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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PP: Braskem lifts force majeure at Wesseling facility	21.02.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: Inovyn declares force majeure on production in Martorell	20.02.2019
SHALE GAS UK government will not bend earthquake rules for fracking companies / Ineos and Cuadrilla lay on the pressure	20.02.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PVC: Vestolit lifts FM at site in Marl	19.02.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe hits out at EU "green" taxes and shale disadvantage / Open letter to the commission / "Nobody seriously invests in Europe"	15.02.2019
POLYLACTIC ACID Biopolymer forecasted to witness strong growth over next seven years / Recyclability and sustainability are key drivers / Packaging largest segment	14.02.2019
POLYETHYLENE Russia's Irkutsk Oil plans for ethane cracker and PE plant in Siberia / Toyo Engineering to build facility	13.02.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS LDPE: Sabic declares force majeure on supply from Wilton	12.02.2019
BIOPLASTICS Share of global plastics market to remain very small / PLA and PHAs primary drivers of growth / Europe's share of global output to reach 27% by 2023 / New studies by European Bioplastics and IfBB	11.02.2019
EPS PIE extends price reporting to include grey EPS / Slight growth expected for the EPS segment as a whole / Consolidation in the processing sector / Impulses for recycling	05.02.2019

INJECTION MOULDING European sector lifted by growing polymer demand and prices / Ongoing market consolidation / New investments in Eastern European sites / AMI report	19.02.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Foreign sales see sharp slowdown in first three quarters of 2018 / Middle East exports slump / Cautious outlook for 2019	11.01.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Trade balance drops in first half of 2018 / Weaker sales in Middle East / Optimism for year-end results	27.09.2018
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Solid order situation / Shortage of skilled workers impedes sales growth	18.09.2018
IRAN Plastics and rubber machinery imports fall in 2017 / China still leading supplier although share shrinks / German exports jump	01.08.2018

AEROSPACE PLASTICS Demand to rise at a CAGR of over 7% to 2023 / Lightweighting and fuel efficiency major drivers of growth / PMMA accounts for largest share of market	07.02.2019
TURKEY Plastic toy production and exports set to climb in 2018 / Domestic consumption and imports on a decline	25.01.2019
TURKEY Medical plastics production and consumption on downtrend / Germany, China and US are top importers and exporters / Trade deficit expected to fall with a rise in exports	16.01.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT European beverage associations criticise EU draft directive on bottle caps / PwC study reveals high costs / Better collection systems called for	21.12.2018
TURKEY Automotive industry to decline in 2018 / Imports and domestic sales drop drastically / Plastics use continues to rise	20.12.2018

Regions and Countries

DENMARK Country urged to switch focus from plastics incineration to recycling / New plastics vision could save over EUR 210m per year / McKinsey report	06.02.2019
PIE READERS SURVEY PIE's first poll on business developments in the European plastics industry	04.02.2019
UNITED KINGDOM UK corporate insolvencies likely to rocket in the face of a "no-deal" Brexit / Atradius report	30.01.2019
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Improved performance in 2017 / Mexico and Canada remain strongest trading partners / Plastics Industry Association report	23.01.2019
TURKEY Currency crisis stifles polymer imports / Prices soar as lira falls / Markets in calmer waters since September	03.12.2018
SWITZERLAND Plastics industry reports good figures / Shortage of skilled workers / Sales gradually approaching record level of 2014 / Proportion of optimists doubles	22.11.2018

BREXIT European Commission adopts "no deal" plans / Lack of REACH regulation provisions / Major supply chain disruptions foreseen	01.02.2019
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Polymers growth set to soar worldwide / Revenues to reach nearly USD 9 bn by 2027 / Need to develop wider range of materials / SmarTech report	21.01.2019
UNITED KINGDOM Brexit deal suffers heavy defeat / Plastics companies concerned about no deal / Cefic asks for solution to avoid supply chain disruptions / BPF survey	16.01.2019
HDPE PIPES Global sales to grow 5% per year to 2025 / Growing urbanisation boosts demand for water supply pipes / Allied Market Research report	15.01.2019
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Concerns about food waste boost global demand for high-barrier films / Demand growing faster than for regular packaging films	11.01.2019

PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA Plastic carrier bags banned as of 2020 / ARA calls for a "Plastics Roadmap 2030" / "Plastics Summit" in Vienna	15.02.2019
PLASTICS ECONOMY Confidence waning in German-speaking Europe / Disappointing H2 2018 / Staff procurement woes, Brexit and US trade policy bite / KI readership survey	13.02.2019
LOGISTICS GERMANY Freight transport on the Rhine river nosedives in 2018 / Plans to deepen shipping channels	13.02.2019
TRANSPORT Situation eases for road freight in Europe	12.02.2019
LOGISTICS GERMANY Cost reduction for freight transport on German rivers / Berlin abolishes tolls in 2019	12.02.2019

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