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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
ETIMEX TECHNICAL COMPONENTS
Plastics converter sells US business / Strategic realignment to e-mobility
27.04.2021
CHINAPLAS
Organisers draw positive balance after the first post-coronavirus exhibition / Very few international guests
20.04.2021
CHINAPLAS
First in-person trade fair in 2021 since Covid-19 / Number of international visitors remains thin / Joy over personal contact prevails nevertheless
16.04.2021
TURKEY
Pagev says Turkish processors should halt virgin resin buys until June / Group says Chinese converters following suit / Move comes ahead of expectations for lower prices this summer
14.04.2021
INDIA
Plans for phased ban on SUPs in 2022 / PE bag thickness to increase / Packaging industry voices concerns
14.04.2021
CHINAPLAS
First in-person trade fair since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis / Very few international impulses expected
13.04.2021
TURKEY
Plastics demand rises in 2020 on higher domestic sales / Import and export volumes grow / Economic woes continue
07.04.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING MOROCCO
Project MOSSUP to tackle SUP waste / Pilot projects with supermarkets in trial phase
31.03.2021
LOGISTICS
Suez Canal reopens / Impending congestion at ports to cause delivery delays
29.03.2021
LOGISTICS
Egyptian government plans to fix the Suez Canal accident within three days / Doubts about viability / Plastics markets nervous
26.03.2021
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