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TURKEY Processed polymer volume declined in 2020 / Packaging and white goods make up ground / Positive but shaky outlook for 2021 / Associations vehemently oppose import ban on plastic waste from Europe	11.06.2021
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Voting open for sixth “Best Polymer Producers Awards” / Delivery reliability to be key criterion	10.06.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Shareholder votes force changes at energy and plastics majors / As You Sow and a fledgling environmentalist hedge fund provide a leg up / Court in The Hague orders Shell to reduce greenhouse gas emissions	01.06.2021
SINOCHEM / CHEMCHINA Merger creates world's largest chemical company / New firm has resin production capacity of nearly 11m t/y	01.06.2021
RECYCLING Dow, LyondellBasell, Nova Chemicals join together to reclaim polyolefins / Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund starts with USD 25m	31.05.2021
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY Digital platforms to improve traceability of materials / Mitsui develops blockchain-based resource platform for plastics / Industry collaborations to promote recycling	20.05.2021
CEFIC Epoxy Europe joins chemical association / Commitment to European Green Deal	19.05.2021
CHEMICALS AND SUSTAINABILITY High-Level Roundtable for EU chemicals strategy holds its first meeting / Cefic and industry players make proposals for priorities	18.05.2021
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY PlasticsEurope summary of 2020: Less produced, less imported / Problem area: Forces majeures	14.05.2021
SUSTAINABLE PLASTICS 15% of commodity resin production to be sustainable by 2030 / Little progress expected for reclaim of PP, PS / Uncertainty on future regulations, technology improvements / Lux Research report	14.05.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT DuPont shareholders ask company to disclose pellet-loss figures / NGO challenges US plastics producers on Operation Clean Sweep	13.05.2021
RAW MATERIALS Q&A Powerless in the face of force majeure? / What converters need to know if their supplier stops delivering	05.05.2021
SPAIN National report: Coronavirus-related economic slump impacts plastics processing / CEP association expects massive drop in production value in 2020 / Supply bottlenecks exacerbate current situation	30.04.2021
TURKEY Boycott of virgin resin leads to lower prices for material – Pagev / Processors question timing of plastics production shutdowns	29.04.2021
RAW MATERIALS EuPC: Over 90% of converters in Europe lack enough resin / "Production of essential goods threatened" / Switch to recyclate difficult for many	19.04.2021
TURKEY Pagev says Turkish processors should halt virgin resin buys until June / Group says Chinese converters following suit / Move comes ahead of expectations for lower prices this summer	14.04.2021
CLARIANT Membership of Circular Plastics Alliance	13.04.2021
TURKEY Plastics demand rises in 2020 on higher domestic sales / Import and export volumes grow / Economic woes continue	07.04.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Congress introduces “Break Free From Plastics Pollution Act of 2021”/ Opposition from trade association	31.03.2021
TURKEY Pagev: Processors to boycott imported polymers from 1 April / Chinese associations said to be on board / Price 'crash' expected by June	25.03.2021
RAW MATERIALS Chemical market issues hurting coatings makers / Pressure increases as prices rise / Call for protecting European-based production	22.03.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Coronavirus crisis takes its toll in 2020 but Q4 saves the day / Production rise of 3% forecast for 2021 / Forces majeures could ease by Q3	19.03.2021
RAW MATERIALS Situation on plastics market "threat" to stable supply of food and medical goods / Resin makers should not take processors "hostage" / Price hikes unjustified / Pallet prices to climb	11.03.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Output falls 2% in 2020, but Cefic forecasts 3% growth for 2021 / Cost of EU's Green Deal plans clouds economic outlook	08.03.2021
DOW Buyer sought for German site infrastructure / Freeing capital for investment	01.03.2021

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