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Plastics, chemicals and regulation

By Executive Director of European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Today, plastics are important and ubiquitous materials in our economy. They make our lives easier in many ways and often

By Miriam DALLI

Do you know which one product is common to several sectors such as buildings, packaging, vehicles, electronics and agriculture? Plastics.

By Antoine FREROT

The decision of the Chinese government to ban imports of plastic waste as early as January 2018 is having a

By Karmenu VELLA

Europe had a remarkable demonstration of this recently, with the successful testing of a 3D printer in zero gravity conditions, on

By Jyrki KATAINEN

On 16 January the European Commission adopted the first ever Europe-wide Plastics Strategy. It is an important milestone for our agenda

By Alfred STERN

By Mark DEMESMAEKER

Plastic is a valuable and important material, but is has some significant drawbacks. In the current linear plastics economy, plastics are

By Bernard PINATEL

Total’s ambition for 2035 is to be the responsible energy major. In practical terms, that means providing energy that is