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POLYMER PURCHASING Clear price increases on the cards for monomer-plus contracts / Plastic converters face a squeeze	15.12.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Producers grapple with EU's proposed regulatory changes / Cost of compliance said to be daunting / Cefic seeks navigable path to Green Deal	09.12.2021
PACKAGING Switch from plastic to paper likely difficult / Costs, performance biggest factors / Outline of drivers, trends for next five years / Smithers report	09.12.2021
PETROCHEMICALS Repsol, Versalis join “Cracker of the future” consortium / Focus on electric steam cracking / Technology partnership with Siemens, Technip	30.11.2021
WASTE MANAGEMENT USA Environmental Protection Agency's strategy to improve municipal solid waste recycling / Plastics provisions in US infrastructure law	26.11.2021
CHEMICALS AND CLIMATE Decarbonisation of cement, chemicals, steel sectors could halve industrial emissions / Three levels of solutions in focus / Lux Research report	24.11.2021
PLASTIC ENERGY New advanced recycling partnership with Freepoint and TotalEnergies / First “Tacoil” plant in the US	23.11.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Major producers partner to cut GHG emissions / Centralised development starts in 2023	15.11.2021
POLAND Plastics industry upbeat / Economy booming, raw materials scarce and expensive / Polymer consumption up 3-4% in 2020 / Car sector slowing due to lack of microchips	05.11.2021
SHORT Q&A Anna Kozera-Szalkowska, MD of Plastics Europe Polska, talks about coping with pandemic-related challenges	05.11.2021
ENERGY COSTS So-called energy cost surcharges cause increasing resentment among processors / Contractual, antitrust concerns	29.10.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Shipments down sharply in 2020 / 2.2% rise forecast for 2021 / Plastics products still 8th largest US industry	25.10.2021
NEWS FROM KI GROUP "Plastics Exchange" trading platform relaunched / Improved design and functionality / Sell and search polymers online free of charge	19.10.2021
USA +++ UPDATE +++ Louisiana, Texas still affected by storm damage / Notable rise in resin imports	01.10.2021
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Major trade groups initiative to engage with German public	16.09.2021
USA Tropical Storm Nicholas hits Texas and Houston with massive rainfall / Supply of PVC faces renewed problems	15.09.2021
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE Action needed to meet tougher decarbonisation targets / Recycling key to lower emissions / Wood Mackenzie study	15.09.2021
PLASTICS AND SPORTS Elite UK sailor demands recycling-friendly sporting events / Olympic gold medallist says sports can show way to better environmental habits	15.09.2021
SABIC / FUJIAN PETRO Chinese-Arab joint venture for mega petrochemical complex in the southeast of People's Republic	09.09.2021
INDIA Launch of Plastics Pact by WWF, CII / Packaging targets to be achieved by 2030	09.09.2021
LG CHEM Plans for major complex to produce eco-friendly products by 2028 / PBAT and POE plants to start in 2024 / First exports of bio-based super absorbent polymers	07.09.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY VCI President Kullmann: “No all-clear for raw material supply” / Industry expects record sales growth / Electricity price cause for concern	02.09.2021
UPDATE - USA Hurricane Ida hammers infrastructure at US Gulf Coast / Numerous petchem plants without power / Forecasts say some production out for up to six weeks	01.09.2021
USA Hurricane Ida makes landfall near New Orleans / Petrochemical plants shut down, ports closed	30.08.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY Sector serves as prime example for sustainability – DZ Bank study	30.08.2021

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