Industry General

Companies should act now to shock-proof their supply chains / McKinsey report

US producer joins digital marketplace Knowde

Wild West – did the US really confiscate medical masks destined for Berlin? / 3M under pressure from US “Defense Production Act”

China donates coronavirus supplies to EU / Testing kits and 2 million masks delivered to Italy

EU guidance for implementing “green lanes” to ease internal transport of goods / Major disruptions at some borders due to Covid-19

EU sets out action plan for more sustainable products and less packaging waste / Plastics a major target

Coronavirus creates sharp rise in global demand of masks / PetroChina and 3M currently expanding production

Available capacities in European road transport on the rise / Transport prices decreasing

“PET Monomer Recycling Forum” in Brussels in April

Not a good year for the industry / Technical parts show a marked decline / Only construction sector reported a rise / Willingness to invest expected to fall / Stable turnover in 2020 would be optimistic

Coronavirus epidemic hits composites trade fair / Postponement to May 2020

Fifth edition of “Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe” / Special prize for circularity / Voting open until May

UK drinks bottlers say term "single-use" is confusing / Negative impact on recycling

Follow-up: Adsale planning Shenzhen premiere in 2021 / Preparation “smarter and simpler”

New date for plastics trade fair in Shanghai / Coronavirus outbreak has not eased / Experts expect situation to stabilise in April

Over 300 attendees at latest Petcore Europe conference / Agreement that EU's SUP directive focuses too much on plastics

Plastics trade fair in Shanghai postponed due to coronavirus outbreak / Negative economic impact predicted

"Plastics Recycling Show Europe" 2020 to take place in March in Amsterdam

Drastic increase in free capacity for European road freight transport

New HGV toll system in the Czech Republic / Threat of heavy fines / German environment agency wants to raise toll charges

"Petcore Europe Conference 2020" to be held in Brussels in February

Locking arms and looking ahead

Faster approval of transport infrastructure measures in the European Union

Collaboration in European recycling project "Plast2bCleaned" / Development of technology for plastics used in E&E equipment

World's leading plastics and rubber trade fair underscores top position / Düsseldorf the industry's meeting point with 225,000 visitors making the trip / Percentage of international guests increases again / Circular economy a dominant topic