POLYMER PRICES North America February 2023: Feedstocks drive prices up for polypropylene and polystyrene / PVC rises due to exports / Tendency for surplus in all segments / March expected to be weak	08.03.2023
LOGISTICS Rhine River blocked by damaged freighter / Strikes at UK's ports imminent / Freight rates for containers hardly affected so far by China's Taiwan antics	18.08.2022
RECYCLING USA US Plastics Pact oversight group creates PET reclaim scheme / Initial funding target set at USD 25 mn	08.07.2022
LOGISTICS China's learning from ‘Yantian Panic of 2021' disaster / Ikea, Walmart, Lidl to become shipping companies / Hardly any goods transported via New Silk Road	07.04.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Walmart, Kraft Heinz plan to reduce virgin material use / Investments in Russia suspended	22.03.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Global brands back call for UN plastics treaty / Clear business case for action, signatories say	01.02.2022
UPDATE - USA Plastics Pact calls for end of PS, EPS, and PVC packaging by 2025 / Group wants to eliminate 11 polymer products and materials	28.01.2022
LOGISTICS Transport costs continue to rise / Ikea, other retailers enter shipping business / Talks on capping freight rates	17.09.2021
LOGISTICS In the eye of the storm: Why Ida and Walmart are causing container freight rates to skyrocket	31.08.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Ineos Styrolution joins US Plastics Pact / Roadmap to 2025 unveiled	26.08.2021
PACKAGING Leading brands, retailers to help create schemes to collect, recycle / Ellen MacArthur report puts annual cost of programmes at USD 30 bn	23.07.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Shareholder votes force changes at energy and plastics majors / As You Sow and a fledgling environmentalist hedge fund provide a leg up / Court in The Hague orders Shell to reduce greenhouse gas emissions	01.06.2021
AMAZON Shareholders vote down proposal on plastic packaging report / CEO Bezos says he's proud of climate-change related work	01.06.2021
WALMART World's largest retailer to cut virgin plastic in packaging by 2025 / Company yields to push by environmental group	28.05.2021
PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY Brand owners lead the way in renewable packaging / Giants McDonalds and Amazon have a long way to go / Smaller firms offer innovative alternative solutions	10.03.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT As You Sow files shareholder proposals with 10 consumer goods giants to reduce plastics use / Call for sustained commitments / Urgent new findings from EMF report	25.02.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA North American country joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation's global “Plastics Pact” / Commitment towards zero plastic-waste economy by 2025	18.02.2021
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS US retail giants CVS, Target and Walmart launch bag redesign initiative / USD 15m commitment	29.07.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT NGO report criticises brand owners and retailers for failing to address waste crisis / Study cites lack of corporate leadership	14.07.2020
PET Over 300 attendees at latest Petcore Europe conference / Agreement that EU's SUP directive focuses too much on plastics	18.02.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Coca-Cola and other major brands disclose plastic packaging production figures / Businesses across value chain commit to reducing plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP report	20.03.2019
GLOBAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Alarming levels of waste generation / Plastics accumulation noted by World Bank report / G7 meeting in Canada highlights marine litter	17.10.2018
MARINE LITTER G7 recognises urgency of ocean plastics pollution / Lost value of plastics in waste stream / Ellen MacArthur Foundation to form coalition of businesses and governments	13.06.2018
WALMART US retailer urges suppliers to optimise packaging design, improve recyclability and remove hazchems / Sustainable packaging priorities outlined in new guidance document	01.12.2016
US RECYCLING First three investments to contribute to landfill reduction / USD 100m for recycling projects / Cooperation of global brand owners	01.10.2015

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