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RAW MATERIALS IVK Europe warns of raw material shortage, rising prices / Association to monitor situation, political courses of action	23.06.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Phenol: Borealis plant in Finland down again / Force majeure declared	18.06.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Sales in Q1 back at pre-pandemic levels for the first time / Polymer producers lift sales by more than 7% / Rising demand expected for the whole year	17.06.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polypropylene: Unipetrol declares force majeure on Czech Republic	16.06.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Vestolit lifts force majeure for PVC deliveries from Marl / Fire at Formosa Plastics in Texas	15.06.2021
MEG EU implements punitive tariffs against US, Saudi Arabian imports	15.06.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PMMA: Röhm declares force majeure on feedstock MMA from Worms	11.06.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Trinseo ends force majeure for SAN deliveries from Terneuzen	09.06.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Domo declares force majeure for caprolactam, PA 6 production	02.06.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ineos Styrolution lifts force majeure for ABS specialities from Cologne/Dormagen	02.06.2021

Machinery

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
ITALY Italian plastics and rubber machinery output craters in 2020 / Exports plummet / 2021 rebound "likely"	21.01.2021
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Sales down 10%-15% in 2020 / Jan-Oct revenue off 14% / Return to pre-crisis levels likely in 2023 / Waste and recycling business down	17.12.2020

Applications

TURKEY Processed polymer volume declined in 2020 / Packaging and white goods make up ground / Positive but shaky outlook for 2021 / Associations vehemently oppose import ban on plastic waste from Europe	11.06.2021
POLYURETHANE FOAM Raw material supply “critical” / Scarcity to continue	04.03.2021
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY GKV reports declines in polymer volumes and turnover / Profound change in raw material supply imminent / Roth: “Recyclate quotas cannot be enforced as in a planned economy”	23.02.2021
KURARAY Subsidiary Trosifol expands production of PVB films in Czech Republic	29.01.2021
BOPP FILMS Biaxial films growing steadily worldwide / PP remains clear leader despite upturn in PET / Plant technology sector highly concentrated / Overcapacities dominate picture	29.10.2020

Processing

COSMETICS PACKAGING Beauty enhances the environment – increasing use of recyclate / Development of industry standard / Safety requirements unclear	23.06.2021
PACKAGING Redesign scenarios see plastics consumption waning / Rigid applications will bear the brunt of reuse models / Wood MacKenzie report	22.06.2021
PACKAGING WASTE Poll largely dismisses tethered caps for litter prevention / Just 26% of respondents see them reducing plastics trash – Sidel survey	18.06.2021
RAW MATERIALS Follow-up: Even more German builders report supply shortages in May / Construction companies see stagnant growth in 2021	08.06.2021
STAND-UP POUCHES More than 50 bn pouches used in Europe / Convenience increasingly important / Schönwald study	18.05.2021

Regions and Countries

TURKEY Demand, output of construction plastics rise in Q1 / Foreign trade expands / PU shows highest growth rate	16.06.2021
TURKEY Plastics demand rises in 2020 on higher domestic sales / Import and export volumes grow / Economic woes continue	07.04.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING MOROCCO Project MOSSUP to tackle SUP waste / Pilot projects with supermarkets in trial phase	31.03.2021
RUSSIA Billions in petrochemicals investments seek to make country an export nation by 2025 / Nord Stream 2 as acid test / Domestic demand grows faster than polymer production	09.03.2021
TURKEY Plastics association proposes solutions to surging resin prices / Domestic producers should sell to local processors / Calls for pausing import duties	10.02.2021

Other

LOGISTICS Transport chaos is hurting economic growth / When will the price rally finally end?	23.06.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA American resin makers rail against proposed pause for production permits / Claim jobs, growth at risk	21.06.2021
PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA ARA presents circular economy package / Higher collection rates, more plastics recycling, digitalisation of the value chain	18.06.2021
LOGISTICS “Are our Christmas presents at risk?” / Coronavirus outbreaks in China trigger further rises in freight rates	17.06.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY Plastics collection for sorting up 4% in 2020 / Polarisation between north and south	16.06.2021

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