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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe hits out at EU “green” taxes and shale disadvantage / Open letter to the commission / “Nobody seriously invests in Europe”
 		15.02.2019
PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Plastic carrier bags banned as of 2020 / ARA calls for a "Plastics Roadmap 2030" / "Plastics Summit" in Vienna
 		15.02.2019
POLYLACTIC ACID
Biopolymer forecasted to witness strong growth over next seven years / Recyclability and sustainability are key drivers / Packaging largest segment
 		14.02.2019
PLASTICS ECONOMY
Confidence waning in German-speaking Europe / Disappointing H2 2018 / Staff procurement woes, Brexit and US trade policy bite / KI readership survey
 		13.02.2019
POLYETHYLENE
Russia's Irkutsk Oil plans for ethane cracker and PE plant in Siberia / Toyo Engineering to build facility
 		13.02.2019
LOGISTICS GERMANY
Freight transport on the Rhine river nosedives in 2018 / Plans to deepen shipping channels
 		13.02.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Sabic declares force majeure on supply from Wilton
 		12.02.2019
TRANSPORT
Situation eases for road freight in Europe
 		12.02.2019
LOGISTICS GERMANY
Cost reduction for freight transport on German rivers / Berlin abolishes tolls in 2019
 		12.02.2019
BIOPLASTICS
Share of global plastics market to remain very small / PLA and PHAs primary drivers of growth / Europe's share of global output to reach 27% by 2023 / New studies by European Bioplastics and IfBB
 		11.02.2019
AEROSPACE PLASTICS
Demand to rise at a CAGR of over 7% to 2023 / Lightweighting and fuel efficiency major drivers of growth / PMMA accounts for largest share of market
 		07.02.2019
DENMARK
Country urged to switch focus from plastics incineration to recycling / New plastics vision could save over EUR 210m per year / McKinsey report
 		06.02.2019
EPS
PIE extends price reporting to include grey EPS / Slight growth expected for the EPS segment as a whole / Consolidation in the European processing sector / Impulses for recycling
 		05.02.2019
PIE READERS SURVEY
PIE's first poll on business developments in the European plastics industry
 		04.02.2019
MALAYSIA
Numerous illegal plastics recycling plants surface / Shutdowns and fines / Environment minister Bee Yin Yeo leads plastics waste initiatives
 		01.02.2019
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