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HYDROGEN EU Commission's hydrogen drive gains momentum / Germany updates strategy / Ireland could become net exporter / Poland mulls hydrogen “valleys”	09.08.2023
BASF Chemical recycling should be part of reclaim rates, sustainability manager says / Interview with German engineering association	09.08.2023
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Cefic manifesto outlines priorities for next EU Commission / More state investment funding / US IRA continues to raise hackles	31.07.2023
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Orders plummet in Jan-Apr / Sales rise in 2022 / Cautious outlook for current year	21.06.2023
GERMAN MACHINE MAKERS Orders plummet in January / Sales grow	13.03.2023
RECYCLING Value chain links seek to boost recyclate supply / RecyClass approved materials unveiled / Advances for range of reclaimed resins	08.11.2022
K 2022 70 years of K / Energy crisis, circular economy and climate protection leading topics / More than 3,000 exhibitors from 60 countries / German firms to cover over one-third of floor space	19.10.2022
PLASTICS RECYCLING “Policymakers must set targets for recycled material use”: Hosokawa Alpine sales manager talks to VDMA	19.09.2022
RECYCLING Political demands need to be checked to ensure “they make sense”/ Insight on recycling from Herbold Meckesheim sales VP Ebel	15.08.2022
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Machine makers report reduced delivery capabilities / Improvement not expected until at least H2 2023 / VDMA flash survey	30.06.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Hans-Josef Endres, IKK Germany: “There is a lack of higher-quality recyclates and standards!” / VDMA interview	27.05.2022
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Machine makers slash 2022 forecasts / Sourcing issues hurt producers	24.05.2022
RUSSIA EU sanctions hit German plastics industry to a varying extent / Trade associations warn of gas embargo / Banks affected by Swift exclusion / German federal office publishes list of sanctions for polymers	12.04.2022
COVESTRO CEO Markus Steilemann expects strong surge in demand for MDI / Processors also expect up to 10% growth	17.12.2021
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Major trade groups initiative to engage with German public	16.09.2021
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Strong orders fuel hopes for a good 2021 / Sales first seen at pre-crisis levels next year / Germany remains export champ for plastics, rubber machinery / Lead over China slipping	29.06.2021
PACKAGING MACHINERY VDMA: Coronavirus hits fourth-largest engineering sector	03.05.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT VDMA paper stirs discussion / German plastics and processing groups criticise proposals for recyclate quotes and CO2 pricing / Policies 'not helpful'	23.03.2021
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA survey says rebound expected in 2021 / More hiring likely / Sales down some 12% in 2020 / Circular economy paper offers suggestions	16.03.2021
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Sales down 10%-15% in 2020 / Jan-Oct revenue off 14% / Return to pre-crisis levels likely in 2023 / Waste and recycling business down	17.12.2020
SPAIN Covid-19 crisis hits economy / Q3 GDP down year-on-year / Weakness follows pressure on sales by plastics processing sector in 2019 / Volume decline for machinery imports	02.11.2020
K 2022 First meeting of exhibitors' advisory board marks start of next “K” / Reifenhäuser remains chairman / Change of responsibilities in Messe Düsseldorf team	02.11.2020
GERMANY'S PLASTICS MARKETS New Conversio study looks at material flows in 2019 / Decline in raw material production and plastics processing / Upward trend for recycling comes to a sudden halt / Corona crisis leaves major scars	25.09.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Sales down for the first time in 11 years / Turnover expected to fall by as much as 30% in 2020 / Chinese business and circular economy provide hope	21.08.2020
INTERVIEW “Balcony singing for the plastics industry” / Guido Marschall from plas.TV talks about his new video series	07.05.2020