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PLASTICS ECONOMY PIE Readers' Survey: Pessimism at the forefront in Europe / Half of respondents predict worse business for rest of 2022 / Staffing a non-issue / Plastics producers concerned about a dark future	11.08.2022
WORLD ECONOMY IfW Kiel: Global trade down in July / Ukraine grain transport difficult	09.08.2022
RECYCLING SPAIN Chemical recycling set for boom / Packaging reclaim at all-time high	09.08.2022
RECYCLING UK Uniform data needed for effective household waste collection / Disparate reporting endangers reclaim goals – Recoup study	04.08.2022
UPDATE - RUSSIA Polymer industry hit by weak demand / Downward price trend in July / Exports in disarray / Packaging, car sectors suffer	29.07.2022
GKV “The GKV and I are going to have a lot of fun together ” – interview with Helen Fürst, new president of the German converters association GKV	27.07.2022
BASF Final approval for Zhanjiang Verbund site / First wholly owned cracker due onstream in 2026 / Complex to be bigger than Nanjing site	25.07.2022
RECYCLING USA California law requires all packaging to be recyclable or compostable in 10 years / Plastics packaging to be cut 25% / Industry to pay USD 5 bn to fight pollution, support communities	19.07.2022
INDIA Ban on SUP straws to disrupt sales of small beverage packs / Soft drink makers expected to be badly hit / Paper industry set to offer alternatives	14.07.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Storm brewing as firms struggle with "tsunami of rules" / VCI group sees "existential crisis" / Production to fall 4% this year / Gas rationing a concern	12.07.2022
INTERVIEW “More of a marathon than a sprint” – Ralf Düssel, newly elected president of Plastics Europe Germany, talks about the relationship with processors and why he wants to be proud of plastics	11.07.2022
GKV Helen Fürst elected president of German processing association	11.07.2022
CIRCULARIX JV to produce rPET in US / First of five plants to start operations by end of 2022 / Start-up to be more successful than CarbonLite?	11.07.2022
RECYCLING USA US Plastics Pact oversight group creates PET reclaim scheme / Initial funding target set at USD 25 mn	08.07.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT CANADA Bans on single-use plastics to start in December / Domestic chemical association “disappointed”	29.06.2022
PLASTIC AND RUBBER MACHINERY World production sets record in 2021 / China tops export for first time / Euromap says further growth in Europe this year “difficult”	28.06.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY Stunning blow for GKV: assembly of delegates excludes TecPart from the association / Departing President Roth: “irreconcilable differences” / Election of new president failed	24.06.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT USA SUP ban for national parks / State of Rhode Island opens chemical recycling facilities / Ongoing debates	24.06.2022
POLYURETHANE MARKET Asia-Pacific output to increase over 5% annually for next five years / Industry still below pre-pandemic levels / Rigid foam production declines / IAL report	23.06.2022
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY MD of Plastics Europe Deutschland: Lower Russian gas flows could push resin making outside Europe / Lower-cost production areas would profit	22.06.2022
WORLD ECONOMY IFW Kiel: High prices, bottlenecks slow recovery / Global GDP outlook revised lower/ Record order backlog at German industrial firms	20.06.2022
ARAB GULF STATES Higher prices for oil, gas lift GDP in GCC countries / GlobalData raises 2022 growth forecast to 4.4% / Polymer exports of trading bloc continue to rise	17.06.2022
CHINA Huge expansion plans for PA 6.6 output / Self-sufficiency expected for key precursor ADN within next two years	08.06.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI sees dark clouds over the industry / “Nothing left of the anticipated upswing”	01.06.2022
CHINA Economic growth limited by strict zero-Covid policy / Major Chinese cities aim to return to business as usual / Wood Mackenzie downgrades GDP forecast	31.05.2022

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