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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
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Weaker demand dampens investment sentiment / Pandemic exacerbates downturn / Ethylene utilisation rates will likely remain weak / McKinsey report
 		02.12.2020
BREXIT
Outcome of UK-EU trade negotiations remains uncertain / Time is running out / Plastics industry prepares / Coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks add to problems
 		01.12.2020
ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING
Brominated flame retardants not hindering recycling electronics / 55% of plastics with such additives reclaimed at specialised sites
 		01.12.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total declares force majeure for PS / Failure of Carling plant
 		27.11.2020
FRANCE
Decrease in overall plastic packaging sales / Elipso members expect increase in revenues in 2021 / Majority believes circular economy is the way forward
 		26.11.2020
COMPOSITES
European production slumps by almost 13% / Volume falls below 1m t for the first time / Loss of global market share / Best performance from flat panels and pipes
 		25.11.2020
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