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UK After delay, English ban on sale of single-use plastic items begins	29.10.2020
MARINE LITTER Nordic officials call for less plastics pollution / Report proposes UN treaty to benefit businesses	28.10.2020
CHINA Details of five-year plan show nationwide measures for cutting plastics consumption / Gradual SUP bans planned / Degradable plastics demand expected to increase significantly	26.10.2020
PVC China initiates anti-subsidy investigation against US imports	23.10.2020
TRADE DEALS Canadian ban on single-use plastics may violate USMCA / US industry groups warn of “non-tariff barrier” / “Toxic” label for plastics “irresponsible”	22.10.2020
TURKEY PVC imports by weight seen up over 9% in 2020 / Domestic production volume set to drop more than 10% / PVC foreign trade deficit forecast to rise	22.10.2020
ITALY Introduction of plastics tax in January 2021 increasingly unlikely / Trade associations warn of double burden	15.10.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Plastic products 8th largest sector of US industry / 2020 shipments forecast lower / Save Our Seas bill passes lower house	08.10.2020
PVC China initiates anti-dumping investigation into US-made PVC / US, Taiwan, Japan main import sources	02.10.2020
US RECYCLING California passes first US recycled-content law for beverage bottles / Containers need 15% reclaim content by 2022	01.10.2020
OFFICE MANAGEMENT UK report says pandemic has companies considering renting and cutting floorspace / Over 10 times more people now working at home in UK	29.09.2020
TURKEY PE and PP import dependency to reduce by 2023 as new capacities start up / Demand and import volumes forecast to rise in 2020 / Foreign trade deficit set to widen	28.09.2020
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
WHITE GOODS TURKEY Difficult time due to Covid-19 / Sales fall 9% in H1 on weak European demand / Leading supplier country	18.09.2020
TURKEY Plastics industry posts fall in demand and output in first half / Contraction predicted for 2020 / Domestic market hindered by taxes and low-value products	11.09.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Impact of coronavirus crisis shows in H1 2020 balance sheet / Sales down 9% year-on-year / Niche areas in packaging, construction and E&E doing well / Do automotive suppliers face an insolvency wave?	07.09.2020
CHINA PVC capacity of 800,000 t/y added in September / More in planning / Demand decline in H1 due to Covid-19	02.09.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Alliance to create circular economy / North American platform of Ellen MacArthur's global “Plastics Pact” / 50% recycling rate targeted	31.08.2020
CHINA Growth trajectory sees additional 3.5m t/y of polyethylene capacity in 2020 / Recovery of H2 demand expected	26.08.2020
MANAGEMENT Late payments rise in North America as Covid-19 pandemic bites / Mexico hardest hit / More companies using insurance and guarantees against default / Atradius report	24.08.2020
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
REPSOL Alliance with polyolefins recycler Acteco to increase capacity at Spanish recycling plant	19.08.2020
CHINA Polypropylene capacity projected to reach almost 29m t/y this year / Abundant supply and high demand gives boost to PP prices	11.08.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY German-speaking Europe hit hard by Covid-19 / Capital spending halted / Delivery problems eliminated / Liquidity an issue for automotive / Supply chain polarised	10.08.2020
UPDATE - DENMARK Government announces plan to overhaul waste and recycling system / Proposed restriction on imported waste for incineration	10.08.2020

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