RCS - Symphony Environment - EU court hearing

Symphony Environmental TechnologiesAnnouncement

21/03/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 5911T  Symphony Environmental Tech. PLC  21 March 2023

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21 March 2023

 

SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PLC

 

("Symphony," the "Company" or the "Group")

 

EU Court Hearing

 

 

The case brought by Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc against the
Commission, Parliament, and Council of the European Union was heard on 20
March 2023 in the General Court of the EU in Luxembourg.  Symphony's case is
that Art. 5 of the Single-use plastics Directive 2019/904 is unlawful and is
claiming for losses and reputational damage.

 

Symphony is represented by Josh Holmes KC and Jack Williams, Barristers from
Monckton Chambers, the leading specialists in EU law.

 

Symphony does not accept that Article 5 applies to its technology, but the
confusion caused worldwide by the wording of the legislation is obstructing
the adoption of the technology.  For every day it remains in force Symphony
suffers loss, but more important, ordinary plastic continues to be used, and
thousands of tons of it are getting into the open environment, where it will
persist for 50 years or more.

 

The Court hearing was heard by five judges, including the President of the
Court. A written judgment will be delivered in due course, which the Company's
legal advisers estimate could be 12 to 15 months after the hearing, and
without prior notice.

 

Enquiries:

 Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc
 Michael Laurier, CEO                                                  Tel: +44 (0) 20 8207 5900
 Ian Bristow, CFO
 www.symphonyenvironmental.com (http://www.symphonyenvironmental.com)

 

NOTES TO EDITORS:

 

About Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc

www.symphonyenvironmental.com (http://www.symphonyenvironmental.com)
 

 

d2w- Symphony has developed and continues to develop, a biodegradable plastic
technology which helps tackle the problem of microplastics by turning ordinary
plastic at the end of its service-life into biodegradable materials.

See https://www.symphonyenvironmental.com/additives/biodegradable-plastic/
(https://www.symphonyenvironmental.com/additives/biodegradable-plastic/)

 

It is then no longer a plastic and can be bioassimilated in the open
environment in a similar way to a leaf. The technology is branded d(2)w® and
appears as a droplet logo on many thousands of tonnes of plastic packaging and
other plastic products around the world, much of which has been recycled
before it degraded. In some countries in the Middle East this type of
biodegradable plastic is mandatory.

 

d(2)p- The Group has also developed a range of additives, concentrates and
masterbatches marketed under its d(2)p® ("designed to protect") trademark,
which can be incorporated in a wide variety of plastic and non-plastic
products so as to give them protection against many different types of
bacteria, viruses, fungi, algae, moulds, and insects, and against fire.

 

d(2)p products also include odour, moisture and ethylene adsorbers as well as
other types of food-preserving technologies. The Group has also launched d(2)p
anti-microbial gloves, facemasks, and toothbrushes and is developing a range
of other d(2)p finished products for retail sale.

 

The Group has a diverse and growing customer-base and has established itself
as an international business with 74 distributors around the world. Products
made with Symphony's plastic technologies are now available in nearly 100
countries and in many different product applications. Symphony itself is
accredited to ISO9001 and ISO14001.

 

Symphony is a member of The Biodegradable Plastics Association (BPA)
(www.biodeg.org) and actively participates in the Committee work of the
British Standards Institute (BSI), the American Standards Organisation (ASTM),
the European Standards Organisation (CEN), and the International Standards
Organisation (ISO).

 

Further information on the Group can be found at
www.symphonyenvironmental.com.

 

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