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PLASTICS INDUSTRY THAILAND Polymer production growth supported by domestic and foreign investments / Strong demand from packaging and automotive sectors / Reliable logistics infrastructure	30.07.2019
EDITORIAL When will we take our fate into our own hands?	24.06.2019
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE "Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2019": Nine producers awarded / Vynova wins overarching prize for customer communication / Ceremony at EuPC conference in Berlin	18.06.2019
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY Second half-year 2018 shows a decline in production output / Main problems are weaker economy and discussions on plastics waste	27.05.2019
CHINAPLAS Start of Asia's largest plastics trade fair / More than 3,600 exhibitors in Guangzhou / Over 180,000 visitors expected	22.05.2019
BASF New "Verbund" site in Zhanjiang to include polyamide and TPU facilities / Additional information surfaces	16.05.2019
SPAIN Production value of plastics processing declines slightly / Employment now above the pre-crisis level / GDP growth loses dynamism / Political uncertainties continue	05.04.2019
BREXIT UK plastics industry prefers revoking article 50 to avoid a no-deal exit scenario / BPF flash survey	03.04.2019
TURKEY Plastic products sector hit by economic turmoil in 2018 / Production, consumption and imports decline / Urgent need to reduce dependency on imported feedstocks	01.04.2019
GLOBAL TRADE Decline in proportion of goods traded across borders / Rubber and plastics trade intensity falls to 22.8% / Value chains more reliant on highly skilled labour / New priorities for location decisions / McKinsey report	21.03.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Coca-Cola and other major brands disclose plastic packaging production figures / Businesses across value chain commit to reducing plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP report	20.03.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE European Commission reports on 70 voluntary pledges for 2025 recycling targets / Relative lack of chemical recycling inclusion	15.03.2019
BREXIT Uncertainty remains after MPs vote against leaving EU without a deal / EU and UK businesses say no deal is a no-win outcome for both sides	14.03.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe hits out at EU “green” taxes and shale disadvantage / Open letter to the commission / “Nobody seriously invests in Europe”	15.02.2019
DOWDUPONT Merged group reports “consistently strong” Q4 and 2018 results / Separation of companies “on track” for 2019	08.02.2019
BREXIT European Commission adopts "no deal" plans / Lack of REACH regulation provisions / Major supply chain disruptions foreseen	01.02.2019
UNITED KINGDOM Brexit deal suffers heavy defeat / Plastics companies concerned about no deal / Cefic asks for solution to avoid supply chain disruptions / BPF survey	16.01.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY Global production rises to 348m t / Europe defends its position as second largest producer / Consumption increases slightly across all countries / Germany still largest European plastics processor by far	16.01.2019
BASF Framework agreement for Guangdong signed / Sustainability embedded in site concept / Wholly-owned cracker will produce 1m t/y of ethylene	14.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: BASF lifts force majeure on plasticisers / Gradual restart of TDI production in Ludwigshafen	09.01.2019
WORLD TRADE US exports of HDPE to China plummet / EU imports more	13.11.2018
CHINA "The world is about cooperation" / Adsale chairman Stanley Chu on US-China trade war / Chinese move to technological innovations will help domestic growth	13.11.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Major shipping restrictions on Rhine river / Worsening PA 6.6 shortages feared / Styrene and propylene affected / BASF reports EPS shortages / Impacts on Lanxess, Celanese and Shell	24.10.2018
BASF Plant shutdowns in Germany an effect of shallow Rhine river / Force majeure on PVC plasticisers	22.10.2018
WORLD TRADE US rings in round three of trade war with China / Beijing reacts promptly with countermeasures / Chemical products and plastics severely impacted / US chemical industry threatened with significant losses	28.09.2018

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