Regulation 
Canada has added bisphenol A (BPA) to its register of toxic substances, making it the first country in the world to make the move. The decision follows research that showed that 91% of Canadians has the plastics additive in their urine.
2 September 2010
A broad coalition of Californians, including the California State Conference of the NAACP, the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the California Manufacturers and Technology Association, and the American Chemistry Council, have applauded the California State Senate’s rejection of a bill to ban plastic bags.
1 September 2010
LyondellBasell is set to end all its operations in Iran as a result of new US sanction against the country. The European plastics company will also cease business with Syria and Sudan, where it had more limited interests.
25 August 2010
New figures “prove” that a charge on carrier bags is essential if consumers are to make a real difference to the number of bags used in Wales, according to environment minister, Jane Davidson.
25 August 2010
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) is to showcase the UK as a global leader in sustainable manufacturing with the launch of a book at K2010 entitled Sustainable Manufacturing: A Guide For The Plastics Industry.
23 August 2010
The Polymer Reach project says it has identified key factors which to help steer its future work, for the benefit of polymer companies across Europe.
19 August 2010
An anti-dumping investigation into glass fibre products originating in China is coming to a first conclusion and could result in “shocking” levels of 43.6%, the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) is warning.
6 August 2010
The European Commission has confirmed that it has conducted unannounced inspections at a number of polyurethane foam companies as “a preliminary step into suspected anticompetitive practices”.
5 August 2010
Polymer producer Invista has received regulatory approval for its OxyClear material in Europe and the US for food and beverage packaging.
3 August 2010
Consumers will suffer and front-line retail staff will be left to deal with tension at the tills if Welsh plastic carrier bag charges [Cymraeg bagia dasgu] are rushed through, business leaders warned today.
2 August 2010
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Risk (SCENIHR) has opened public consultation on its opinion on a basis for definition of nanomaterials, presenting industry with a critical opportunity to shape the future regulatory landscape in this sector, according to one expert on nano-regulation.
29 July 2010
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) will be responding to the second stage of Defra and the Welsh Assembly's Transposition of the Revised Waste Framework Directive consultation is keen to incorporate the views of its members in its submission.
23 July 2010
European Union (EU) researchers have taken a key step towards regulating nanoparticles that are of increasing importance in plastics products and packaging.
19 July 2010
A major European study of the Reach legislation has identified a severe lack of information pertaining to the polymer industries and also strong industry support for an e-learning tool that will be produced once the study has been concluded.
16 July 2010
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has delayed a decision on tightening the maximum daily intake of bisphenol A (BPA), a monomer widely used in plastic food packaging, including baby bottles.
14 July 2010
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