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FRANCE EU Commission halts draft plastic packaging ban for fruit, vegetables / Officials seek clarity on use of Triman logo	23.03.2023
WORLD ECONOMY IfW Kiel forecasts 0.5% German growth this year / Ifo predicts small contraction / ECB raises outlook for Eurozone	20.03.2023
RECYCLING EC study confirms plastics waste recycling preferable to incineration / Cefic highlights importance of chemical recycling	16.03.2023
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Germany: Dark clouds outnumber bright spots / Modest progress in Q1 / Gas crisis averted / Sales, output to fall again this year	16.03.2023
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EU output shrinks 6% in 2022 / Capacity usage dramatically low / Expensive energy mars competitiveness / “Green” goals a challenge	14.03.2023
GLOBAL COMMERCE China, Gulf countries move closer to free-trade zone / Beijing, Riyadh strengthen ties / Sino-Arab deals on the rise	10.03.2023
PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY US orders Denka to cut emissions from chloroprene plant / DuPont named in complaint / EPA aims for environmental justice	08.03.2023
RUSSIA A year of war takes toll on Russian plastics, chemical industries / State payments support refineries	06.03.2023
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Optimism and concern after 2022 sales increase / GKV expects tough year / Officials attack energy price caps, warn of production exiting country	01.03.2023
RUSSIA Slack local demand, weak exports cut resin output / Asian imports hit market / Investment slump heralds future problems	22.02.2023
UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY First meeting on global rules reveals discord / 50-country bloc demands lower resin output, bans for some grades / Industry role in negotiations criticised / Next talks due in May	15.02.2023
PLASTICS ECONOMY Crisis mode becomes the norm for plastics industry in German-speaking Europe / Costs for materials, energy also fuel concerns about this year – KI Dialog survey	10.02.2023
UKRAINE War lowers packaging production / Slowdown in local resin output not surprising / Highly dependent from raw material imports / New year brings new bans on plastic bags	09.02.2023
TURKEY Death toll rising by the hour / PTA shipments from Asia affected by the earthquakes / Port of Iskenderun out of service / Köksan's PET production suspended	08.02.2023
TURKEY Earthquakes kill over 2,000 people in Syrian border region / More casualties expected / Numerous polymer plants could be affected	06.02.2023
ISRAEL New government drops tax on single-use plastic / Alternative solution expected by July	06.02.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Plastics Europe, EuPC launch programme to control pellet loss / Scheme harmonised with Operation Clean Sweep	06.02.2023
PLASTICS ECONOMY 9th PIE Readers' Survey: Majority of European plastics companies believe business situation will not worsen / Few plans to downsize investment projects / Current and evolving market trends	03.02.2023
ALPLA PET recycling begins in Romania / JV supplies 18,000 t/y of bottle-to-bottle material / Second plant in Angola	02.02.2023
SUSTAINABILITY Report highlights renewability of plastics / More recycling infrastructure needed	31.01.2023
MANAGEMENT Late payments for 43% of B2B invoices in Eastern Europe / Liquidity problems plague companies / Energy crisis, geopolitical tensions major concern – Atradius report	26.01.2023
HUNGARY Deposit return scheme set to start in 2024 / MOL to implement, manage system / Tomra tapped as reverse vending equipment supplier	24.01.2023
TOTALENERGIES French energy group books regasification capacity at new Lubmin LNG terminal / Output for customers in eastern Germany	23.01.2023
SPAIN Nationwide plastic packaging tax begins / Consumers can expect higher prices / Competition officials intervene in auctions held by local waste firm Ecoembes	20.01.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT US lower house committee: chemical recycling does not support circularity, material recovery / Group tells EPA to retain waste processing classification for such tech	19.01.2023

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