Return to New Delhi in 2021 / Disillusionment follows euphoria about Gandhinagar

Plans for European circular economy hub / Ljubljana has first-rate separate waste collection

Government introduces policy incentivising use of recycled plastics / Tax benefits in fiscal 2018 budget

Plastic carrier bag ban to come into effect 1 July / Packaging deposit scheme under discussion / National waste programme not yet up to EU standards

Relatively limited market growth in 2017 / Share of exports declining slightly / Paris declares closed-loop economy a priority issue / Plastics converters' association FEP opposes quota for recyclate use

Potential as low-cost plastics processing hub / New investments to drive growth in export-oriented processing / AMI database

Increase in machine sales / "Equiplast" attendance points to economic upswing of Spanish plastics sector

Exports drive plastics processing segment / Strong domestic demand from construction since start of 2017 / Lively automotive demand expected in the long term / Margin pressure likely

Plastics consumption on the rise / Net importer of polymers / World production estimated at 335m t in 2016

Supply-side economics reform encourages investment in high-end polymers / Mid- to low-end plastics capacities optimised

Plastics sector fraught with structural difficulties / Dependence on imported raw materials / Private investments remain low / Upturn through economic stimulus programme / Pagev association demands removal of trade barriers

GCC polymer capacity to reach 34.5m t in 2022 / New capacity located mainly in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait / GPCA report

Plastics industry is accelerating / Rising global importance / Domestic polymer consumption to reach 20m t by 2020 / Two-digit growth anticipated for propylene and PVC

Global market expanding due to rising packaged food demand / Plastics accounted for 39% of market in 2015 / Grand View Research report

India recycles 90% of its PET waste / Plastic turned into apparel, bedding and more