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WASTE MANAGEMENT
Western Balkan upgrades present investment opportunities / Croatia ranks high in household waste recycling growth / National ban on single-use plastics
 		28.07.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA
First-quarter machinery shipments dip / US plastics trade hits USD 15.6 bn in 2020 / Chemical sales expected to rise in 2021
 		20.07.2021
CHINA
EUR 364m loan from World Bank to improve plastics waste management / Project centred on Ningbo and Chongqing
 		08.07.2021
ARAB GULF STATES
Sustainability goals drive GCC move to circular economy / Plastics-to-fuel a key trend / Frost & Sullivan report
 		30.06.2021
TURKEY
Demand, output of construction plastics rise in Q1 / Foreign trade expands / PU shows highest growth rate
 		16.06.2021
TURKEY
Plastics demand rises in 2020 on higher domestic sales / Import and export volumes grow / Economic woes continue
 		07.04.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING MOROCCO
Project MOSSUP to tackle SUP waste / Pilot projects with supermarkets in trial phase
 		31.03.2021
RUSSIA
Billions in petrochemicals investments seek to make country an export nation by 2025 / Nord Stream 2 as acid test / Domestic demand grows faster than polymer production
 		09.03.2021
TURKEY
Plastics association proposes solutions to surging resin prices / Domestic producers should sell to local processors / Calls for pausing import duties
 		10.02.2021
ASIA
Economic activity set to rebound in 2021 / Slow, partial decoupling from China / New US administration to have positive effect on Chinese relations / Atradius report
 		27.01.2021
BREXIT
Outcome of UK-EU trade negotiations remains uncertain / Time is running out / Plastics industry prepares / Coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks add to problems
 		01.12.2020
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Trade surplus drops 20% in 2019 / Trade deficit in resins and machinery with Germany
 		16.11.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AUSTRIA
Confidence declining in circular transformation / ARA barometer reveals less commitment among smaller companies / Coca-Cola launches recycling incentives for consumers
 		30.10.2020
CHINA
Details of five-year plan show nationwide measures for cutting plastics consumption / Gradual SUP bans planned / Degradable plastics demand expected to increase significantly
 		26.10.2020
GERMANY'S PLASTICS MARKETS
New Conversio study looks at material flows in 2019 / Decline in raw material production and plastics processing / Upward trend for recycling comes to a sudden halt / Corona crisis leaves major scars
 		25.09.2020
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