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RECYCLING USA
US Plastics Pact oversight group creates PET reclaim scheme / Initial funding target set at USD 25 mn
 		08.07.2022
LOGISTICS
World record: new super freighter carries 12,000 40-foot containers / Export downturn: Germany with first negative trade balance in decades
 		07.07.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
DIW economic institute says business activity stagnant / Researchers see weak start to summer / Country reports first monthly trade deficit in 30 years
 		07.07.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrene: Covestro declares force majeure after plant failure in the Netherlands / Propylene oxide also affected
 		06.07.2022
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
C2, C3, PE: Borealis reports cracker shutdown in Sweden / Throttling of local PE lines
 		01.07.2022
RAW MATERIALS
Ifo Institute: Shortages in German plastics industry continue to ease / Bottlenecks expected until spring 2023
 		01.07.2022
LOGISTICS
Endless container chaos / Cancelled flights, port strikes further reduce transport capacity / Is the German holiday ban on lorries finally sending drivers around the bend?
 		30.06.2022
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
Machine makers report reduced delivery capabilities / Improvement not expected until at least H2 2023 / VDMA flash survey
 		30.06.2022
PP RECYCLING
Global network conducts first full-scale trials for food-grade material with rPP
 		30.06.2022
ENERGY COSTS
Decline in May energy price index / Costs still high / Gas price up almost 150% in a year – report from German economic institute HWWI
 		28.06.2022
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
Technology has a role in circular economy / Significant growth projected if current constraints are overcome / Better sorting infrastructure needed / McKinsey analysis
 		28.06.2022
PLASTIC AND RUBBER MACHINERY
World production sets record in 2021 / China tops export for first time / Euromap says further growth in Europe this year “difficult”
 		28.06.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
Business confidence still falling / Ifo Institute says “chemical industry is thoroughly alarmed” / BASF mulls options for production at headquarters site
 		27.06.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
EVA: TotalEnergies declares force majeure on shipments from French site
 		24.06.2022
PACKAGING GERMANY
Consumption up 14% in the past 20 years / Increased demand for reduced sizes / “Next milestone must be the recyclability of packaging” – GVM study
 		24.06.2022
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