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PLASTICS ADDITIVES
Global market forecast at nearly USD 69 bn in 2022 / Growth spurred by rising plastics demand / BCC Research report
 		31.08.2018
ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING
EU draft law could threaten plastics recycling from e-waste / European associations view limit for flame retardant decaBDE in recyclate as unrealistic
 		30.08.2018
EPDM
Global market value forecast at over USD 5 bn in 2023 / South America to grow fastest / Highest end-use growth from polymer modification / BCC Research report
 		29.08.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: BASF has pessimistic outlook on supply
 		27.08.2018
MASTERBATCHES
Bottlenecks with soluble colourants from China / German association sounds alarm
 		24.08.2018
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Demand in Europe to reach nearly EUR 16 bn in 2022 / Share of world market to decline / Poland leads growth / Wood Mackenzie report
 		23.08.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Solvay expects delivery shortfalls / Shallow Rhine river impacting raw materials supply from France
 		22.08.2018
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
PVC
Shift in international trade flows / US producers push towards Europe / Trade war causes collapse of US deliveries to Turkey / European market desirable due to high-price structure
 		16.08.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING TURKEY
Production in Q1 2018 worth USD 5.5 bn / About 93% of production consumed domestically / Germany, Italy and France among top five exporters / Turkish lira devaluation creates uncertainty
 		15.08.2018
WORLD TRADE
China imposes tariffs on HDPE from the US / Trade war escalates again / Many types of plastic and scrap affected
 		14.08.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: BASF's HMD plant in UK up and running again / Force majeure continues
 		13.08.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrene: Covestro declares force majeure on supply from its joint venture in the Netherlands
 		08.08.2018
COMPOSITES MARKET
German companies remain optimistic / Business climate worldwide largely rated “positive” / Only 3% expect deteriorating developments in Europe
 		07.08.2018
PLASTICS ECONOMY
Boom starts to weaken in German-speaking Europe / H2 2018 outlook more subdued / US trade tariffs still loom / Teething problems for EU circular economy / “KI Dialog” survey
 		06.08.2018
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