US polyethylene exports started 2020 on a strong note / LLDPE exports at all-time high in January / Marked slowdown expected as coronavirus situation intensifies

Polycarbonate: Covestro declares force majeure at Northern Italian site in Filago / Production suspended due to coronavirus

Job cuts at Texas petchem complex / Reconstruction of butadiene site will take years

Output down sharply in January / Coronavirus already bites China / US plastics production up

India to extend anti-dumping measures to Europe, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and UAE

Dutch study into compostable plastics for packaging / Items degraded within 22 days maximum

EU competition authorities impose punitive tariffs on products from Egypt / Jushi again directly affected

US Gulf petchems and plastics plants beset by start-up delays / Shin-Etsu, Formosa Plastics and Sasol projects lead the list

PVC: Kem One declares force majeure on deliveries from Saint-Fons

Global production capacity to climb to 2.43m t in 2024 / Growth driven by rising bio-based PP and PHA capacities / New reports from European Bioplastics and IfBB

EU carcinogenic classification of powder form to apply from September 2021 / TDMA critical of ambiguities in the regulatory text

China lists nearly 700 US products for tariff exemptions / Polyolefin purchasing could rise

Recycled PET set to take up over half of total PET demand by 2030 / Collection and design major obstacles to meeting targets

Realignment of grades in PIE's price reports / Extrusion and injection moulding materials now separate / Producers from Asia targeting Europe more strongly / Surplus puts pressure on European producers' margins

European flexible foam production could see “make or break” year / Weaker demand of late / China subdued in global comparison / Rigid foams make up ground