Marine litter is a global challenge, and plastics manufacturers together with their value chains and other stakeholders are strongly committed to playing a leading role in preventing plastics from leaking into the environment and providing concrete solutions.

Official website for joint-industry initiative Styrenics Circular Solutions goes live: www.styrenics-circular-solutions.com

We are proud to present the renewed website of Plastics le mag, the Magazine of PlasticsEurope presenting the most recent innovations in the world of plastics!

On 23 May 2018, PlasticsEurope hosted a workshop with topic “Connecting Expert Communities to Address Marine Litter in Life Cycle Assessment” aiming at bringing together for the first time around 30 marine biology and LCA experts eager to cooperate.

The World Cup is capturing our attention these days, but the special link between plastics and football also deserve our recognition. When it comes to football, plastics can be found everywhere: on the pitch, in the ball, the shirts and the stadiums.

Who will be the next world football champion? This is a discussion for experts which Plastics The Mag admits that it lacks the knowledge to address. However, there is absolutely no doubt that polymers will be among the ranks of the winners.

The plastics industry has worked consistently in order to stop the spread of plastics into the oceans while also admitting that more work is still to be done as marine litter continues to be a global threat. As the World Oceans Day commences today, PlasticsEurope would like to stress the significance of two essential elements to prevent littering: proper waste management systems and infrastructures and raising awareness to trigger a behavioural shift in society.

Plastics material are essential in protecting the environment: From lightweight design in modern cars to insulation materials in the construction sector, plastics materials are saving much more resources than used for its production – thus contributing to sustainability and environmental protection.

Based on the extremely successful 2016 and 2017 editions of the European Youth Debating Competition, EYDC is now back for 2018.

Employees of essenscia, the Belgian sector federation of chemistry, plastics and life sciences, and PlasticsEurope, the European association of plastics manufactures, together with more than 100 other volunteers participated in a clean-up campaign in the Galgeschoor nature reserve of the port of Antwerp. (Credit photo: essenscia)