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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Fracking giant Whiting Petroleum falls victim to fall in oil prices	03.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Elastomers: Lanxess declares force majeure in India due to Covid-19	01.04.2020
WORLD TRADE US polyethylene exports started 2020 on a strong note / LLDPE exports at all-time high in January / Marked slowdown expected as coronavirus situation intensifies	27.03.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polycarbonate: Covestro declares force majeure at Northern Italian site in Filago / Production suspended due to coronavirus	20.03.2020
TPC Job cuts at Texas petchem complex / Reconstruction of butadiene site will take years	19.03.2020
GLOBAL CHEMICALS ECONOMY Output down sharply in January / Coronavirus already bites China / US plastics production up	18.03.2020
TDI India to extend anti-dumping measures to Europe, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and UAE	10.03.2020
BIOPLASTICS Dutch study into compostable plastics for packaging / Items degraded within 22 days maximum	05.03.2020
GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS EU competition authorities impose punitive tariffs on products from Egypt / Jushi again directly affected	04.03.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS US Gulf petchems and plastics plants beset by start-up delays / Shin-Etsu, Formosa Plastics and Sasol projects lead the list	28.02.2020

ITALY Machinery makers in operation / Sluggish delivery surfacing / Lombardy's Radici running production with required coronavirus precautions	16.03.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Slump in foreign trade hits Italian manufacturers in 2019 / Imports hit harder than exports / Sales to US and China rise	09.03.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA Chinese plastics machinery makers increase focus on exports and R&D / Global economic uncertainties hit H1 profits	14.11.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY Euromap reports declining business / Ray of hope in increasing use of recycled materials	18.10.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Italian processors suffer from economic slowdown / Trade with Germany contracts	25.09.2019

PLASTIC PACKAGING European science academies join forces to study plastics chain / EUBP sees bioplastics criticisms as mainly emotional	31.03.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Increasing demand for pharma packaging due to coronavirus / Bottles for disinfectants especially needed / Associations support fast lanes at the borders	30.03.2020
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Asian market to reach almost EUR 49 bn by 2024 / Growth slowing on sluggish regional economy / Wood Mackenzie report	30.03.2020
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
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET New car registrations in Europe take a fall in January	25.02.2020

Regions and Countries

TURKEY Government introduces Covid-19 measures to help out businesses / Pagev sees lack of including plastics sector as major deficiency / Polyolefin spot prices trending sharply downward	02.04.2020
PET RECYCLING DENMARK Dansk Retursystem starts up new plant in Taastrup	27.03.2020
UPDATE - ITALY Manufacturing of plastic products and machinery can continue / Conte and eight EU heads ask for coordination in Europe during "unprecedented shock"	26.03.2020
CHINA PET inventories overflowing / India, Philippines and Russia top importers for Chinese bottle chips / Coronavirus pandemic won't improve oversupply	18.03.2020
ITALY Nationwide lockdown abruptly halts activity / Domo's PA 6 production still running / FCA shuts down Italian, Polish and Serbian production sites / Aid for SMEs affected by Covid-19	17.03.2020
CHINA Plastics companies hope for "post-epidemic" rebound	28.02.2020

3D PRINTING Cecimo calls on additive manufacturers to aid hospitals / Need for critical equipment during Covid-19 outbreak	30.03.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Significant downside anticipated from coronavirus in coming months / Packaging companies see rise in demand / BPF survey	25.03.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING Economic consequences of Covid-19 to peak in next six weeks / Advice to converters â€“ 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
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Tariff-free trade the most important outcome of UK-EU trade talks / BPF survey	06.03.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Not a good year for the industry / Technical parts show a marked decline / Only construction sector reported a rise / Willingness to invest expected to fall / Stable turnover in 2020 would be optimistic	02.03.2020

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
LOGISTICS Considerable delivery delays due to coronavirus pandemic / "Rotation has been disrupted" / Ships piling up at Chinese ports / Cargo rates collapsing / Situation not expected to normalise until after summer	19.03.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Greenpeace releases survey on plastics recyclability / US recyclers not equipped to sort plastics beyond PET and HDPE bottles	11.03.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY PIE Readers Survey: Europe's plastics industry largely weathers the storm / One third of companies plan to invest more / Plastics-related regulations a growing concern / Majority expect backlash against plastics to impact business	14.02.2020

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