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UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
More than 60 firms sign up to "UK Plastics Pact" / Plastics waste initiative led by Wrap / First global network of this kind / Supported by Ellen MacArthur Foundation and BPF
 		04.05.2018
TURKEY
Strong economic start to year / Highly dependent on plastics imports / Polymer consumption expected to reach over 9m t in 2018
 		02.05.2018
CIRCULAR ECONOMY ITALY
Further steps towards EU plastics strategy / New forum for recycling quality
 		27.04.2018
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Experts assess what domestic plastics sector might face upon leaving the EU / BPF Brexit seminar in London
 		24.04.2018
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Plastics shipments set to sustain modest growth in 2018 / Employment to grow more slowly because of skills gap / Plastics Industry Association report
 		23.04.2018
PLASTINDIA
Return to New Delhi in 2021 / Disillusionment follows euphoria about Gandhinagar
 		22.03.2018
SLOVENIA
Plans for European circular economy hub / Ljubljana has first-rate separate waste collection
 		15.03.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY
Government introduces policy incentivising use of recycled plastics / Tax benefits in fiscal 2018 budget
 		07.03.2018
ROMANIA
Plastic carrier bag ban to come into effect 1 July / Packaging deposit scheme under discussion / National waste programme not yet up to EU standards
 		28.02.2018
GREECE
Environmental fee on plastic carrier bags in shops / Alignment with EU directive to curb consumption / Greek plastics industry association foresees problems
 		23.02.2018
SERBIA
New projects for waste management / Chinese investors to build plastics recycling factories / Novamont in talks with local authorities
 		19.02.2018
FRANCE
Relatively limited market growth in 2017 / Share of exports declining slightly / Paris declares closed-loop economy a priority issue / Plastics converters' association FEP opposes quota for recyclate use
 		23.01.2018
BULGARIA
Potential as low-cost plastics processing hub / New investments to drive growth in export-oriented processing / AMI database
 		21.12.2017
SPAIN
Increase in machine sales / "Equiplast" attendance points to economic upswing of Spanish plastics sector
 		16.10.2017
AUSTRIA
Exports drive plastics processing segment / Strong domestic demand from construction since start of 2017 / Lively automotive demand expected in the long term / Margin pressure likely
 		01.09.2017
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