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PLASTICS ECONOMY
PIE Readers Survey: Europe's plastics industry largely weathers the storm / One third of companies plan to invest more / Plastics-related regulations a growing concern / Majority expect backlash against plastics to impact business
14.02.2020
TURKEY
Output and exports of electrical and electronic plastics climb during 2014-2018 / Government aims to boost domestic E&E industry
11.02.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING UK
Wrap publishes guidance for compostable packaging
11.02.2020
BREXIT
BPF poll shows UK trade with EU remains priority / Most members prepared for end-of-year deadline / Videos launched to address customer misunderstanding
10.02.2020
HUNGARY
PET bottle makers to use 50% more recyclate / State aid for reprocessing sought
29.01.2020
ITALY
Plastic tax on single-use packaging set to be in effect this year
23.01.2020
TURKEY
Agricultural plastics output and demand set to slip in 2019 / Reversal of past five years / Foreign trade continues to climb
22.01.2020
CHEMICALS ECONOMY
EU production forecast to be flat in 2020 / Cefic cites slowing global economy / Issues of Brexit not specifically addressed
02.01.2020
POLAND
Plastics production and sales climb in 2019 / Insolvencies set to rise / Automotive sector under pressure
20.12.2019
MANAGEMENT
Insolvencies for Western Europe rise in 2019 / US-China trade war and Brexit key drivers / Nearly 30% of invoices are unpaid at due date / Atradius report
13.12.2019
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Ireland imposes coffee cup levy / Plastic bag tax hiked / More moves planned from 2022
03.12.2019
PLASTICS ECONOMY
European industry's outlook appears more subdued / Many companies worried about impacts of global trade conflicts, the automotive crisis and regulations / PIE Readers Survey
29.11.2019
RECYCLING UK
Additional recycling capacity needed to meet rising plastics collection / UK remains dependent on export markets / Wrap report
12.11.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Global polymers production rises to nearly 360m t in 2018 / European output nevertheless on the decline / Trade balance surplus falls / Good progress with collection and recycling of post-consumer plastics waste
08.11.2019
TURKEY
Plastic compounds production and demand expected to fall in 2019 / Foreign trade to dip and widen deficit / Polypropylene holds largest market share
31.10.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Italy's tax proposal opposed by EuPC, PlasticsEurope and PRE / Thousands of jobs could be put at risk / Consumers would spend more
25.10.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Euromap reports declining business / Ray of hope in increasing use of recycled materials
18.10.2019
INEOS
Potential closure of acrylonitrile plant in UK
09.10.2019
FRANCE
Associations launch project for better recyclability of flexible packaging films / Pilot lines at Barbier and Machaon
27.09.2019
TURKEY
Country's reliance on PS and EPS imports to grow / Consumption continues to outpace domestic output
25.09.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN
Strong growth in recycling rate of post-consumer packaging in 2018 / Total of almost 572,000 t / Cicloplast report
10.09.2019
MANAGEMENT
Payment default risks rise in Turkey / Construction industry particularly risky / Uncertainties threaten plastics sector / Atradius report
09.09.2019
MANAGEMENT
High payment risks in the Nordic region / Liquidity shortage risk in construction and retail industries / Atradius report
02.09.2019
TURKEY
Plastics imports decline in first half of 2019 / Domestic consumption of commodities and end products hits rock bottom / Exports benefit from weak Turkish lira
28.08.2019
BREXIT
Leaked government report spells out worst-case scenario following no deal
26.08.2019
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