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EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Cefic's latest outlook: Sunshine, rain / High energy costs, falling sales mute sentiment
08.06.2023
HIRING
UK plastics and waste firms struggle to recruit / “Workforce central to the transition to a circular economy” / Young Germans show less interest in plastics sector
22.05.2023
ITALY
Rome to fund 75 recycling plants / Move follows G7 pledge to end plastic pollution by 2040 / Additional capacity, more waste recovery planned
15.05.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German economy bottoms out – IfW Kiel / Major improvement unlikely / Eurozone growth falters / Inflation ticks higher
04.05.2023
SPAIN
Plastics tax weighs heavy on packaging industry – ANAIP CEO / Market players request for extra time to prepare
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
ITALY
Packaging reclaim rates in 2023 to exceed pre-coronavirus figures / PET, XPS tray recycling project gains steam / Agreements for collection of fruit and vegetable boxes
11.04.2023
FRANCE
EU Commission halts draft plastic packaging ban for fruit, vegetables / Officials seek clarity on use of Triman logo
23.03.2023
WORLD ECONOMY
IfW Kiel forecasts 0.5% German growth this year / Ifo predicts small contraction / ECB raises outlook for Eurozone
20.03.2023
RECYCLING
EC study confirms plastics waste recycling preferable to incineration / Cefic highlights importance of chemical recycling
16.03.2023
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
EU output shrinks 6% in 2022 / Capacity usage dramatically low / Expensive energy mars competitiveness / “Green” goals a challenge
14.03.2023
RUSSIA
A year of war takes toll on Russian plastics, chemical industries / State payments support refineries
06.03.2023
RUSSIA
Slack local demand, weak exports cut resin output / Asian imports hit market / Investment slump heralds future problems
22.02.2023
UKRAINE
War lowers packaging production / Slowdown in local resin output not surprising / Highly dependent from raw material imports / New year brings new bans on plastic bags
09.02.2023
TURKEY
Death toll rising by the hour / PTA shipments from Asia affected by the earthquakes / Port of Iskenderun out of service / Köksan's PET production suspended
08.02.2023
TURKEY
Earthquakes kill over 2,000 people in Syrian border region / More casualties expected / Numerous polymer plants could be affected
06.02.2023
ISRAEL
New government drops tax on single-use plastic / Alternative solution expected by July
06.02.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Plastics Europe, EuPC launch programme to control pellet loss / Scheme harmonised with Operation Clean Sweep
06.02.2023
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
ALPLA
PET recycling begins in Romania / JV supplies 18,000 t/y of bottle-to-bottle material / Second plant in Angola
02.02.2023
SUSTAINABILITY
Report highlights renewability of plastics / More recycling infrastructure needed
31.01.2023
HUNGARY
Deposit return scheme set to start in 2024 / MOL to implement, manage system / Tomra tapped as reverse vending equipment supplier
24.01.2023
SPAIN
Nationwide plastic packaging tax begins / Consumers can expect higher prices / Competition officials intervene in auctions held by local waste firm Ecoembes
20.01.2023
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
UK ban on some disposable plastic products to start in October / “Protect the environment for future generations”
18.01.2023
POLAND
Almost two-thirds of Poles support ban on plastic packaging for produce – study / Nearly 30% unwilling to use costlier eco-friendly options / Deposit-return scheme postponed
17.01.2023
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