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TURKEY
Plastic products sector hit by economic turmoil in 2018 / Production, consumption and imports decline / Urgent need to reduce dependency on imported feedstocks
 		01.04.2019
FRANCE
National pact on plastic packaging / Government, NGOs and retailers commit to ambitious recycling targets
 		13.03.2019
DENMARK
Country urged to switch focus from plastics incineration to recycling / New plastics vision could save over EUR 210m per year / McKinsey report
 		06.02.2019
PIE READERS SURVEY
PIE's first poll on business developments in the European plastics industry
 		04.02.2019
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Improved performance in 2017 / Mexico and Canada remain strongest trading partners / Plastics Industry Association report
 		23.01.2019
TURKEY
Currency crisis stifles polymer imports / Prices soar as lira falls / Markets in calmer waters since September
 		03.12.2018
SWITZERLAND
Plastics industry reports good figures / Shortage of skilled workers / Sales gradually approaching record level of 2014 / Proportion of optimists doubles
 		22.11.2018
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Sustainability group Wrap publishes packaging reduction targets to guide "Plastics Pact" members
 		21.11.2018
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY
Polymer production rises to 11m t in 2017 / A mere 12% of plastics is recycled / Conversio study documents use of recyclate and balance of trade for first time
 		26.10.2018
LATIN AMERICA
Numerous countries and municipalities take steps to restrict single-use plastics / Bans on plastic carrier bags and straws
 		19.10.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Japan races to catch up on tackling marine litter / Subsidies for biodegradables producers / New Zealand to phase out plastic carrier bags
 		26.09.2018
DENMARK
Single-trip bottle deposit extended to juices / Closing the gap to 100% recycling
 		10.09.2018
IRAN
Petrochemicals comeback stalls / US and Europe pull in different directions / Sanctions torpedo Western players' plans for re-engagement
 		04.09.2018
TURKEY
Plastics industry so far manages to maintain growth / Resins consumption grows significantly again in 2018 / Trade associations call for government intervention / Appeal for stable relations with Europe
 		20.08.2018
FRANCE
More than 50 companies sign up to use recycled plastics in packaging / Government welcomes commitments within its call for 100% circularity by 2025
 		06.07.2018
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