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ARTIFICIAL TURF
Sport Group, GBN-AGR to recycle synthetic grass in Europe / German reclaim plant under construction
 		23.09.2021
SLOVAKIA
Reverse-vending machines across 140 Tesco stores / Country's deposit return scheme to come into effect next year
 		23.09.2021
EPS
Italy: Consumption drops by almost 7% in 2020 / Recovery on the horizon
 		21.09.2021
PACKAGING GERMANY
Overall market shrinks / Plastic accounts for largest share by value
 		20.09.2021
LOGISTICS
Transport costs continue to rise / Ikea, other retailers enter shipping business / Talks on capping freight rates
 		17.09.2021
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Watermark trial for packaging in Copenhagen / First products in 2022
 		16.09.2021
USA
Tropical Storm Nicholas hits Texas and Houston with massive rainfall / Supply of PVC faces renewed problems
 		15.09.2021
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins, polyethylene: Borealis declares force majeure after fire at Swedish cracker
 		15.09.2021
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Steady demand during pandemic / Deliveries of some 6 bn units / Drastic cost increases
 		15.09.2021
CHINA
First polycarbonate-silicone copolymer production in Changzhou / Overcapacity of general grade PC
 		15.09.2021
POLYURETHANE MARKET
Americas' PU products output to rebound in 2021 / Raw material supply issues could dampen recovery / IAL Consultants report
 		14.09.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Technology giant Google unveils plastics recycling report / Investments of over USD 500 bn may be needed to slash waste / "Plastics circularity gap and mismanagement"
 		13.09.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PU raw materials: BASF again declares force majeure on US isocyanates, polyols
 		10.09.2021
LOGISTICS
Supply chains cope well with German railway strike / Power games in Belarus
 		10.09.2021
RAW MATERIALS
Ifo Institute: Scarcity increasingly dramatic / Record complaints from German converters / Gloomy forecasts for recovery
 		09.09.2021
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