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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyolefins: Limited production at Saudi site Al Jubail due to power failure
 		13.08.2021
SWITZERLAND
Recovery stronger than expected / Optimism high in plastics industry / Volume off 5% in 2020 / Recycling gains momentum / Problems with EU agreement suggests trouble
 		13.08.2021
COMPOSITES UK
Report tells UK to maintain composites strategy / Materials key to achieving net zero economy
 		13.08.2021
LOGISTICS
New record prices for container freight / Coronavirus renaissance hangs over trade routes like Damocles' sword
 		12.08.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Radici continues force majeure / Maintenance set until mid-September / Standstill at BASF-JV Alsachimie
 		11.08.2021
RAW MATERIALS
Ifo Institute: Shortages hound German construction sector / Plastic products scarce, expensive
 		11.08.2021
PLASTICS ECONOMY
Cautious optimism for companies in German-speaking Europe / Focus on supply bottlenecks and raw material prices / Expansion of supplier base and search for alternative materials
 		09.08.2021
LOGISTICS
“Headless chickens” let loose on the world‘s oceans / Enticement payments for HGV drivers
 		06.08.2021
MEDICAL PLASTICS
Demand for small, light-weight, recyclable goods to make plastics popular / Industry set for 6% annual growth / Frost & Sullivan studies
 		05.08.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Call for better design for recycling plastic products / Need for harmonised rules with focus on mechanical recycling / Zero Waste Europe paper
 		03.08.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
ABS: Ineos Styrolution declares force majeure for production in Belgium / Serious consequences for the drastically undersupplied ABS market
 		02.08.2021
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Global growth of at least 17% a year to 2026 / Large-scale production increasing / Polymer powders to overtake photopolymers / Statista, Sculpteo, Wohlers reports
 		02.08.2021
PLASTICS ECONOMY
PIE Readers Survey: Largely optimistic mood despite supply crisis and pandemic issues in Europe / Cautious willingness to invest, outlook good for staffing
 		30.07.2021
LOGISTICS
Floods have Europe firmly in their grip / Freight rates get a little breather
 		29.07.2021
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Electromobility promises suppliers more added value / A material shift when the engine compartment cools? / Battery shortage could be test for Europe / McKinsey report: Automotive software market to grow by 250% by 2030
 		29.07.2021
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