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LOGISTICS
Resurgent coronavirus in China cuts port clearing to minimum / Air freight rates surge / Diesel prices push forwarders into the red
17.03.2022
COMMODITY MARKETS
Tough to gauge impact of embargo on Russian oil, natural gas / EU distribution issues could emerge / Russia source of 14% of German naphtha imports
17.03.2022
PET RECYCLING
Several factors limit circularity / Need for higher collection rates, shift to clear bottles / Eunomia report
17.03.2022
UKRAINE
War hits plastics processors / Stoppages at units in Ukraine, Russia / Concerns rise over price hikes, supply shortages / Moscow mulls expropriations
15.03.2022
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Attack on Ukraine slows global trade / Sanctions start to take effect / Trade war to hit Russia more than Western economies / Kiel Institute research
14.03.2022
MICROPLASTICS
Urgent preventive measures needed to deal with rising pollution / Recommendations for EU policy makers / Joint report from four NGOs
14.03.2022
MARINE LITTER
RepescaPlas project creates management and recovery systems for plastics waste in Spain
11.03.2022
LOGISTICS
War in Ukraine drives surge in energy prices, air freight rates / 80% increase within a week / Container shipping likely to soon follow suit
09.03.2022
GLOBAL ECONOMY
War in Ukraine fuels spikes in commodity prices / Inflation likely to persist / Analysts, nations reduce growth projections
09.03.2022
MESSE DÜSSELDORF
Suspension of business activities in Russia / Hall in Düsseldorf for Ukrainian refugees / Start-Up Zone for new companies at K 2022
09.03.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Analysis on differing legal instruments for addressing plastics crisis / Existing legislation fragmented
09.03.2022
NEWS FROM KI GROUP
KI Group, GKV launch Kunststoff Hilft fundraising campaign for Ukraine / Donation target set at EUR 1 mn
08.03.2022
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
GKV draws mixed conclusions for 2021: industry turnover increasing, but companies under massive pressure / Shortage of raw materials to remain high
08.03.2022
PLASTICS WASTE
UN to develop global rules for plastics pollution / First draft expected in 2024
07.03.2022
PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY
Varied sustainability rules complicate situation / 83% of sustainable packaging measures focus on plastics / McKinsey report
04.03.2022
EPSE
Tenth edition of EPSE Awards / Submissions open till 31 May / Presentation at K trade fair in Germany
04.03.2022
PLASTIC FANTASTIC
Microplastics in soil? Trees to the rescue!
04.03.2022
LOGISTICS
Russia's attack on Ukraine impacts situation in logistics industry / Land connections between China and Europe largely cut / Closed airspaces make switch to air freight difficult
03.03.2022
RECYCLING UK
Supermarket chain to sell milk in Tetra Paks / Recoup says strategy could confuse consumers
03.03.2022
RECLAY
Consulting company RecycleMe opens site in Slovakia / First deposit system launched in the country
02.03.2022
EVENTS
EPDA annual meeting in France set for 11-13 May / Sessions on circularity, CO2 reduction
02.03.2022
SINGAPORE
Country of choice for various global producers / Plastics industry moves towards a circular economy / Summary by Chinaplas organiser Adsale
01.03.2022
PETCORE
Programme for study, support of PET tray recycling
01.03.2022
PACKAGING MARKET
Better to turn down orders than produce unprofitably? Plastics converters caught between high raw material prices and exploding energy and logistics costs
28.02.2022
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
75% of the world wants SUP ban / Nearly 90% ready for global treaty to cut plastics waste / Ipsos survey
28.02.2022
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