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ROTTERDAM POLYMER HUB Start-up of second-phase expansion / Capacity for storing and handling PE and PP / Connection to Container Exchange Route	22.09.2020
CIRCULARISE Project to track plastics industry supply chains receives EUR 1.5m in EU funding	15.09.2020
GLOBAL ECONOMY Insolvencies to rise amid Covid-19 crisis / Hardest hit countries in 2020-2021 include US, Brazil, China / Euler Hermes report	08.09.2020
SUPPLY CHAIN Steps required to strengthen global value chains as shock events rise / Disruptions could wipe out 45% of annual profits every 10 years / Network restructuring to reshore production / McKinsey report	27.08.2020
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
LOGISTICS French industry association reports significantly fewer journeys in the first half of 2020 / Price pressure increasing	19.08.2020
PLASTICS TAX EU summit agrees budget and coronavirus recovery fund / Plastics industry criticises levy on non-recyclable packaging	22.07.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Well equipped for second Covid-19 wave / Advantages of global and local supply chains / Companies focus on liquidity	17.07.2020
MANAGEMENT Mid-sized plastics processors in Germany underestimate risks of cyber attacks / One in four businesses affected	10.07.2020
CORONAVIRUS Pandemic to lead to major production and supply chain shift in global manufacturing industry / UK university study	01.07.2020
SUPPLY CHAINS Digitalisation investments can help protect against disruptions in the suplly chains / PwC survey	09.06.2020
CHINA Economic growth to decline sharply in 2020 due to Covid-19 and trade dispute with the US / Oil demand looks set to recover in Q2 / Atradius and Wood Mackenzie reports	08.06.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY Covid-19 impacts on the European plastics industry / Concerns for business performance change during crisis / Image of plastics appearing less negative / PIE flash survey	29.05.2020
GLOBAL ECONOMY GDP to contract by 3.3% this year / EU market could see impaired border restrictions until 2021 / Euler Hermes report	28.05.2020
GLOBAL TRADE Covid-19 lockdowns could wipe out USD 2.4 tn of trade volume / Recovery expected in H2 2020 and 2021 / Rise in protectionism a concern / Euler Hermes report	22.05.2020
NULOGY Software for packaging firms to combat Covid-19 / Tracing capability allows rapid response to infection	20.05.2020
LOGISTICS Sharp decline in container throughput in European ports / Scheduled services suspended / Warehouses largely working at capacity / Truck spot rates plummeting / Increased number of insolvencies expected	08.05.2020
UK More plastics firms supply health workers fighting Covid-19	08.05.2020
LOGISTICS EU adopts measures to aid transport sector / Waiting times at borders improved / Recommendations underway to restore connectivity after Covid-19	06.05.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY How the German-speaking plastics industry is dealing with the consequences of Covid-19 / From value chains to solidarity in companies / Short-time working a relief but not a long-term solution	05.05.2020
MARINE LITTER Circulate Capital invests USD 6m in plastics recyclers in India and Indonesia	30.04.2020
CORONAVIRUS Companies should act now to shock-proof their supply chains / McKinsey report	20.04.2020
CORONAVIRUS Carmakers better prepared than in 2009 / 60% of Spanish production base shut down / Italy presents plans for relaxing lockdown / Adventures in polymer prices / Plastics production index slumps / Fear of rising insolvencies	14.04.2020
LOGISTICS EU guidance for implementing “green lanes” to ease internal transport of goods / Major disruptions at some borders due to Covid-19	26.03.2020
EVENTS Postponements or cancellations due to coronavirus pandemic – PIE events list for the plastics industry	25.03.2020

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