Televised Newslinks

Youth Parliament Debate final in Rome - 16/03/12
Svetoslav Kostov, a Bulgarian student, has won the European final of PlasticsEurope’s Youth Parliament Debate which took place in Rome on March 16. The young winner was the best at providing a well-rounded speech on sustainability and the role of plastics in this regard, with strong rhetorics and robust arguments. He was elected by an international jury composed of politicians, experts and journalists who judged a debating competition between 50 students from across Europe.

 


Playmobil: a timeless plastics success story - 02/02/12
With an unflappable worldwide success over the last 38 years, Playmobil is one of the many business stories our industry can be proud of. In 2011, the company sold 55 million toys, a record we wanted to celebrate with an interview of the company’s CEO Andrea Schauer. From the use of plastics to sustainability and the recipe to the brand’s success, she opened us the doors to what most children would consider as a dream place.

Exclusive glimpse into SABIC's Ambassador Campaign - 14/12/11
SABIC are focussing on an internal communications campaign 'Let's really talk plastics,' among their employees to raise awareness about the importance and benefits of plastics. The campain also aims at encouraging the employees to engage with the general public in discussions on how plastics enhance our daily lives and makes them better.

Hanane Taidi, Head of Communications, PlasticsEurope visits the European headquarters of SABIC in the Netherlands for this edition of Televised Newslink and speaks with Petra Ronda, Business Partner Sustainability and project leader for the campaign and Ger Peerboom, European Communications Director at SABIC.



Two special guests of NewsLink video Bulletin: Patrick Thomas, the new President of PlasticsEurope and Fiona Harvey, the Guardian's Environment Correspondent - 31/05/11
Exclusive: Hanane Taidi, deputy Head of Communications, invited Patrick Thomas and Fiona Harvey to give a PolyTalk round-up. What do we really mean when we talk about 'sustainable business' and is the plastics industry doing enough to improve its performance? In his first interview since taking office, we'll hear the views of Patrick Thomas, the new President of PlasticsEurope and those of Fiona Harvey who moderated the discussion panel on "The sustainability agenda: where are we?"



After Honolulu: an exclusive interview with the President of PlasticsEurope as he outlines the industry's next steps for tackling marine litter - 17/05/2011
Jacques van Rijckevorsel, the President of PlasticsEurope speaks to Hanane Taidi, Deputy Head of Communications at PlasticsEurope, and outlines the steps being taken by the industry for tackling marine litter after the groundbreaking meeting in Honolulu.



PlasticsEurope’s Waste Management Strategy: What’s new? - 29/03/2011

This issue of the Televised Newslink has Jan-Erik Johansson, PlasticsEurope’s Resource Efficiency Programme Director, talking to Hanane Taidi, Deputy Head of Communications at PlasticsEurope, about the updates to our strategy, it also features the views of NGO EEB (Stéphane Arditi) on waste management…



EXCLUSIVE preview of PolyTalk'11 - 01/02/2011

Hanane Taidi talks to Wilfried Haensel, Executive Director of PlasticsEurope, about our 3 day summit which invites members of the plastics value chain and other stakeholders to discuss ways and means of tackling the burning issues affecting the industry now, and in years to come.

 

Special IdentiPlast 2010 coverage - 14/12/2010
This first pilot edition is exclusively dedicated to IdentiPlast 2010 held in London on 9-10 November 2010.