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PLASTICS INDUSTRY European polymer output, demand decline in 2020 / PET on the rise, PVC slips / Positive trade balance of almost EUR 16 bn / Plastics Europe report	02.02.2022
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Consumption of plastic carrier bags declines / Ban takes effect	25.01.2022
PACKAGING RECYCLING Recycling stagnates in Europe / Eurostat publishes 2019 figures	09.11.2021
PLASTICS TAX What is the purpose of the “EU Plastic Tax”? / Italy and Spain planning introduction of plastics levy / German companies confused	24.06.2021
INTERVIEW RePack's Christof Trowitz talks circular approach with reusable PP bags / Says big brands ‘certainly need to test this new packaging concept very thoroughly'	23.03.2021
POLYETHYLENE Eurostat figures show large influx from the US / Saudi Arabia displaced as leading importer / Focus on high-quality LLD and HD grades / European production under increasing pressure	22.03.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING PRE-Eunomia study highlights key measures to improve rigid HDPE and PP collection and recycling / Need for better data in supply chain	22.02.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS LLDPE: Europe becomes the stage for a sales battle for film grades / Prices for C4 and C6 materials nearly equal in some areas / Can plastics converters benefit from the price pressure?	24.04.2020
TURKEY Pagev congress on plastics recycling / Panel discussion on waste and infrastructure / “Plast Eurasia” trade fair in Istanbul has more than 52,000 visitors	17.01.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EU waste exports decline again / Indonesia sends further contaminated containers back and introduces waste segregation	01.10.2019
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 WASTE Associations criticise new export regulations / Collapse of international trade feared / Intra-EU waste streams may face new hurdles / European exports continue to slide	31.05.2019
FRANCE Plastics processing sales set a record in 2018 / Profitability of companies weak in a European comparison / Great hopes for recyclate / Voluntary initiatives versus national roadmap	17.05.2019
POLYMER PRICES North America April 2019: Polyolefins tend sideways to firmer / PVC affected by weak demand / PS moves in line with rising costs / Most engineering plastics roll over / Tension eases with PA 6.6	14.05.2019
SPAIN Production value of plastics processing declines slightly / Employment now above the pre-crisis level / GDP growth loses dynamism / Political uncertainties continue	05.04.2019
POLYETHYLENE PE imports from the US gaining steam / Impact on European producers' margins / Vast majority of new capacity still to come / Noticeable decline in imports to EU since January 2019	15.03.2019
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Sales slump puts sector under pressure in Germany and Europe / Weakness especially apparent with SCR tanks for diesel vehicles / Situation could mean a breather for plastics processors / Brexit and e-car issues	01.11.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING EU exports of plastics waste to Vietnam and Thailand plummet in July / Effects of import restrictions felt / Malaysia's import freeze takes effect in August 2018 / China figures stable at a low level	05.10.2018
PVC Shift in international trade flows / US producers push towards Europe / Trade war causes collapse of US deliveries to Turkey / European market desirable due to high-price structure	16.08.2018
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2018: Little market activity in the hot holiday month / Most notations roll over / Price hikes only in styrene chain	14.08.2018
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend June 2018: Higher feedstock costs drive up all polymer notations / Price speculation dampens demand / Producers not prepared to make further concessions	13.06.2018
EU POLICY Long-term EU budget rejects idea of plastics tax / Levy on packaging waste more efficient / Commission seeking new own resources / Single-use product bans still subject of environmental policy discussions	14.05.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING EU waste exports to China plummet / Southeast Asia takes up some slack / Strong Chinese demand for high-quality recyclates drives prices up	20.04.2018
FRANCE Relatively limited market growth in 2017 / Share of exports declining slightly / Paris declares closed-loop economy a priority issue / Plastics converters' association FEP opposes quota for recyclate use	23.01.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EU circular economy compromise presented / Lower recycling targets / European plastics industry reaffirms its contribution / PlasticsEurope sees big opportunities for resource efficiency	22.12.2017