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WORLD TRADE China makes concessions ahead of trade talks with US / 16 products freed from tariffs / More items to follow	13.09.2019
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Propylene: Borealis declares force majeure in Kallo / FM is also now in effect on PP in Burghausen / Restart for OMV's cracker	06.09.2019
COMPOSITES GERMANY Mood in fibre-composite industry is clouding over / Automotive sector putting a brake on growth	06.09.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polypropylene: Production stopped by Borealis in Burghausen / New orders not taken for time being	03.09.2019
PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS New trilateral consortium aims to make crackers more sustainable / Project of EU-based petchem giants backed by national and regional governments	03.09.2019
PET EU imposes tariffs on PET manufactured in India	02.09.2019
CHINA Polyethylene imports skyrocket in first half of 2019 / Much less cargo from US amid trade war	30.08.2019
UPDATE - WORLD TRADE Escalation of US-China trade dispute hits plastics once more / Full product lists published	28.08.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS HDPE pipe: Ineos declares force majeure on deliveries from its Lillo site	27.08.2019
WORLD TRADE US polymer exports rise rapidly in the first half-year / US overtakes Saudi Arabia as biggest supplier of HDPE to Europe / Conflict with China creates shifts in global market / Economic downturn continues	23.08.2019

PLASTICS MACHINERY US sees second-quarter sales recovering slightly	29.08.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Amaplast appoints Dario Previero as president / Industry sees positive growth trend in 2018	02.07.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY USA Domestic sales fall quarter-on-quarter, rise year-on-year / Exports ebb slightly in Q1 / Weaker economy and trade issues cloud outlook	24.06.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Deteriorating outlook for 2019 as orders fall in Q1 / Growth in 2018 lower than anticipated / China takes top export position	21.06.2019
BRAZIL 40% of domestic packaging companies planning investments / European plastics machinery association Euromap seeks opportunities	02.05.2019

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS UK Consumption drops across public sector in Wales / Wrap to issue procurement guidance	02.09.2019
HEALTHCARE PACKAGING Strong growth for global market to 2027 / Preference for plastic increases / TM Research report	21.08.2019
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Modest growth for European market expected up to 2023 / German and Polish markets struggling / Wood Mackenzie report	13.08.2019
PACKAGING Global e-commerce growth drives packaging innovations / Integrated smart technologies could benefit customers and companies / Smithers Pira report	08.08.2019
PACKAGING Global use of biopolymers in packaging sector to double within five years / Growth driven by China and Europe / Smithers Pira report	24.07.2019

Regions and Countries

MERCOSUR Trading bloc updates plastic additives regulations / Close alignment with EU rules	10.09.2019
TURKEY Plastics imports decline in first half of 2019 / Domestic consumption of commodities and end products hits rock bottom / Exports benefit from weak Turkish lira	28.08.2019
BREXIT Leaked government report spells out worst-case scenario following no deal	26.08.2019
USA Ambitious legislation focuses on plastics issues / Recycling front and centre / Bans on some single-trip products foreseen / Plastics industry voices support	09.08.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Recycling programme Wrap reports on "UK Plastics Pact" progress / Strides made in removing PS and black plastics from packaging as well as single-use items	07.06.2019
CHINAPLAS 2019 Record number of visitors at Guangzhou venue / Strong focus on innovations in digitisation and e-cars / Trade dispute with US casts a shadow	06.06.2019

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Turnover for H1 2019 down on 2018 / Heavy falls in June / Technical components still a big worry / Industrial packaging, building products and consumer goods also on the decline	06.09.2019
BREXIT No deal would be "dramatic act of self-sabotage" / Industry upbeat on economics / BPF survey	01.08.2019
3D PRINTING Global 3D printing materials market for healthcare set to skyrocket / Scarcity of compliant materials a challenge / Design influences print time and cost of parts / Frost & Sullivan and Wohlers reports	17.07.2019
BOPET FILMS Global demand to grow 5.6% per year to 2023 / China and India see fastest growth / Wood Mackenzie report	14.06.2019
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Automotive industry hitting the brakes is noticeable in the first quarter / Decline in sales of technical parts / Picture is one of uncertainty	12.06.2019

PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA Tonnage decreases with challenging two years after China's import ban / "Strong domestic markets for recycling" / CPIA report	16.09.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN Strong growth in recycling rate of post-consumer packaging in 2018 / Total of almost 572,000 t / Cicloplast report	10.09.2019
PLASTICS WASTE Collaboration to establish 11 waste plastic-to-hydrogen plants in northwest UK	04.09.2019
EXTRUPET South African rPET producer adds second recycling line	12.08.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING Indonesia sends waste back to France and Hong Kong	08.08.2019

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