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LOGISTICS
China delivers largest container ship in history / South Korea plans nuclear-powered freighters / Shipping firms threaten to reduce capacity
 		16.03.2023
RECYCLING
EC study confirms plastics waste recycling preferable to incineration / Cefic highlights importance of chemical recycling
 		16.03.2023
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Germany: Dark clouds outnumber bright spots / Modest progress in Q1 / Gas crisis averted / Sales, output to fall again this year
 		16.03.2023
USA
Plastics Pact report indicates US falling short of 2025 recycled packaging targets / Need to speed up implementation
 		15.03.2023
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
EU output shrinks 6% in 2022 / Capacity usage dramatically low / Expensive energy mars competitiveness / “Green” goals a challenge
 		14.03.2023
ENERGY COSTS
Gas prices plunge / Crude falls again
 		14.03.2023
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
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
LOGISTICS
Shipping rates fall on major routes / Balance returns to supply-demand ratio
 		09.03.2023
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Registrations up sharply / Electric models enjoy strong growth / Rebound follows weak 2022
 		08.03.2023
FLEXIBLE FOOD PACKAGING
European demand rises to over 4 mn t / Mono-material films gain momentum – Schönwald report
 		08.03.2023
PLASTICS WASTE
FEAD attacks mixed waste sorting / Tomra says such systems needed to meet EU targets
 		07.03.2023
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