World Trade Organization

WTO's Informal Dialogue group seeks to address plastics trade data gaps / Talks on transparency, international cooperation / Trade and environment committee discusses climate change, sustainability

EU imposes punative tariffs on PVC from the US

North America September 2019: Only polyolefins show small increases / PVC, PS and engineering plastics move predominantly sideways / Automotive slump and trade war have an impact / Storm and drone attacks hold up prices in the short term

UK corporate insolvencies likely to rocket in the face of a "no-deal" Brexit / Atradius report

PET resin production and consumption projected to increase / Bottle recycling sees high domestic demand / China's import ban could boost recyclate usage in Turkey

US rings in round three of trade war with China / Beijing reacts promptly with countermeasures / Chemical products and plastics severely impacted / US chemical industry threatened with significant losses

Experts assess what domestic plastics sector might face upon leaving the EU / BPF Brexit seminar in London

EU waste exports to China plummet / Southeast Asia takes up some slack / Strong Chinese demand for high-quality recyclates drives prices up

Next round in US trade war hits plastics / China to impose 25% customs duty on many products

Mike Boswell, BPF's chairman of the “Brexit Task Force” / No-trade deal with EU could raise plastics trade costs by EUR 990m / UK companies more cautious about investing

Global consumption to grow by 6.9% per year to 2025 / Consumer awareness about recycled products and government initiatives drive growth / Europe's waste management systems oversupplied with low-quality plastics / Grand View Research report

Chinese ban on imported solid waste / Potential to reshape the plastics industry / Efforts to protect international recycling industry

Severely restricted imports of plastics waste by end of 2017 / Official notification to the WTO

China considers anti-dumping investigation of South Korean styrene imports / Strong impact on Korean producers

EU lets anti-dumping duties on China expire / People's Republic “deserves” MET Status

Market for standard thermoplastics grapples with old and new challenges / WTO entry will force lower import tariffs that could further pressure local producers / Price developments similar to western Europe

Plastics sector faces increased pressure after WTO accession / Import duties cut