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PLASTICS ECONOMY Industry recovery in German-speaking countries still slow / Is the low point behind us? / “Lockdown light” provokes criticism / “Work from home” divides employers and employees / Second Covid-19 survey	12.11.2020
SPAIN Covid-19 crisis hits economy / Q3 GDP down year-on-year / Weakness follows pressure on sales by plastics processing sector in 2019 / Volume decline for machinery imports	02.11.2020
ITALY Introduction of plastics tax in January 2021 increasingly unlikely / Trade associations warn of double burden	15.10.2020
TRADE FAIRS “Plastpol” in Kielce and “Plast Eurasia” in Istanbul to open doors despite coronavirus crisis / Measures taken to protect visitors	05.10.2020
OFFICE MANAGEMENT UK report says pandemic has companies considering renting and cutting floorspace / Over 10 times more people now working at home in UK	29.09.2020
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Report says good deeds during pandemic can help plastics / PPE production and packaging upswing soften Q2 demand drop	28.09.2020
WHITE GOODS TURKEY Difficult time due to Covid-19 / Sales fall 9% in H1 on weak European demand / Leading supplier country	18.09.2020
EVENTS Coronavirus sparks postponements of further plastic events in Europe	16.09.2020
TRADE FAIRS "Formnext 2020" purely virtual / "Medica/ Compamed" still planned on-site	10.09.2020
GLOBAL ECONOMY Insolvencies to rise amid Covid-19 crisis / Hardest hit countries in 2020-2021 include US, Brazil, China / Euler Hermes report	08.09.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK UK kerbside waste collection jump, despite coronavirus lockdown effect	01.09.2020
SUPPLY CHAIN Steps required to strengthen global value chains as shock events rise / Disruptions could wipe out 45% of annual profits every 10 years / Network restructuring to reshore production / McKinsey report	27.08.2020
MANAGEMENT Late payments rise in North America as Covid-19 pandemic bites / Mexico hardest hit / More companies using insurance and guarantees against default / Atradius report	24.08.2020
LOGISTICS French industry association reports significantly fewer journeys in the first half of 2020 / Price pressure increasing	19.08.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Sustainability goals are still high on the agenda / Recycled material remains in demand despite coronavirus crisis / IK flash survey	13.08.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY German-speaking Europe hit hard by Covid-19 / Capital spending halted / Delivery problems eliminated / Liquidity an issue for automotive / Supply chain polarised	10.08.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY PIE Readers Survey: European plastics companies withstand Covid-19 in H1 / Many expect better business performance in the second half-year / Sales volumes are and will remain a top concern / Supply chain strategies changing	07.08.2020
LYONDELLBASELL Net profit in Q2 down 69% as sales drop 39% / Higher Asian demand for PE / Completion of PO/TBA plant in Texas delayed by one year	05.08.2020
BASF Pandemic leads to quarterly loss / Plastics businesses in slump / Q3 unlikely to bring relief / EU approves construction chemicals sale	30.07.2020
EDITORIAL Fakuma's organisers eliminate uncertainty	29.07.2020
DOW Cost reduction programme widened / Plans to slash global headcount by 6% and dispose assets badly hit by pandemic	28.07.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TURKEY Car sector sees severe coronavirus-losses in production and foreign trade / Supply chain problems / VW plans for new plant halted	24.07.2020
FAKUMA 2020 edition of trade fair called off / Exhibitors and visitors speak out against participation	23.07.2020
PLASTICS TAX EU summit agrees budget and coronavirus recovery fund / Plastics industry criticises levy on non-recyclable packaging	22.07.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Well equipped for second Covid-19 wave / Advantages of global and local supply chains / Companies focus on liquidity	17.07.2020

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