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TURKEY Pagev says Turkish processors should halt virgin resin buys until June / Group says Chinese converters following suit / Move comes ahead of expectations for lower prices this summer	14.04.2021
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ineos announces force majeure for HDPE from Belgium site	06.04.2021
RAW MATERIALS PVC supply problems hit window production in Europe / EPPA calls for end of force majeure shutdowns	06.04.2021
TURKEY Pagev: Processors to boycott imported polymers from 1 April / Chinese associations said to be on board / Price 'crash' expected by June	25.03.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Evonik restarts production of plasticisers	25.03.2021
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Invista reports “unforeseen maintenance shutdown” for ADN in the US / Company denies shutdown	25.03.2021
CHINA PE market 2020: Covid-ravaged year ends with significant growth / Imports cover around half of demand / Russian shipments on the rise	24.03.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Lanxess lifts forces majeures for PA 6 in Uerdingen and Antwerp	23.03.2021
POLYETHYLENE Eurostat figures show large influx from the US / Saudi Arabia displaced as leading importer / Focus on high-quality LLD and HD grades / European production under increasing pressure	22.03.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PA 6/caprolactam: Radici says bottlenecks coming / Maintenance ahead at Fibrant	19.03.2021

Machinery

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
PLASTICS MACHINERY USA Second quarter shipments show uptick / 46.5% of US exports to USMCA partners	16.09.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Sales down for the first time in 11 years / Turnover expected to fall by as much as 30% in 2020 / Chinese business and circular economy provide hope	21.08.2020

Applications

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
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Report says good deeds during pandemic can help plastics / PPE production and packaging upswing soften Q2 demand drop	28.09.2020

Processing

FOOD PACKAGING US frozen-food packaging sales to rise by 3.5% per year to 2024 / Growth led by rising demand for convenience food / Freedonia report	24.03.2021
RAW MATERIALS Chemical market issues hurting coatings makers / Pressure increases as prices rise / Call for protecting European-based production	22.03.2021
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET Production fell 0.4% last year, with plastics share down slightly to 27% / Demand expected to pick up from autumn 2021	17.03.2021
PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY Brand owners lead the way in renewable packaging / Giants McDonalds and Amazon have a long way to go / Smaller firms offer innovative alternative solutions	10.03.2021
PRINTING INKS Thinking outside the box: manufacturers are under pressure / Prices for titanium dioxide explode	26.02.2021

Regions and Countries

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
ASIA Economic activity set to rebound in 2021 / Slow, partial decoupling from China / New US administration to have positive effect on Chinese relations / Atradius report	27.01.2021

Other

LOGISTICS Suez Canal reopens / Impending congestion at ports to cause delivery delays	29.03.2021
RECYCLING UK BPF webinar tackles challenges of using recycled content in packaging / Focus on mechanical and chemical recycling	29.03.2021
LOGISTICS Egyptian government plans to fix the Suez Canal accident within three days / Doubts about viability / Plastics markets nervous	26.03.2021
LOGISTICS Container ship accident brings Suez Canal to a standstill / Oil tanker in congestion / Rising transport costs feared	25.03.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING European industry associations establish joint reporting scheme / Adoption of mutual approach for data collection	24.03.2021

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