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ITALY
Compostable-polymer industry posts decline in 2023 output / Competition with “fake” reusables, cheap Asian imports hurt business
 		16.07.2024
UK ELECTION
Labour landslide sparks industry demands / BPF announces three key requests / Environment ministry plans remain vague
 		15.07.2024
LOGISTICS
Crisis in container freight seems to be worsening / Rates continue to climb
 		12.07.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC precursors: Olin declares force majeure for plant in Texas due to Beryl
 		11.07.2024
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Slight increase in polymer production – VCI half-year results / “Silver lining, but still no stable upward trend”
 		11.07.2024
AUSTRIA
One-way deposit on PET bottles, cans from 2025 onward / Construction of 55,000 t/y sorting plant
 		10.07.2024
CIRCULAR ECONOMY UK
Biffa calls for rethink around waste management / Group sets out five-point framework to boost activity
 		10.07.2024
FRAUNHOFER
PFAS-free polymer membranes developed for semiconductor processing
 		10.07.2024
PACKAGING REGULATION
Tethered caps now mandatory across the EU / Plastic lids account for up to 7% of recycling streams
 		09.07.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Slight improvement in overall situation / Drop in revenues expected – IK economic survey
 		09.07.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polyethylene, EVA: Borealis declares force majeure in Antwerp
 		08.07.2024
RUSSIA
Foreign trade with China starts to crumble under weight of Western sanctions / Hopes pinned on emerging BRICS infrastructure
 		08.07.2024
LOGISTICS
China's export mania, for fear of punitive tariffs, drives freight rates higher / DB Schenker sale drags on
 		05.07.2024
SPAIN
Good conditions for the plastics industry / Processing sector very fragmented / More polymer imports than exports for first time in years
 		04.07.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
US, European authorities launch anti-dumping investigations into epoxy resin from Asia
 		03.07.2024
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