Tête d’Or, while the mythic gala dinner will be organized in the […]
The chemical recycling industry has reached a significant threshold. Following many years of developments and announcements, the first commercially active facilities are operating, and a significant number of plants are scheduled to start fully commercial operations imminently and during 2023. Even larger capacities are in the pipeline and scheduled to become operational during the forecast period to 2030. Read more: Global Chemical Recycling Industry.
After two years fighting COVID-19 virus, it was found that plastics played a key role in protecting public health, namely in preventing the spread of the virus, in hygiene, in food safety as well preventing food waste.Now is the time to celebrate a SUSTAINABLE VISION for Plastics!
The Plastics Summit – Global Event 2022 presents itself as a disruptive event, bringing together the key stakeholders for a sustainable future, raising awareness on climate citizenship underpinned by Planetary […]
Plastics in agriculture is essential for farmers, growers and the agricultural production. Plastic allows a better production in quantity and quality, while using less input: water, pesticides, fertilizers. Its contribution to the reduction of the environmental impact of the agricultural production is tremendous. Without plastics, over 60% of the vegetable and animal production will be jeopardized.Plastics in agriculture have negatives externalities if its end-of-life is not properly managed when, collected and recycled, the plastic is […]
Plastics Europe, the voice of plastics manufacturers in Europe, today announces the appointment of Marco ten Bruggencate, Commercial Vice President for Packaging and Specialty Plastics EMEA at Dow, as its President, effective immediately. He succeeds Dr Markus Steilemann, CEO of Covestro, who will maintain his role as an active Steering Board Member.> Read more
Friday, May 10th 2022, during the General Assembly of European Plastics Converters, Mr. Benoît Hennaut, CEO of Herige Group, has been elected as the new EuPC President for the period 2022-2024, replacing Mr. Renato Zelcher after four years of great leadership.> Press release
Communication of Bernard Le Moine, CIPA’s general secretary to the CIDAPA Congress (Latin America), Conception, Chile, April 2022.“0 plastics on field, 100% recycled” is achievable. The plasticulture community has well identified new challenge it is facing to leave a cleaner planet to next generations while keeping all the advantages of the plastic in agriculture. As any other plastics, when not properly handled, agri-plastic will be questioned by the civil society and be subject to banishment […]
How to deal with farmers’ love of plasticSheeting, twine and packaging are beneficial, but not if used only oncePolytunnels divide opinion. For some, these long, plastic-sheeted structures that are used to grow crops blight the landscape. Others say they enable more produce to grow locally. Now, they are the focus of another debate: how to stop polluting agricultural plastic going to landfill or for incineration.The 12.5mn tonnes of plastic used in agriculture every year (from […]
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Adivalor and an intervention at the Economic and Social Council of the European Union of COPA COGECA (the European association of farmers and their cooperatives), Thierry Bailliet testified to his experience of farmer-recycler. Thanks to the APE-Adivalor collection channels, it recycles practically 100% of the plastics it uses. The CPA thanks him for this testimony which shows the effectiveness of recycling in agriculture. Thierry Bailliet49-year-old mixed crop-livestock […]
