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PLASTICS ECONOMY
Covid-19 impacts on the European plastics industry / Concerns for business performance change during crisis / Image of plastics appearing less negative / PIE flash survey
 		29.05.2020
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GDP to contract by 3.3% this year / EU market could see impaired border restrictions until 2021 / Euler Hermes report
 		28.05.2020
UK
Reprocessing capacity needs to double to meet plastic packaging tax requirements / Recoup report
 		26.05.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Recyclers under pressure on three sides – plunging sales, shortage of base material and low virgin material prices / Production lines shut down till July / Fear of irreparable damage
 		20.05.2020
LOGISTICS
Sharp decline in container throughput in European ports / Scheduled services suspended / Warehouses largely working at capacity / Truck spot rates plummeting / Increased number of insolvencies expected
 		08.05.2020
USA
Industry urges USD 1 bn in aid for recycling in pandemic / Plastics groups lead initiative
 		06.05.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY
How the German-speaking plastics industry is dealing with the consequences of Covid-19 / From value chains to solidarity in companies / Short-time working a relief but not a long-term solution
 		05.05.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK
Black plastic packaging re-think needed / End market for recyclate can drive circularity / Recoup update report
 		23.04.2020
RECYCLING
Waste management considered essential in Covid-19 pandemic / Germany's bvse calls for interest-free loans for recyclers / Unrestricted EU waste flows urgently needed
 		21.04.2020
SINGAPORE
Outline of steps in zero waste vision / Implementation of EPR framework / Deposit refund scheme to start by 2022
 		20.03.2020
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS RECYCLING
New Spanish association for managing films waste
 		20.03.2020
LOGISTICS
Considerable delivery delays due to coronavirus pandemic / "Rotation has been disrupted" / Ships piling up at Chinese ports / Cargo rates collapsing / Situation not expected to normalise until after summer
 		19.03.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA
Greenpeace releases survey on plastics recyclability / US recyclers not equipped to sort plastics beyond PET and HDPE bottles
 		11.03.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY
PIE Readers Survey: Europe's plastics industry largely weathers the storm / One third of companies plan to invest more / Plastics-related regulations a growing concern / Majority expect backlash against plastics to impact business
 		14.02.2020
PET RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Over 26,000 t of PET material recycled last year
 		07.02.2020
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