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RECYCLING (Petro)chemical instead of mechanical – or perhaps in addition to? / The future of material recycling for plastic packaging / Pyrolysis, solvolysis and other methods at a glance	08.01.2021
SINOCHEM / CHEMCHINA State-run holding may offer way to avoid US interference into merger	23.12.2020
AOC Acquisition of Spolchemie plant completed / Focus on polyester resins from recycled PET	21.12.2020
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Pandemic hits EU 27 sales, output in first nine months / Circular economy can cushion economic blows	08.12.2020
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Weaker demand dampens investment sentiment / Pandemic exacerbates downturn / Ethylene utilisation rates will likely remain weak / McKinsey report	02.12.2020
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Trade surplus drops 20% in 2019 / Trade deficit in resins and machinery with Germany	16.11.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY UNEP calls on investors to back circular economy / More scrutiny of potential clients in financial industry's own interest / Plastics suppliers play important role / Pandemic has sent “mixed signals”	10.11.2020
USA Hurricane Zeta brings further devastation to the US Gulf Coast / Some damage to polymerisation lines	03.11.2020
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

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