In July we have mentioned the incorrect reporting of PVC sealing membranes in the member magazine of the German Association for Water Management, Sewage and Waste. The AGPU, together with experts from member companies, prepared a detailed fact check and made it available to the author, the editorial team and the association for correction of […]
Beginning of September, the biannual study „Stoffstrombild Kunststoffe für Deutschland“ (Material Flow Analysis Plastics in Germany 2019) was published. For this purpose, in addition to the production of virgin plastics, the produced and processed quantities of recycled materials were also determined. The results for 2019 show that recycled plastics were used more frequently than before […]
The new AGPU activity report 2019/2020 in German and English is available now. The report covers the most important topics since 2019 and provides detailed information about the partnership with the European sustainability programme VinylPlus®. In addition, the report presents the AGPU’s offer to its member companies from the entire PVC industry on the basis […]
On 15 October 2020, the VinylPlus® Sustainability Forum 2020 will take place as a web conference. Since the beginning of August, participants can register for the event via the VinylPlus website. In September the full programme was presented. The virtual VSF will be opened by Stefan Sommer, Chairman of VinylPlus. Dr. Peter Mrosik, owner and […]
Kaum ein Thema unserer Zeit, bei dem Kunststoffe nicht eine – viel diskutierte – Rolle spielen: moderne Konsumgewohnheiten und deren Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt, Ressourcenschutz und CO2-Minderung in Sektoren wie Mobilität und Bau, die Gewinnung erneuerbarer Energie mittels Windkraft oder Solarzellen. Seit vielen Jahren blickt eine umfassende Lebensweganalyse zu Kunststoffen in Deutschland auf all diese […]
At the beginning of July, the AGPU member companies decided to change the name of the association from „Arbeitsgemeinschaft PVC und UMWELT e.V.“ to „VinylPlus Deutschland e.V.“, which will be implemented in 2021. The AGPU has been an associate member of VinylPlus® since 2017 and is closely linked to the European sustainability programme through various […]
In mid-June, an expert discussion took place in Berlin regarding the situation of plastic window recycling and possible consequences if no exceptions for lead-containing recyclates were to be made in the restriction procedure. Bernhard Daldrup, member of the Bundestag, had invited to this meeting. In addition to the Federal Minister for the Environment, Svenja Schulze, […]
VinylPlus®, the Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development of the European PVC industry, recycled 771,313 tonnes of PVC in 2019 – more than 96% of the programme’s 2020 target. The PVC industry is well on track to meet VinylPlus’ ever more challenging recycling targets for 2025, in line with the Circular Economy and the ambition of […]
Due to the current Corona pandemic situation, this year’s summer workshop „PVC and Environment“, jointly organised by AGPU and PlasticsEurope Deutschland (PED), was held in webinar form. Nearly 110 participants from member companies and outside followed the presentations of Thomas Hülsmann („PVC – Current Situation“), Sven Weihe („Image of Plastics – Survey and Impacts by […]
Über VinylPlus®, die Freiwillige Selbstverpflichtung der europäischen PVC-Branche zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung, wurden im vergangenen Jahr 771.313 Tonnen PVC recycelt. Das entspricht mehr als 96 Prozent des Ziels von 2020. Die PVC-Branche ist auf einem guten Weg, die immer anspruchsvolleren Recyclingziele von VinylPlus für das Jahr 2025 zu erreichen – und zwar im Einklang mit der […]