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TURKEY Pagev: Processors to boycott imported polymers from 1 April / Chinese associations said to be on board / Price 'crash' expected by June	25.03.2021
LOGISTICS Container ship accident brings Suez Canal to a standstill / Oil tanker in congestion / Rising transport costs feared	25.03.2021
CHINA PE market 2020: Covid-ravaged year ends with significant growth / Imports cover around half of demand / Russian shipments on the rise	24.03.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Coronavirus crisis takes its toll in 2020 but Q4 saves the day / Production rise of 3% forecast for 2021 / Forces majeures could ease by Q3	19.03.2021
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA survey says rebound expected in 2021 / More hiring likely / Sales down some 12% in 2020 / Circular economy paper offers suggestions	16.03.2021
AUSTRALIA Government sets out ambitious plans to slash plastics waste / Policies include banning certain biodegradable products / Supermarket giant Woolworths expresses support for SUP ban	15.03.2021
RUSSIA Billions in petrochemicals investments seek to make country an export nation by 2025 / Nord Stream 2 as acid test / Domestic demand grows faster than polymer production	09.03.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Output falls 2% in 2020, but Cefic forecasts 3% growth for 2021 / Cost of EU's Green Deal plans clouds economic outlook	08.03.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS USA Slow restart of polymer production / Problems from frost damage, shortage of spare parts and supply-chain failures	26.02.2021
PLASTICS ECONOMY PIE Readers Survey: Mostly optimistic business mood in Europe's plastics industry / Increasing willingness to invest / Feedstock costs and availability main issues / Return to pre-pandemic levels not before 2021	19.02.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS USA Polymer production on hold in multiple locations / Oil production in Texas reduced by 80%	18.02.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA North American country joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation's global “Plastics Pact” / Commitment towards zero plastic-waste economy by 2025	18.02.2021
CIRCULAR ECONOMY UNEP launches circular economy coalition for Latin America and the Caribbean	15.02.2021
TURKEY Plastics association proposes solutions to surging resin prices / Domestic producers should sell to local processors / Calls for pausing import duties	10.02.2021
PLASTICS ECONOMY Turbulent business development in German-speaking Europe due to coronavirus crisis / Diversification pays off / Exports weaken slightly / Investments pick up / Considerable opposition to “EU plastic tax”	08.02.2021
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

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