Global consumption to grow by 6.9% per year to 2025 / Consumer awareness about recycled products and government initiatives drive growth / Europe's waste management systems oversupplied with low-quality plastics / Grand View Research report

Follow up: BASF confirms quality problems in production / Ludwigshafen facility temporarily taken offline / Price rollover nonetheless likely in October / Numerous plant stoppages among converters

Volume of GRP processed in Europe grows by 2% / European share of global production declines again / "Composites Europe" attracts far fewer visitors and exhibitors

Scotland bans fracking / Moratorium to stay in place

US launches anti-dumping investigation / Imports from China and India

Strategic reorientation by industry leaders / New car registrations exclusively electric from 2026 on? / Plastics manufacturers and automotive suppliers remain calm / Big data in the car / Highlights from the "IAA"

LDPE: Incident at Ineos' plant in Germany

Freight traffic on railway line in southern Germany back to normal / Key connection between France, Germany and Switzerland

Pack2Go Europe launches initiative for food packaging collection and recycling

Sustained trade growth in H1 2017/ Exports to Russia and Brazil shoot upwards / Double-digit rise in demand for extrusion lines and thermoforming machines

False alarm on port restrictions for vessels carrying bulk chemicals along Yangtze River / Styrene, MEG and benzene imports remain unaffected in October

Four US producers file petitions for anti-dumping duties against five supplier countries

The Black Plastic Packaging Recycling Forum brings together 61 stakeholders / Organisation seeks solutions to black waste sorting by 2018

LLDPE: Versalis declares force majeure in Dunkirk

German exports to Iran surge in H1 2017 / More growth forecast / Iran's polymer output to continue rising to 2022