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EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Production, global market share decline in 2022 / World plastics output edges higher	27.10.2023
SPAIN Plastics industry benefits from approach adopted by Madrid / Value of production rising / Outlook good despite political stalemate / Major drive to expand recycling	11.10.2023
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Developing economies to drive growth / BOPP set for biggest gains / Several challenges persist / Smithers report	20.09.2023
PLAST Only 38,000 visit Milan fair / Organisers still satisfied	19.09.2023
PLAST Italian fair reopens after five years / Visitor, exhibitor attendance lower than before pandemic / Market players mostly pessimistic / Green Deal or ‘Green Death?'	18.09.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY The EU Commissioner for Climate Protection is changing – what does that mean for the industry? / PIE asks some German associations	04.09.2023
EUROPEAN CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU Commissioner Timmermans quits / Next stop: run for Dutch Prime Minister / Sefcovic named successor	23.08.2023
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Technical parts suppliers defy downward trend in H1 / Frustration 'running high' / Recession possible	23.08.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Companies including Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil fail to recognise risks in published documents – Planet Tracker report	10.08.2023
GLOBAL TRADE Confidence among exporters in 2023 global trade turnover falls / Companies have smaller appetite for new markets - Allianz Trade report	02.08.2023
PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE 10th PIE Market Survey: Inflation, uncertainty weigh heavily on industry / 30% of companies forecast better H2 2023 / Investment plans unchanged	01.08.2023
CONSTRUCTION GERMANY Gloomy mood among plastics processors / Declining volumes, high prices / Heavy losses in residential construction / Market players criticise lack of impulses from Berlin	26.06.2023
PORTUGAL Plastics industry records growing exports / "Nearshoring" effects drive exports to Germany	12.06.2023
EUROPEAN ENERGY Fifty or more shades of green / EU Commission calls for deeper commitment to zero-carbon future / Route runs through hydrogen	13.04.2023
SPAIN "Tax on SUPs to impact entire Spanish industrial chain" / Equiplast president Bernd Roegele talks to PIE about the challenges facing the country's plastics industry	11.04.2023
PLASTICS PROCESSING Germany: Technical parts makers report production uptick in 2022 / Association expects “fragile” development this year	03.04.2023
MANAGEMENT Expert opinion: Germany is losing attractiveness as a business location / Companies also report more obstacles to business abroad	24.03.2023
RUSSIA A year of war takes toll on Russian plastics, chemical industries / State payments support refineries	06.03.2023
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Optimism and concern after 2022 sales increase / GKV expects tough year / Officials attack energy price caps, warn of production exiting country	01.03.2023
RUSSIA Slack local demand, weak exports cut resin output / Asian imports hit market / Investment slump heralds future problems	22.02.2023
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Voting begins for Best Polymer Producers Awards / Commitment to Europe becomes focal point	14.02.2023
PLASTICS ECONOMY 9th PIE Readers' Survey: Majority of European plastics companies believe business situation will not worsen / Few plans to downsize investment projects / Current and evolving market trends	03.02.2023
SUSTAINABILITY Report highlights renewability of plastics / More recycling infrastructure needed	31.01.2023
MANAGEMENT Major insolvencies in Germany up one-third in 2022 / Return to normal level after pandemic / No wave of failures on the horizon	23.01.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY CANADA “While the industry does not support bans, we have always been a sector of problem solvers” / Interview with CIAC CEO Bob Masterson	22.12.2022

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