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HAGER
Investment in relay production in France / New line due to start in 2021
 		31.03.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Increasing demand for pharma packaging due to coronavirus / Bottles for disinfectants especially needed / Associations support fast lanes at the borders
 		30.03.2020
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Asian market to reach almost EUR 49 bn by 2024 / Growth slowing on sluggish regional economy / Wood Mackenzie report
 		30.03.2020
MEDICAL PLASTICS
EU commission may postpone implementing medical device regulation / Free access to European standards for medical supplies to boost production
 		30.03.2020
3D PRINTING
Cecimo calls on additive manufacturers to aid hospitals / Need for critical equipment during Covid-19 outbreak
 		30.03.2020
TRADE FAIRS
“Plastpol” in Poland postponed to October / “Hannover Messe” cancelled with digital information and networking offered as substitute
 		30.03.2020
KRAUSSMAFFEI
Frank Stieler hands over CEO role to Michael Ruf
 		30.03.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Will the coronavirus pandemic turn the tide back to disposables? / US moves away from plastic bans / Industry will face “major challenges” in the aftermath
 		27.03.2020
WORLD TRADE
US polyethylene exports started 2020 on a strong note / LLDPE exports at all-time high in January / Marked slowdown expected as coronavirus situation intensifies
 		27.03.2020
CORONAVIRUS
Chemicals and plastics producers help with hand sanitiser supply / Ineos building new plants for ethanol and isopropanol / North Sea Forties pipeline planned shutdown delayed
 		27.03.2020
HAITIAN
Injection moulding machinery manufacturer sees sales drop / Assembly in China restarting after coronavirus
 		27.03.2020
PET RECYCLING DENMARK
Dansk Retursystem starts up new plant in Taastrup
 		27.03.2020
REIFENHÄUSER
Machinery maker diverts test lines to producing medical protection material / Shore up of capacities during coronavirus pandemic
 		27.03.2020
LOGISTICS
EU guidance for implementing “green lanes” to ease internal transport of goods / Major disruptions at some borders due to Covid-19
 		26.03.2020
UPDATE - ITALY
Manufacturing of plastic products and machinery can continue / Conte and eight EU heads ask for coordination in Europe during "unprecedented shock"
 		26.03.2020
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