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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
ABS, PS: Versalis declares force majeure / Production impaired for at least one month
 		24.09.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Inovyn declares force majeure in Germany
 		23.09.2021
EPS
Italy: Consumption drops by almost 7% in 2020 / Recovery on the horizon
 		21.09.2021
USA
Tropical Storm Nicholas hits Texas and Houston with massive rainfall / Supply of PVC faces renewed problems
 		15.09.2021
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Olefins, polyethylene: Borealis declares force majeure after fire at Swedish cracker
 		15.09.2021
CHINA
First polycarbonate-silicone copolymer production in Changzhou / Overcapacity of general grade PC
 		15.09.2021
POLYURETHANE MARKET
Americas' PU products output to rebound in 2021 / Raw material supply issues could dampen recovery / IAL Consultants report
 		14.09.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PU raw materials: BASF again declares force majeure on US isocyanates, polyols
 		10.09.2021
RAW MATERIALS
Ifo Institute: Scarcity increasingly dramatic / Record complaints from German converters / Gloomy forecasts for recovery
 		09.09.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Fire at HIP Petrohemija's Pancevo facility in Serbia / Force majeure declared on ethylene
 		08.09.2021
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Machinery

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
H1 sales up 11%, orders soar 46% / Presidents, VPs receive additional two-year terms
 		27.09.2021
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
Strong orders fuel hopes for a good 2021 / Sales first seen at pre-crisis levels next year / Germany remains export champ for plastics, rubber machinery / Lead over China slipping
 		29.06.2021
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY
Q1 sales up 12% / Domestic demand spurs improvement / Q2 forecast signals higher growth rates
 		27.05.2021
PACKAGING MACHINERY
VDMA: Coronavirus hits fourth-largest engineering sector
 		03.05.2021
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
VDMA survey says rebound expected in 2021 / More hiring likely / Sales down some 12% in 2020 / Circular economy paper offers suggestions
 		16.03.2021
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Applications

POLYPROPYLENE FILM
European cast film production up for capacity expansion / Growth in demand due to food, medical packaging / AMI report
 		08.09.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY
Sector serves as prime example for sustainability – DZ Bank study
 		30.08.2021
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
3D printing could exceed 5% of global manufacturing by 2040, lower world trade / ING report
 		27.08.2021
SWITZERLAND
Recovery stronger than expected / Optimism high in plastics industry / Volume off 5% in 2020 / Recycling gains momentum / Problems with EU agreement suggests trouble
 		13.08.2021
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Global growth of at least 17% a year to 2026 / Large-scale production increasing / Polymer powders to overtake photopolymers / Statista, Sculpteo, Wohlers reports
 		02.08.2021
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Processing

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Call for global pact to tackle marine pollution / Costs on society from plastics production to hit EUR 6 tn in 2040 / WWF report
 		23.09.2021
ARTIFICIAL TURF
Sport Group, GBN-AGR to recycle synthetic grass in Europe / German reclaim plant under construction
 		23.09.2021
PACKAGING GERMANY
Overall market shrinks / Plastic accounts for largest share by value
 		20.09.2021
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Watermark trial for packaging in Copenhagen / First products in 2022
 		16.09.2021
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Steady demand during pandemic / Deliveries of some 6 bn units / Drastic cost increases
 		15.09.2021
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Regions and Countries

TURKEY
Record 2021 expected for plastics goods / Resin consumption by value forecast up 50% / Plastics material trade deficit to be worst yet
 		20.08.2021
CHINA
Construction halted at possible record-setting coal chemical facility
 		17.08.2021
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Western Balkan upgrades present investment opportunities / Croatia ranks high in household waste recycling growth / National ban on single-use plastics
 		28.07.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA
First-quarter machinery shipments dip / US plastics trade hits USD 15.6 bn in 2020 / Chemical sales expected to rise in 2021
 		20.07.2021
CHINA
EUR 364m loan from World Bank to improve plastics waste management / Project centred on Ningbo and Chongqing
 		08.07.2021
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Other

MATTRESS RECYCLING
Groundbreaking for RetourMatras recycling plant in the Netherlands / Plans to dismantle 1.5m cushions annually / Start of first chemical reclaim facility for used PU foam in France
 		24.09.2021
LOGISTICS
Container freight rates move sideways / More ship congestion off US ports
 		23.09.2021
SLOVAKIA
Reverse-vending machines across 140 Tesco stores / Country's deposit return scheme to come into effect next year
 		23.09.2021
LOGISTICS
Transport costs continue to rise / Ikea, other retailers enter shipping business / Talks on capping freight rates
 		17.09.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Technology giant Google unveils plastics recycling report / Investments of over USD 500 bn may be needed to slash waste / "Plastics circularity gap and mismanagement"
 		13.09.2021
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