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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PA 6.6: BASF announces price hikes across entire chain / Producers have been trying to halt erosion since 2018 / Butachimie's maintenance brought forward	05.08.2020
CORRECTION - GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS Anti-dumping tariffs on continuous filament glass fibres from Egypt in effect	22.07.2020
ETHYLENE EU commission fines Celanese, Clariant and Orbia / Companies implicated in illegal C2 purchasing scheme	17.07.2020
PLASTICSEUROPE Subdued mood among German polymer producers / Economic figures for 2019 and pandemic effects / Germany's processors order less material	06.07.2020
STYRENE July contract published behind schedule / Prices rise for second time in a row	02.07.2020
ETHYLENE July contract published behind schedule / Tough negotiations	02.07.2020
PVC Turkey initiates new anti-dumping investigation on imports from Germany and the US	26.06.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS EVA: Versalis declares force majeure on "Greenflex" products from Oberhausen plant	25.06.2020
MEDICAL ELASTOMERS Global market to expand by 6% annually to 2025 / Coronavirus pandemic drives up demand / Asia market to overtake Europe / Smithers report	25.06.2020
WIND TURBINE BLADES Global market set for “critical year” in 2020 / US and China primary drivers of growth / AMI report	24.06.2020

Machinery

PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Foreign trade and domestic uncertainties hamper machinery manufacturers in 2019	03.07.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY Manufacturing in Europe resumes following Covid-19-related shutdowns / Restrictions apply to tooling, assembly and commissioning / Shift to production of medical supplies	23.04.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY Operations continue amid production stoppages and Covid-19 measures / Supply chains largely intact / Automotive ordering grinds to a halt / Some services offered at the weekend	06.04.2020
ITALY Machinery makers in operation / Sluggish delivery surfacing / Lombardy's Radici running production with required coronavirus precautions	16.03.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Slump in foreign trade hits Italian manufacturers in 2019 / Imports hit harder than exports / Sales to US and China rise	09.03.2020

Applications

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Well equipped for second Covid-19 wave / Advantages of global and local supply chains / Companies focus on liquidity	17.07.2020
BOPP FILMS Global demand continues to expand despite coronavirus-related slowdown / Strong growth in emerging markets / AMI report	13.07.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Rising demand for flexible films could boost recycling / Inadequate collection and recycling capacities are major obstacles / PRE report	08.07.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Industry takes a hard hit from Covid-19 / Many converters need the “ventilation” provided by the government	26.06.2020
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Use and investments rise / Challenges persist on product quality and cost / Survey by 3D printing company Sculpteo	15.06.2020

Processing

PLASTICS TAX EU parliament rejects council's coronavirus recovery package / Tax on non-recyclable plastic packaging a target / EuPC warns levy will not improve recycling	28.07.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TURKEY Car sector sees severe coronavirus-losses in production and foreign trade / Supply chain problems / VW plans for new plant halted	24.07.2020
THE NETHERLANDS “Recycling is good, reuse is even better” / Offensive against packaging waste	21.07.2020
TURKEY Plastic packaging demand stable in 2019 / Output lifts 2% and exports rise 7%	20.07.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Associations call on EU commission for bold post-crisis recovery plan / Suppliers face falling revenues and rising debt across Europe due to Covid-19	03.07.2020

Regions and Countries

CHINA "Chinaplas 2021" taking place in country's technology hub / 19 halls and more online services at Shenzhen exhibition centre / Production of plastic products higher in May	25.06.2020
CHINA Economic growth to decline sharply in 2020 due to Covid-19 and trade dispute with the US / Oil demand looks set to recover in Q2 / Atradius and Wood Mackenzie reports	08.06.2020
POLAND Economic mood appears to be at all-time low / Coronavirus puts the brakes on automotive industry / Hard times for suppliers / Investments in packaging sector on schedule	03.06.2020
TURKEY Pagev asks for plastics industry incentives due to Covid-19 impacts / Downturn in construction, automotive and white goods sectors / Medical supply production ramps up	15.05.2020
SPAIN National supply chains must switch to medical supplies and protective gear to aid coronavirus fight / Prime minister Sánchez wants “Marshall Plan” for Europe / Support from 3D printing is indispensable	07.04.2020

Other

PIE READERS SURVEY Fourth poll on business developments in the European plastics industry / Only participants receive the complete evaluation	09.07.2020
RECYCLING Global consumption of plastics recyclate tops 35m t last year / AMI report	08.07.2020
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Technologies face technical and environmental challenges / Mechanical recycling produces fewer carbon dioxide emissions / Gaia report	23.06.2020
PVC RECYCLING More than 771,000 t recycled via Europe's VinylPlus scheme in 2019 / Legacy additives remain a threat to targets / 2020 forum to be held online	12.06.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK Research report calls for shake-up of England's recycling capabilities	11.06.2020

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