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Polymer Materials
ABS
Realignment of grades in PIE's price reports / Extrusion and injection moulding materials now separate / Producers from Asia targeting Europe more strongly / Surplus puts pressure on European producers' margins
 		05.02.2020
POLYURETHANE
European flexible foam production could see "make or break" year / Weaker demand of late / China subdued in global comparison / Rigid foams make up ground
 		24.01.2020
WORLD TRADE
US and China sign agreement in trade conflict / Import duties still in place
 		21.01.2020
PET
Fibre applications compensate for overall slowdown / Surplus tendency with paraxylene / PTA more balanced / Excessive increase in MEG capacities
 		17.01.2020
CHEMICALS ECONOMY
EU production forecast to be flat in 2020 / Cefic cites slowing global economy / Issues of Brexit not specifically addressed
 		02.01.2020
GLOBAL PLASTICS RECYCLING
Recycled plastics and plastics waste-to-oil market forecast to expand by 10% annually / Waste control regulations drive growth / Transparency Market Research report
 		02.01.2020
CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS
Global market to expand by 11% per year to 2027 / Asia electrical & electronics sector drives demand / TM Research report
 		18.12.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Fire extinguished at TPC's butadiene plant in Texas following explosion one week ago / Longer downtime anticipated
 		05.12.2019
MARKET RESEARCH
BT2i and Nova-Institute offer advice for green plastic solutions
 		28.11.2019
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Massive explosion at petchem site in East Texas / Presumably TPC's C4 facilities
 		27.11.2019
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Machinery
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
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
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Applications
PLASTIC PACKAGING UK
Wrap publishes guidance for compostable packaging
 		11.02.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
The Frankfurt "IAA" is now history / Second round for candidates Berlin, Hamburg and Munich
 		03.02.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Record figures for recreational vehicles / Sales and revenue set to grow in 2020 too
 		29.01.2020
HUNGARY
PET bottle makers to use 50% more recyclate / State aid for reprocessing sought
 		29.01.2020
CHINA
Ban on single-use plastics starting in 2020 / Production of household items containing microbeads to end this year
 		23.01.2020
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Regions and Countries
TURKEY
Output and exports of electrical and electronic plastics climb during 2014-2018 / Government aims to boost domestic E&E industry
 		11.02.2020
BREXIT
BPF poll shows UK trade with EU remains priority / Most members prepared for end-of-year deadline / Videos launched to address customer misunderstanding
 		10.02.2020
TURKEY
Agricultural plastics output and demand set to slip in 2019 / Reversal of past five years / Foreign trade continues to climb
 		22.01.2020
POLAND
Plastics production and sales climb in 2019 / Insolvencies set to rise / Automotive sector under pressure
 		20.12.2019
RECYCLING UK
Additional recycling capacity needed to meet rising plastics collection / UK remains dependent on export markets / Wrap report
 		12.11.2019
TURKEY
Plastic compounds production and demand expected to fall in 2019 / Foreign trade to dip and widen deficit / Polypropylene holds largest market share
 		31.10.2019
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Processing
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
3D printing reaches critical mass in the industry / Companies relying on in-house printing / Time is key factor in development / "Formnext" trade fair in full flight
 		09.12.2019
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
Sales fairly stable in Q3 / Order backlog very low / Technical parts still a major worry / Gloomy expectations / Trend turnaround not imminent
 		27.11.2019
BOPP FILM
Global demand to grow around 5% per year to 2023 / China and India dominate market / Flexible packaging remains key outlet / Wood Mackenzie report
 		01.11.2019
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
GKV corrects annual forecast downwards / TecPart association sharply criticises populistic aberrations
 		04.10.2019
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
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Other
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
PET RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Over 26,000 t of PET material recycled last year
 		07.02.2020
STYRENICS RECYCLING
Technology pact with Canada's Pyrowave / Elix joins the initiative
 		03.02.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY
Major decline in German-speaking Europe / Development index falls to ten-year low / Automotive crisis leaves considerable scars / Plastic bashing begins to impact business / Glimmer of hope with first signs of an upturn
 		31.01.2020
PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING
US reprocessing flat as exports fall / Industry and government driving reuse
 		16.01.2020
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