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UK
Recoup survey shows upward trend in household plastics collection / Pandemic changes lifestyles, increases recycling rate
 		18.12.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Apparent force majeure on BPA at the Dutch Hexion plant
 		17.12.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
Sales down 10%-15% in 2020 / Jan-Oct revenue off 14% / Return to pre-crisis levels likely in 2023 / Waste and recycling business down
 		17.12.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrenics: Ineos declares force majeure on ACN in Germany
 		14.12.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic extends force majeure for LDPE indefinitely / Raw-material shortage in Wilton
 		14.12.2020
COMPOSITES INDUSTRY
50% of companies optimistic about future / Majority operating at 76% capacity or better / JEC poll
 		14.12.2020
IRELAND
Bottle-to-bottle plastic recycling facility in Portlaoise / Launch of electric refuse-collection vehicles
 		14.12.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: After Ascend, BASF also allocates base polymers and compounds / Force majeure for Pensacola / Repairs to take up to four weeks
 		10.12.2020
EPS
Covid-19 crisis leaves fewer scars on German-speaking region / Further consolidation among producers / Prices relatively low for a long time / Volatility likely to rise at end of year / Recycling gains importance
 		09.12.2020
TURKEY
PET market: Value of exports set to nearly double in 2020 / Sharp drops seen for consumption, production, imports
 		09.12.2020
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Pandemic hits EU 27 sales, output in first nine months / Circular economy can cushion economic blows
 		08.12.2020
PACKAGING RECYCLING
UK cuts targets for plastics packaging recycling in 2021 and 2022 / Decision follows Valpak warning that pandemic could bankrupt some recyclers / Coronavirus impact may extend through 2022
 		08.12.2020
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
German industry accustomed to success faces declining sales for the first time / Covid-19 sparks irreversible upheavals / Spectaris survey
 		07.12.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyethylene: Full shutdown of Saudi Arabian olefin complex in Al Jubail / Prices react to outage
 		04.12.2020
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
PA 6.6: Ascend reports unplanned stoppage in Florida / Price upswing could accelerate
 		04.12.2020
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