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PET
Fibre applications compensate for overall slowdown / Surplus tendency with paraxylene / PTA more balanced / Excessive increase in MEG capacities
 		17.01.2020
PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING
US reprocessing flat as exports fall / Industry and government driving reuse
 		16.01.2020
PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA
ARA achieves record result / Plastic packaging collection continues to grow
 		10.01.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Global stagnation / “The road will be steep, stony and arduous” / New boss of German association receives support from the industry / Favourite cities for IAA to be named by end of January
 		09.01.2020
LOGISTICS
Drastic increase in free capacity for European road freight transport
 		06.01.2020
CHEMICALS ECONOMY
EU production forecast to be flat in 2020 / Cefic cites slowing global economy / Issues of Brexit not specifically addressed
 		02.01.2020
GLOBAL PLASTICS RECYCLING
Recycled plastics and plastics waste-to-oil market forecast to expand by 10% annually / Waste control regulations drive growth / Transparency Market Research report
 		02.01.2020
POLAND
Plastics production and sales climb in 2019 / Insolvencies set to rise / Automotive sector under pressure
 		20.12.2019
CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS
Global market to expand by 11% per year to 2027 / Asia electrical & electronics sector drives demand / TM Research report
 		18.12.2019
INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING
Demand to rise at 3.3% CAGR to 2024 / Plastic drums will post above-average gains / Chemicals and pharmaceuticals largest market / Smithers report
 		11.12.2019
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
3D printing reaches critical mass in the industry / Companies relying on in-house printing / Time is key factor in development / “Formnext” trade fair in full flight
 		09.12.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING UK
Damning report highlights growth of plastic packaging across supermarket sector / Rise in sale of reusable, thicker plastic carrier bags
 		06.12.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Fire extinguished at TPC's butadiene plant in Texas following explosion one week ago / Longer downtime anticipated
 		05.12.2019
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Reinventing the wheel for the “IAA” / Mobility platform instead of just passenger cars / Competition between Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart
 		02.12.2019
FRANCE
More plastic packaging made from recycled polymers in 2019 / Elipso survey
 		02.12.2019
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