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RECYCLING
Plastics recycling advances in Europe, Africa, South America / Equipment, material developments abound / Modifier launched for rPP
 		30.01.2023
GERMAN LABOUR MARKET
Plastics industry particularly hard hit by staff shortages – DIHK survey
 		30.01.2023
LOGISTICS
Weakening economy causes mergers in logistics sector to slump / Maersk relies on large number of methanol carriers / Freight rates stagnate
 		27.01.2023
UPDATE - USA
Texas in the grip of tornadoes / Power outages paralyse petrochemical industry / Europe's supply possibly not affected
 		26.01.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
The recession that never was? / German business confidence continues higher / Economic indicators suggest growth fears overblown
 		26.01.2023
UK
Cuts coming for energy cost subsidies / Chemical industry warns of continued cost pressure
 		25.01.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6, caprolactam: BASF declares force majeure in US
 		24.01.2023
ENERGY PRICES
Gas prices push higher / Crude oil demand still weak
 		24.01.2023
EPS RECYCLING
Collaboration aims to increase EPS/XPS recycling in France / Pilot project for sorting and processing EPS packaging waste in Germany
 		23.01.2023
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Paraxylene: Still no contract agreement / Double contract for December and January likely
 		20.01.2023
SPAIN
Nationwide plastic packaging tax begins / Consumers can expect higher prices / Competition officials intervene in auctions held by local waste firm Ecoembes
 		20.01.2023
LOGISTICS
Desperate search for ”Putin-free” route from China to Europe / Clearly more transport supply than demand on roads / Freight rates largely unchanged
 		20.01.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
US lower house committee: chemical recycling does not support circularity, material recovery / Group tells EPA to retain waste processing classification for such tech
 		19.01.2023
BIOPLASTICS
Global production expands after pandemic / Patent filings rise / Advances in accelerated biodegradation / Nanomaterials go commercial
 		16.01.2023
LOGISTICS
Ever fewer containers on the waves / World trade largely stable / Will Chinese firm finally secure stake in port of Hamburg?
 		13.01.2023
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