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EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
EU output shrinks 6% in 2022 / Capacity usage dramatically low / Expensive energy mars competitiveness / “Green” goals a challenge
 		14.03.2023
POLYMER PRICES
Standard thermoplastics trend March 2023: Polyolefin prices rise, styrenics fall / Monomer costs determine direction / Weak demand could lead to minor adjustments
 		14.03.2023
POLYMER PRICES
China standard thermoplastics February 2023: Mixed price trend / Demand recovers but still tepid / March buying activity to increase as most industries enter peak season / New domestic capacity for PE, PS
 		14.03.2023
ENERGY COSTS
Gas prices plunge / Crude falls again
 		14.03.2023
LYONDELLBASELL
Purchase of recycler, compounder Mepol / Deal covers facilities in Italy, Poland
 		14.03.2023
MCDONALD'S
EU reuse targets to increase plastic packaging waste up to 300% – Kearny study / Fast food giant's official says regulation hurts economy, environment
 		13.03.2023
GERMAN MACHINE MAKERS
Orders plummet in January / Sales grow
 		13.03.2023
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Design for recycling guide now in Arabic, Czech, Spanish / Plastics drive range of advances / RecyClass approves HDPE tube / Bioplastics for LVMH perfume caps
 		13.03.2023
UPDATE - DOMO CHEMICALS
Supplier seals polyamide deal with South Korean compounder / Move brings resin to nearby car, electronics makers
 		13.03.2023
ANTOLIN
Spanish automotive supplier reinvents itself / Separation of growth driver and cash cow
 		13.03.2023
PPC FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
US supplier acquires Israeli firm StePac / First site across the Atlantic
 		13.03.2023
GLOBAL COMMERCE
China, Gulf countries move closer to free-trade zone / Beijing, Riyadh strengthen ties / Sino-Arab deals on the rise
 		10.03.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
PET/polyester recycling must scale up to meet demand / Chemical recycling can complement mechanical methods, reuse to boost circularity – Systemiq report
 		10.03.2023
NETHERLANDS
Grocery chains to eliminate free single-use plastic, paper bags for produce / Plans call for reusable options
 		10.03.2023
INVISTA
Murphy tapped as new CEO / Major expansion of materials business / Company exits carpet fibres
 		10.03.2023
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