Eurocord: The plasticulture industry’s commitment towards circularity
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…
Marco ten Bruggencate, Dow’s Commercial VP for EMEA becomes new President of Plastics Europe
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…
Benoît Hennaut, CEO of Herige Group, elected as the new EuPC President
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…
The plasticulture industry’s commitment towards circularity
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…
Used agriplastics management in the media
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…