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PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY
Government introduces policy incentivising use of recycled plastics / Tax benefits in fiscal 2018 budget
 		07.03.2018
CHINA
Global plastics and rubber machinery imports drop in 2016 / VDMA data published ahead of “Chinaplas”
 		06.03.2018
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Global polymer material output rises 4% to 280m t in 2016 / EU's resins exports stagnating / European converters hold their ground / PlasticsEurope report
 		02.03.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6 compounds: Lanxess declares force majeure on deliveries in EMEA
 		28.02.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
PE film recycling growing / Positive effects from China's import ban / Move to recyclable mono-materials needed
 		28.02.2018
ROMANIA
Plastic carrier bag ban to come into effect 1 July / Packaging deposit scheme under discussion / National waste programme not yet up to EU standards
 		28.02.2018
TOY INDUSTRY
Global sales slightly higher in 2017 / Mexico and Russia show fastest growth / NPD study
 		26.02.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: BASF does not expect further delivery cutbacks / Force majeure still in effect / Delivery quotas likely stable in March
 		23.02.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Lanxess forewarning on possible allocations on compounds
 		23.02.2018
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Growth rate reaches 5% mark in 2017 / Renewed record turnover and processed volume / Lack of skilled staff becomes more acute / Confidence predominates at start of 2018
 		23.02.2018
GREECE
Environmental fee on plastic carrier bags in shops / Alignment with EU directive to curb consumption / Greek plastics industry association foresees problems
 		23.02.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6.6: Radici Chimica declares force majeure on base polymers / Compounds unaffected / Improved situation for HMD at BASF's Seal Sands site
 		22.02.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ethylene: Repsol cracker shuts down in Tarragona / Supply situation intensified in Europe
 		21.02.2018
BIOPLASTICS
Global production forecast to grow by 20% to 2022 / Transition to circular economy drives demand / Brand owners increasing usage of bio-based materials / Study by EUBP and nova-Institut
 		21.02.2018
SERBIA
New projects for waste management / Chinese investors to build plastics recycling factories / Novamont in talks with local authorities
 		19.02.2018
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