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SPAIN Covid-19 crisis hits economy / Q3 GDP down year-on-year / Weakness follows pressure on sales by plastics processing sector in 2019 / Volume decline for machinery imports	02.11.2020
MARINE LITTER Nordic officials call for less plastics pollution / Report proposes UN treaty to benefit businesses	28.10.2020
USA Petrochemical industry recovering from Hurricane Delta / First plants restart / Forces majeures still in effect	19.10.2020
COVESTRO Start-up of PC film line in Thailand as part of global expansion programme / Extra capacity to meet region's rising demand	15.10.2020
USA Hurricane Delta bears down on Louisiana coast / Further damage could extend regional shutdowns	09.10.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Plastic products 8th largest sector of US industry / 2020 shipments forecast lower / Save Our Seas bill passes lower house	08.10.2020
COVESTRO Agreement to buy DSM's coating resins business / Company lauds deal as part of long-term growth strategy	06.10.2020
USA Power supply instability delays restart of US polymer production after storms / Normalisation in the second half of October at the earliest / Shortages for PE, PVC and PC / Worst hurricane season since 2005	01.10.2020
SINOCHEM / CHEMCHINA Chinese state-owned firms join to form chemical behemoth	25.09.2020
COVESTRO No talks with Apollo Global about possible takeover	21.09.2020
TURKEY Plastics industry posts fall in demand and output in first half / Contraction predicted for 2020 / Domestic market hindered by taxes and low-value products	11.09.2020
BREXIT UK chemicals industry lauds added time for registrations	09.09.2020
USA Chemicals and plastics production mostly not directly affected by Hurricane “Laura” / Nevertheless severe capacity losses / Infrastructure damage leads to numerous forces majeures	03.09.2020
USA Chemicals and polymers steady but still below 2019 / High demand for plastics products used to fight Covid-19 / ACC report	01.09.2020
USA Hurricane Laura hits the coast of Louisiana / Large parts of polymer production and petrochemicals on the US Gulf Coast are paralysed / Prices gain momentum	28.08.2020
PLASTICSEUROPE Subdued mood among German polymer producers / Economic figures for 2019 and pandemic effects / Germany's processors order less material	06.07.2020
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Voting period for "Best Polymer Producers Awards" extended due to Covid-19 / Winners to be announced online in September	10.06.2020
POLAND Economic mood appears to be at all-time low / Coronavirus puts the brakes on automotive industry / Hard times for suppliers / Investments in packaging sector on schedule	03.06.2020
TURKEY Pagev asks for plastics industry incentives due to Covid-19 impacts / Downturn in construction, automotive and white goods sectors / Medical supply production ramps up	15.05.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Formation of European alliance for a "Green Recovery" after Covid-19 crisis	20.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Historic collapse in demand due to coronavirus / Opec+ agrees to cut production / US stocks full / Refineries limit output / Polymer supply so far unaffected / Polyolefin niches face rising prices	17.04.2020
CORONAVIRUS Carmakers better prepared than in 2009 / 60% of Spanish production base shut down / Italy presents plans for relaxing lockdown / Adventures in polymer prices / Plastics production index slumps / Fear of rising insolvencies	14.04.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Significant downside anticipated from coronavirus in coming months / Packaging companies see rise in demand / BPF survey	25.03.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING Economic consequences of Covid-19 to peak in next six weeks / Advice to converters – continue production at full speed, then stop / Germany's ArGeZ sees technical parts manufacturing halting between end of March and end of April	23.03.2020
GLOBAL CHEMICALS ECONOMY Output down sharply in January / Coronavirus already bites China / US plastics production up	18.03.2020

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