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CHINA
Covid-19 restrictions in Shenzhen mostly lifted / Plastics use in car components grows in 2021 / Auto production surpasses pre-pandemic mark
 		23.03.2022
CARBON BLACK
Orion starts new line in Italy / Cabot finishes takeover in Japan, begins construction of plant in Indonesia
 		23.03.2022
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
Spanish business buys plastics recycling NFT / Token from marketplace that brings producers and recyclers together
 		23.03.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Buyers rebuff March contract increases / “Ex works” agreements on the rise
 		22.03.2022
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
European automakers, suppliers brace for further production slowdowns as war in Ukraine rages / Vehicle sales expected to suffer
 		21.03.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC pre-product line: increasing number of plant shutdowns / Naphtha cracker operators also under pressure
 		21.03.2022
COMMODITY MARKETS
IEA plan cuts EU reliance on Russian gas by over 33% / Group suggests faster shift to green energy / Russian crude inflow to global market could fall as much as 3 mn bpd
 		18.03.2022
RECYCLING
Report calls for better labelling of plastic products / Call to focus on sustainability
 		18.03.2022
LOGISTICS
Resurgent coronavirus in China cuts port clearing to minimum / Air freight rates surge / Diesel prices push forwarders into the red
 		17.03.2022
COMMODITY MARKETS
Tough to gauge impact of embargo on Russian oil, natural gas / EU distribution issues could emerge / Russia source of 14% of German naphtha imports
 		17.03.2022
PET RECYCLING
Several factors limit circularity / Need for higher collection rates, shift to clear bottles / Eunomia report
 		17.03.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
ZEW economic indicator plunges at record pace as war rages / Economics institute warns of stagflation / Index for Eurozone also down sharply
 		16.03.2022
RECYCLING EUROPE
Report highlights difficulties facing recycling / European reclaim rate only 23%
 		16.03.2022
UKRAINE
War hits plastics processors / Stoppages at units in Ukraine, Russia / Concerns rise over price hikes, supply shortages / Moscow mulls expropriations
 		15.03.2022
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Attack on Ukraine slows global trade / Sanctions start to take effect / Trade war to hit Russia more than Western economies / Kiel Institute research
 		14.03.2022
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