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SWITZERLAND Plastics recycling picking up / 22% more waste collected / Migros with its own collection system	06.07.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Sales in Q1 back at pre-pandemic levels for the first time / Polymer producers lift sales by more than 7% / Rising demand expected for the whole year	17.06.2021
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
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY VDMA survey says rebound expected in 2021 / More hiring likely / Sales down some 12% in 2020 / Circular economy paper offers suggestions	16.03.2021
PLASTICS ECONOMY Turbulent business development in German-speaking Europe due to coronavirus crisis / Diversification pays off / Exports weaken slightly / Investments pick up / Considerable opposition to “EU plastic tax”	08.02.2021
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Sales down 10%-15% in 2020 / Jan-Oct revenue off 14% / Return to pre-crisis levels likely in 2023 / Waste and recycling business down	17.12.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AUSTRIA Confidence declining in circular transformation / ARA barometer reveals less commitment among smaller companies / Coca-Cola launches recycling incentives for consumers	30.10.2020
GERMANY'S PLASTICS MARKETS New Conversio study looks at material flows in 2019 / Decline in raw material production and plastics processing / Upward trend for recycling comes to a sudden halt / Corona crisis leaves major scars	25.09.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Impact of coronavirus crisis shows in H1 2020 balance sheet / Sales down 9% year-on-year / Niche areas in packaging, construction and E&E doing well / Do automotive suppliers face an insolvency wave?	07.09.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Sales down for the first time in 11 years / Turnover expected to fall by as much as 30% in 2020 / Chinese business and circular economy provide hope	21.08.2020
PIE READERS SURVEY Fourth poll on business developments in the European plastics industry / Only participants receive the complete evaluation	09.07.2020
MEDICAL PLASTICS AUSTRIA Semperit has gloves flown in from Malaysia to support coronavirus work / Plastics companies launch mask collaboration with local partners	31.03.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY Major decline in German-speaking Europe / Development index falls to ten-year low / Automotive crisis leaves considerable scars / Plastic bashing begins to impact business / Glimmer of hope with first signs of an upturn	31.01.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Sales fairly stable in Q3 / Order backlog very low / Technical parts still a major worry / Gloomy expectations / Trend turnaround not imminent	27.11.2019
AUSTRIA Over half of companies see circular economy opportunities / Waste prevention and recycling are most important measures / ARA survey	11.10.2019
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY GKV corrects annual forecast downwards / TecPart association sharply criticises populistic aberrations	04.10.2019
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Turnover for H1 2019 down on 2018 / Heavy falls in June / Technical components still a big worry / Industrial packaging, building products and consumer goods also on the decline	06.09.2019
PLASTICS ECONOMY Mood in the sector in German-speaking Europe darkens after sluggish half year / Trade wars loom and OEM suppliers struggle / Recycling a bright spot	05.08.2019
SWITZERLAND More than 5,000 t of plastics enter the environment each year / Discharges into the soil are 40 times greater than those into freshwater / Lake Geneva heavily contaminated with macroplastics	31.07.2019
AUSTRIA Ban on plastic bags passed / First national “circularity gap” report / Education project for the packaging industry	25.07.2019
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Automotive industry hitting the brakes is noticeable in the first quarter / Decline in sales of technical parts / Picture is one of uncertainty	12.06.2019
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
PLASTICS ECONOMY Confidence waning in German-speaking Europe / Disappointing H2 2018 / Staff procurement woes, Brexit and US trade policy bite / KI readership survey	13.02.2019
SWITZERLAND Plastics industry reports good figures / Shortage of skilled workers / Sales gradually approaching record level of 2014 / Proportion of optimists doubles	22.11.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Production up in 2018 / Increase in both sales and volume / Companies facing higher energy costs and shortage of skilled workers	19.11.2018

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