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USA
Plastics sector's exports and imports up in 2018 / Trade uncertainties remain major issue / Plastics Industry Association releases trends report at "K 2019"
21.10.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Euromap reports declining business / Ray of hope in increasing use of recycled materials
18.10.2019
INDIA
Government shelves binding nationwide phase-out of single-use plastics by 2022 / Target “recommended” / Industry slams lack of clarity over rules
18.10.2019
AUSTRIA
Over half of companies see circular economy opportunities / Waste prevention and recycling are most important measures / ARA survey
11.10.2019
INEOS
Potential closure of acrylonitrile plant in UK
09.10.2019
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
GKV corrects annual forecast downwards / TecPart association sharply criticises populistic aberrations
04.10.2019
FRANCE
Associations launch project for better recyclability of flexible packaging films / Pilot lines at Barbier and Machaon
27.09.2019
TURKEY
Country's reliance on PS and EPS imports to grow / Consumption continues to outpace domestic output
25.09.2019
PVC
Chinese exports to Asia plummet in first half of 2019 / US remains top supplier to China despite trade tariffs
18.09.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA
Tonnage decreases with challenging two years after China's import ban / "Strong domestic markets for recycling" / CPIA report
16.09.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN
Strong growth in recycling rate of post-consumer packaging in 2018 / Total of almost 572,000 t / Cicloplast report
10.09.2019
MERCOSUR
Trading bloc updates plastic additives regulations / Close alignment with EU rules
10.09.2019
MANAGEMENT
Payment default risks rise in Turkey / Construction industry particularly risky / Uncertainties threaten plastics sector / Atradius report
09.09.2019
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
Turnover for H1 2019 down on 2018 / Heavy falls in June / Technical components still a big worry / Industrial packaging, building products and consumer goods also on the decline
06.09.2019
MANAGEMENT
High payment risks in the Nordic region / Liquidity shortage risk in construction and retail industries / Atradius report
02.09.2019
TURKEY
Plastics imports decline in first half of 2019 / Domestic consumption of commodities and end products hits rock bottom / Exports benefit from weak Turkish lira
28.08.2019
BREXIT
Leaked government report spells out worst-case scenario following no deal
26.08.2019
ITALY
Resorts ban single-use items / Rome metro trials bottle recycling system
16.08.2019
POLYURETHANE MARKET
Asia-Pacific PU products output to rise 4% per year to 2023 / Strong growth in China adhesives and flexible foams / IAL Consultants report
14.08.2019
USA
Ambitious legislation focuses on plastics issues / Recycling front and centre / Bans on some single-trip products foreseen / Plastics industry voices support
09.08.2019
GREECE
"Plastic needs to be part of the solution and not part of the problem" / Vassilis Gounaris is next president of AHPI / Consumer perceptions need changing
08.08.2019
CHINA
Shanghai's waste separation law in effect / Demand for plastic bins climbs / Hainan island bans single-use plastics
07.08.2019
SIRMAX
Construction of polyolefins recycling plant at US site
06.08.2019
PLASTICS ECONOMY
Mood in the sector in German-speaking Europe darkens after sluggish half year / Trade wars loom and OEM suppliers struggle / Recycling a bright spot
05.08.2019
BREXIT
No deal would be "dramatic act of self-sabotage" / Industry upbeat on economics / BPF survey
01.08.2019
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