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BRIGHT GREEN PLASTICS
Former Imerplast UK business renamed / Recycling of polyolefins for targeting applications
 		24.03.2020
MEDICAL PLASTICS
Antibacterial polypropylene film being developed for hospital use / Project funded by EU “Horizon 2020”
 		24.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Polyurethane feedstocks March 2020: First signs of hoarding push isocyanates higher / Polyols' rise strongest in recent memory / Sales to consumer sectors may slow or collapse due to coronavirus
 		23.03.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING
Economic consequences of Covid-19 to peak in next six weeks / Advice to converters – continue production at full speed, then stop / Germany's ArGeZ sees technical parts manufacturing halting between end of March and end of April
 		23.03.2020
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY
ContiTech declares force majeure at its sites in all countries affected by Covid-19 / Akwel halts or reduces production
 		23.03.2020
SPAIN
Government plans tax on single-use plastic packaging
 		23.03.2020
UPONOR
Withdrawal of 2020 financial target due to potential coronavirus impacts
 		23.03.2020
HELLA
Headlight specialist revises forecasts / Short-time working and other cost-cutting measures due to coronavirus pandemic
 		23.03.2020
CLARIANT
Collaboration with Floreon to extend performance of biopolymers
 		23.03.2020
COVESTRO
Price increases for polycarbonate and PC blends in EMEA
 		20.03.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Polycarbonate: Covestro declares force majeure at Northern Italian site in Filago / Production suspended due to coronavirus
 		20.03.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
European and US vehicle production shutting down due to Covid-19 / Car giants dealing with supply disruptions and plummeting demand
 		20.03.2020
ENGEL
Injection moulding machinery manufacturer halts production in Austria due to coronavirus
 		20.03.2020
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
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