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PLASTICS INDUSTRY Pandemic hits economy / Global plastics production nears 370m t in 2019 / European output loses market share / Full recovery expected in 2022 / PlasticsEurope report	21.01.2021
SCG PACKAGING Acquisition of British foodservice packaging solutions provider Go-Pak	21.01.2021
ITALY Italian plastics and rubber machinery output craters in 2020 / Exports plummet / 2021 rebound "likely"	21.01.2021
RECYCLING UK Operational recycling capacity of BPF members seen at 74% in 2021 / Government funding needed for reclaim infrastructure / UK trade group publishes first sustainability report	19.01.2021
RADICI PA specialist invests EUR 15m in production line for meltblown nonwovens / Aim to reduce dependence on imports for face masks	18.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES North America December 2020: High feedstock prices, tight supply situation and recovery tendency in plastics processing combine to drive up prices / Significant increases with few exceptions / Tension unlikely to ease	13.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES Polyethylene December 2020: Pandemic-related stockpiling boosts demand / Significant rise in prices / Upward trend unlikely to turn around in January / Ordering could see a small dip	06.01.2021
POLYMER PRICES PET December 2020: Notations remain unchanged in slack environment / Imports still thin on the ground / Disappointing demand as pandemic flares up again / Firming of precursor products could drive prices in January	05.01.2021
PLAST 2021 Italian plastics trade fair postponed to June 2021	04.01.2021
UK Recoup survey shows upward trend in household plastics collection / Pandemic changes lifestyles, increases recycling rate	18.12.2020
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
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics November 2020: Prices of polymers and feedstocks rise across the board / Low supply levels support bullish sentiment / Futures market strong due to vaccine optimism	15.12.2020
POLYMER PRICES North America November 2020: Prices stable to firmer / PE and PVC cool down / PP still rising / High feedstock costs push up styrenics / Further increases expected	15.12.2020
FORMOSA PLASTICS Work on US “Sunshine Project” suspended due to coronavirus / Petrochemical and plastics complex still faces lawsuits	15.12.2020
LOGISTICS Container freight rates rise / High demand for Asian products in Europe and US / Shipping business not expected to slow before February 2021	10.12.2020
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY German industry accustomed to success faces declining sales for the first time / Covid-19 sparks irreversible upheavals / Spectaris survey	07.12.2020
GERRESHEIMER Expansion of small-batch plastics production / Packaging manufacturer adds medical devices to portfolio	07.12.2020
BREXIT Outcome of UK-EU trade negotiations remains uncertain / Time is running out / Plastics industry prepares / Coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks add to problems	01.12.2020
LEONI Cable and wiring specialist expects stabilisation of business development / CEO says situation still fragile	27.11.2020
PLASTPOL Low exhibitor turnout this year / Next event planned for May 2021	27.11.2020
COMPOSITES European production slumps by almost 13% / Volume falls below 1m t for the first time / Loss of global market share / Best performance from flat panels and pipes	25.11.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS German plastics packaging association stresses on importance of to-go packaging / Composite solutions more difficult to recycle	23.11.2020
CELANESE Chemical group delays expansion of German POM capacity due to Covid-19	19.11.2020
EASTMAN Highest free cash flow ever for first nine months / Q3 sales, EBIT down year-on-year / Rise in Covid-19 infections clouds outlook	18.11.2020
POLYMER PRICES Standard recyclate November 2020: Prices trending horizontally / Only rPET continues downward trend / Increased demand for rPE and rPP / No major movements expected for rest of year	17.11.2020

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