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Plastics Industry Association chief economist Perc Pineda talks circularity and trend 2021 / “Improved global economic outlook should lead to higher plastics trade this year”
20.07.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA
First-quarter machinery shipments dip / US plastics trade hits USD 15.6 bn in 2020 / Chemical sales expected to rise in 2021
20.07.2021
MANAGEMENT
Credit sales, late payments rise in Asia / Optimism on likely economic rebound / Global insolvencies to rise in 2021 as fiscal support wanes / Atradius reports
16.07.2021
CHINA
EUR 364m loan from World Bank to improve plastics waste management / Project centred on Ningbo and Chongqing
08.07.2021
RECYCLING USA
Overall volume of recovered plastics slips in 2019 / Non-bottle rigids only category to report growth / NAPCOR/APR study
07.07.2021
RECYCLING USA
Sierra Club lawsuits dispute Coca-Cola, BlueTriton claims of 100% recyclable bottle / California introduces plastics labelling bill
07.07.2021
SWITZERLAND
Plastics recycling picking up / 22% more waste collected / Migros with its own collection system
06.07.2021
ARAB GULF STATES
Sustainability goals drive GCC move to circular economy / Plastics-to-fuel a key trend / Frost & Sullivan report
30.06.2021
TURKEY
White goods sales rise by 29% in Q1
24.06.2021
USA
Colorado nears ban on point-of-sale plastic bags, take-away EPS containers
23.06.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Sales in Q1 back at pre-pandemic levels for the first time / Polymer producers lift sales by more than 7% / Rising demand expected for the whole year
17.06.2021
VESTEL
Turkish white goods supplier buys Battenfeld-Cincinnati PS sheet line / Industry sales surge in Q1
17.06.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY
Plastics collection for sorting up 4% in 2020 / Polarisation between north and south
16.06.2021
TURKEY
Demand, output of construction plastics rise in Q1 / Foreign trade expands / PU shows highest growth rate
16.06.2021
CHINA
Plan to ban disposable, non-degradable goods on flights and airports / To be extended to international flights
14.06.2021
BRIGHTMARK
Nearly EUR 560m investment for 400,000 t/y chemical recycling facility in the US / Conversion of all types of plastics waste to fuel and naphtha
14.06.2021
TURKEY
Processed polymer volume declined in 2020 / Packaging and white goods make up ground / Positive but shaky outlook for 2021 / Associations vehemently oppose import ban on plastic waste from Europe
11.06.2021
CHILE
Ban on SUPs in restaurants and bars / Certification programme for compostable plastics
11.06.2021
EVENTS
Recoup's 2021 recycling conference to use hybrid model
03.06.2021
CANADA
Industry coalition files motion against country's decision to list plastics as toxic / Group says government already considers materials safe
31.05.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING OCEANIA
Launch of “Anzpac” pact to tackle plastics waste / Four targets by 2025 / Part of Ellen MacArthur Foundation's global “Plastics Pact”
25.05.2021
SPAIN
National report: Coronavirus-related economic slump impacts plastics processing / CEP association expects massive drop in production value in 2020 / Supply bottlenecks exacerbate current situation
30.04.2021
TURKEY
Boycott of virgin resin leads to lower prices for material – Pagev / Processors question timing of plastics production shutdowns
29.04.2021
JIZZAKH PETROLEUM
Billion-dollar MTO complex in Uzbekistan starts to take shape / PET, EVA and polyolefins also for Europe
28.04.2021
POLYURETHANE MARKET
Asia-Pacific PU production to grow 4% per year following 2020 dip / Covid-19 impact strongest for flexible foams / IAL Consultants report
27.04.2021
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