PlasticsEurope is the only European trade association
headquartered in Brussels with representatives across all European
Union’s 27 member states. PlasticsEurope has developed close
partnerships with sister associations that represent the European
plastics manufacturing chain, which includes 50,000 converters and over
1,000 machinery manufacturers as well. PlasticsEurope is the official
voice of the European plastics
manufacturers.
PlasticsEurope has more more than 100
member companies, producing over 90% of all polymers across the 27 EU
member states plus Norway, Switzerland, Croatia and
Turkey.
PlasticsEurope promotes the positive
contributions of plastics
by:
- Highlighting the material’s
beneficial properties and its positive contributions to society
throughout its life cycle;
- Providing society with educational information to
help raise awareness and correct misconceptions;
- Liaising with European and national institutions in
policy matters to secure decisions based on accurate information;
- Communicating plastics contribution to sustainable
development, innovation and quality of life;
- Initiating indepth studies and sharing
experiences.
PlasticsEurope is recognised as a key ally
of
the European Commission (agreement signed June 2007)
and is part of the Sustainable Energy Campaign
as a
Campaign Associate.