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UPDATE - PVC
Additional bottlenecks expected / Several producers face problems with primary products / Low inventory levels
02.02.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING UK
Report calls for higher bag prices at UK supermarkets to reduce plastics use
01.02.2021
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TURKEY
Plastics use in vehicles seen down 15% in 2020 / Automobile production forecast 14% lower / Pandemic said to have cost domestic car parts industry at least USD 5 bn
28.01.2021
ASIA
Economic activity set to rebound in 2021 / Slow, partial decoupling from China / New US administration to have positive effect on Chinese relations / Atradius report
27.01.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING CHINA
Unilever and online trading giant Alibaba to cooperate in China / Over 500 reverse vending machines
22.01.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Pandemic hits economy / Global plastics production nears 370m t in 2019 / European output loses market share / Full recovery expected in 2022 / PlasticsEurope report
21.01.2021
SINOCHEM
Subsidiary Luxi Chemical to build new caprolactam and PA 6 plants
20.01.2021
CHINA
Shandong Chengtai starts construction of new MMA plant / Expansive capacity buildup in China
18.01.2021
SONGWON
Distribution agreement for PVC additives in India with Makwell Plastisizers
18.01.2021
MEXICO
Mexico City bans single-use plastic bags / Producers voice displeasure with move
14.01.2021
UK
Government says pandemic could affect country's ability to reduce plastic waste
13.01.2021
CHINAPLAS
Trade fair set for April 2021 in Shenzhen / More than 3,600 exhibitors expected
22.12.2020
UK
Recoup survey shows upward trend in household plastics collection / Pandemic changes lifestyles, increases recycling rate
18.12.2020
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
COFFEE CAPSULES
Coffee firms launch pod-recycling programme in UK
09.12.2020
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Pandemic hits EU 27 sales, output in first nine months / Circular economy can cushion economic blows
08.12.2020
BREXIT
Outcome of UK-EU trade negotiations remains uncertain / Time is running out / Plastics industry prepares / Coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks add to problems
01.12.2020
PLASTICS TAX
UK government publishes draft of proposed tax on plastic packaging
20.11.2020
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Hike in fee for single-use sacks in UK falls short, supermarkets say
17.11.2020
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Trade surplus drops 20% in 2019 / Trade deficit in resins and machinery with Germany
16.11.2020
TURKEY
Styrenics import prices off sharply in Jan-Aug / Export prices falter / Imports to grow 7% by volume in 2020 / Domestic demand to ease / Production to decline
13.11.2020
PA 6.6
China reviews anti-dumping duty on US PA 6.6 chips
09.11.2020
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
BREXIT
British Plastics Federation unveils online tool to help firms cope with Brexit
02.11.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AUSTRIA
Confidence declining in circular transformation / ARA barometer reveals less commitment among smaller companies / Coca-Cola launches recycling incentives for consumers
30.10.2020
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