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BIOPLASTICS
EU producers press for lower bioethanol duties / Competition from the Americas
 		03.01.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
Recommended measures to achieve higher EU recycling rate within 8 years / Job creation and economic benefits / PRE and Deloitte report
 		02.01.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EU circular economy compromise presented / Lower recycling targets / European plastics industry reaffirms its contribution / PlasticsEurope sees big opportunities for resource efficiency
 		22.12.2017
PVC
Shintech and Formosa Plastics plan expansion in US / Focus on exports
 		22.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Unipetrol cracker in Litvínov fully operating again
 		21.12.2017
BULGARIA
Potential as low-cost plastics processing hub / New investments to drive growth in export-oriented processing / AMI database
 		21.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
MDI: BASF plant in China at standstill / Allocations via global network
 		20.12.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY INDIA
Global exports fall in first nine months of 2017 / China top supplier / VDMA figures released ahead of "Plastindia" trade fair
 		19.12.2017
CHLORINE PRODUCTION
Mercury process banned in EU from 11 December 2017 on / Switch to alternative processes largely completed
 		18.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
MDI: BASF declares force majeure on production in China / Natural gas for operations is lacking / Duration not clear
 		14.12.2017
STAND-UP POUCHES
Strong growth in consumption in Europe and worldwide / Schönwald Consulting and AMI studies
 		14.12.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins: Unipetrol reduces cracker output after explosion in refinery at Litvínov / PE and PP not yet affected
 		13.12.2017
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
EuPC survey results on use of recycled plastic materials / Poor quality and unreliable supply key barriers / Price is primary incentive / Second survey in 2018
 		12.12.2017
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
EU imposes antitrust fines on five airbags, seat belts and steering wheels suppliers
 		12.12.2017
KAZAKHSTAN
Chinese plan petrochemical and polymers complex in northwest of country / USD 4 bn investment
 		11.12.2017
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