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TURKEY
Plastic toy production and exports set to climb in 2018 / Domestic consumption and imports on a decline
25.01.2019
TURKEY
Medical plastics production and consumption on downtrend / Germany, China and US are top importers and exporters / Trade deficit expected to fall with a rise in exports
16.01.2019
TRADE FAIRS
Declining visitor numbers at 28th “Plast Eurasia” in Istanbul / International participation rises
02.01.2019
TURKEY
Automotive industry to decline in 2018 / Imports and domestic sales drop drastically / Plastics use continues to rise
20.12.2018
TURKEY
Currency crisis stifles polymer imports / Prices soar as lira falls / Markets in calmer waters since September
03.12.2018
TURKEY
Plastic furniture sector to shrink in 2018 on economic and currency woes / Domestic demand expected to slump by 26% with output down 15%
28.11.2018
TURKEY
Plastic construction materials dogged by low prices / Imports clearly outpace exports / Domestic building activity rising
16.11.2018
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Albanian ban in effect / Serbian capital to implement restriction on sale of plastic bags in 2020 / Study shows decline in bags in North Sea
08.11.2018
TURKEY
Plastics industry so far manages to maintain growth / Resins consumption grows significantly again in 2018 / Trade associations call for government intervention / Appeal for stable relations with Europe
20.08.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING TURKEY
Production in Q1 2018 worth USD 5.5 bn / About 93% of production consumed domestically / Germany, Italy and France among top five exporters / Turkish lira devaluation creates uncertainty
15.08.2018
GREECE
Shopping bag usage at supermarkets falls 76% on bag charge / Sikinos first Greek island to ban plastic straws
25.06.2018
CROATIA
Waste management plan with 2020 target proving difficult / Chamber of commerce holds waste and recycling symposium / Importance of separating secondary raw materials
31.05.2018
SERBIA
Government voices support for plastic carrier bag fees and possible ban / Steps to reduce post-consumer waste
15.05.2018
TURKEY
New investments to build up local petrochemicals facilities / Extensive efforts to reduce plastics imports dependency
09.05.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING TURKEY
Country implements pro-packaging measures / Prevention of loss and waste of fresh produce during transportation
07.05.2018
TURKEY
Strong economic start to year / Highly dependent on plastics imports / Polymer consumption expected to reach over 9m t in 2018
02.05.2018
METCAP ENERGY
Turkish group plans polyolefins complex on MTO basis / Partnership with Qatar's Fusion Dynamics
26.04.2018
GORENJE
Slovenian home appliance manufacturer is divesting recycling subsidiary
21.03.2018
SLOVENIA
Plans for European circular economy hub / Ljubljana has first-rate separate waste collection
15.03.2018
ROMANIA
Plastic carrier bag ban to come into effect 1 July / Packaging deposit scheme under discussion / National waste programme not yet up to EU standards
28.02.2018
GREECE
Environmental fee on plastic carrier bags in shops / Alignment with EU directive to curb consumption / Greek plastics industry association foresees problems
23.02.2018
SERBIA
New projects for waste management / Chinese investors to build plastics recycling factories / Novamont in talks with local authorities
19.02.2018
TURKEY
International visitor numbers rise at 27th “Plast Eurasia" / Pagev estimates rise in Turkish plastics demand, imports and exports in 2017
08.01.2018
BULGARIA
Potential as low-cost plastics processing hub / New investments to drive growth in export-oriented processing / AMI database
21.12.2017
TURKEY
Plastics sector fraught with structural difficulties / Dependence on imported raw materials / Private investments remain low / Upturn through economic stimulus programme / Pagev association demands removal of trade barriers
26.06.2017
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