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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
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
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