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Chinese ports of Ningbo and Shanghai shut once again / Main export season heavily curtailed before Chinese New Year / Shipping companies increasingly investing in inland logistics
 		06.01.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Supply chain woes and high energy prices dog producers in 2021 / To-do list for new government / Chemical recycling added to packaging law
 		04.01.2022
RECYCLING ITALY
Associations urge government to implement measures against rising energy prices
 		04.01.2022
RECYCLING UK
Plastics Pact annual report shows progress in plastic reduction / Wrap boss urges investors to “open their wallets” / Mono-material PE bags, PP films should be recycled more
 		03.01.2022
SILICONE ELASTOMERS
Global demand rebounds, supported by medical and EV applications / China to overtake US as largest consumer by 2026 / Smithers report
 		23.12.2021
LOGISTICS
Of delays, virus variants, breathers and crazy weather / New year drives contract prices in container shipping to all-time highs / Distortions in global trade to continue in 2022
 		22.12.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polystyrene: TotalEnergies declares force majeure for deliveries from Carling
 		22.12.2021
FUTURE ATELIER: CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Climate, recycling, and more – can the plastics industry reverse the trend with a focus on recyclates? / A PIE discussion panel with experts
 		22.12.2021
THE NETHERLANDS
Possible to halve climate impact of plastics: study / Realisation of 2018 Plastics Transition Agenda essential
 		22.12.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyethylene: Dow declares force majeure after cracker failure in Terneuzen
 		20.12.2021
AUSTRALIA
Feasibility study for circular economy / Chance of advanced recycling plant in Victoria / Facility could divert nearly a quarter of waste plastics from state landfills
 		20.12.2021
SOUTH KOREA
Tank explosion at Yeosu petchem site claims three lives
 		17.12.2021
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
DZ Bank survey: Processor margins under pressure / Nearly one in five shops have rejected orders
 		17.12.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
1,4-butanediol: Technical problems at Ineos' ISP in Germany
 		16.12.2021
LOGISTICS
Major congestion at European ports / Antwerp and Rotterdam particularly affected / China shuts down port facilities again, cutting supply chains / Freight rates trend inconsistently
 		16.12.2021
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