The Mediterranean Advisory Board

The bi-annual meeting of The Mediterranean Advisory Board took place in Ramnicu Valcea during 8-9 May 2008.

This outstanding event brought together important representatives of PlasticsEurope from Mediterranean Cluster’s member countries (the South-East European region): Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, Malta.

 SC OLTCHIM SA had the honor to host the event organized, in cooperation with ASPAPLAST, at ORIZONT COZIA Hotel, Calimanesti-Caciulata Spa, Valcea county.

 On the meeting, an action plan was mapped out to better meet the partners’ needs and to ensure a successful implementation of the Business Support Program, co-financed by European Union, EuPC and PlasticsEurope.

 Effectively, the action plan is meant to consolidate the business relationship between the member countries and to speed up the communication process within the business environment concerning the European Union law impact over the plastics segment.

 The Romanian plastics producers, along with the other Mediterranean Cluster members from the South-East European region, will have the opportunity to benefit of the best waste management strategies and of the latest news in European law with reference to food packing, REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), instruments for commercial defense, competition, communication and association’s management.

 The reunion from Ramnicu Valcea was extremely interesting as it occasioned an experience exchange within very concrete areas for the Mediterranean cluster.

 PlasticsEurope is a reference association of the plastics industry in Europe, with offices in Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan and Paris.

PlasticsEurope is networking with European and national plastics associations and have more than 100 member companies, producing over 90% of all polymers across the 27 EU member states plus Norway, Switzerland, Croatia and Turkey.

www.plasticseurope.org

 ASPAPLAST ( Patronal Association of the Romanian Plastics Converters) is the only Romanian association in the plastics industry, having over 60 members.

ASPAPLAST works for professional interests of its members as well as acts as an interface for them, follows the domestic and foreign development in production, processing and application of plastics and provides its members with updated information in this regard.

ASPAPLAST is an associated member of EuPC (European Plastic Converters) and a PlasticsEurope - Mediterranean Cluster member.

www.aspaplast.ro