New environmental tax will affect enterprises throughout the country / Small cost impact for plastics producers / Facilities require less polluting technologies

Global consumption to grow by 6.9% per year to 2025 / Consumer awareness about recycled products and government initiatives drive growth / Europe's waste management systems oversupplied with low-quality plastics / Grand View Research report

Scotland bans fracking / Moratorium to stay in place

US launches anti-dumping investigation / Imports from China and India

LDPE: Incident at Ineos' plant in Germany

Freight traffic on railway line in southern Germany back to normal / Key connection between France, Germany and Switzerland

False alarm on port restrictions for vessels carrying bulk chemicals along Yangtze River / Styrene, MEG and benzene imports remain unaffected in October

Four US producers file petitions for anti-dumping duties against five supplier countries

LLDPE: Versalis declares force majeure in Dunkirk

US: Cedar Bayou plant to remain offline until November / Majority of facilities back online in aftermath of Hurricane "Harvey"

Minimal additional cost from compulsory emissions trading seen for German plastics producers from 2018 / Financial burden mostly from administration

USA: Texan petrochemicals industry largely restored after hurricane / Problems remain at three locations

Many "teapot" refineries and petrochemical lines forced to close in Shandong region / Reopening subject to strict conditions

USA: Hurricane "Irma" devastates Florida / Plastics sector slightly affected

USA: Petrochemicals on the Gulf Coast surprisingly quick to revive after Hurricane "Harvey"