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Markets Polymers General

PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Significant downside anticipated from coronavirus in coming months / Packaging companies see rise in demand / BPF survey	25.03.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING Economic consequences of Covid-19 to peak in next six weeks / Advice to converters – continue production at full speed, then stop / Germany's ArGeZ sees technical parts manufacturing halting between end of March and end of April	23.03.2020
GLOBAL CHEMICALS ECONOMY Output down sharply in January / Coronavirus already bites China / US plastics production up	18.03.2020
ITALY Nationwide lockdown abruptly halts activity / Domo's PA 6 production still running / FCA shuts down Italian, Polish and Serbian production sites / Aid for SMEs affected by Covid-19	17.03.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU sets out action plan for more sustainable products and less packaging waste / Plastics a major target	13.03.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Tariff-free trade the most important outcome of UK-EU trade talks / BPF survey	06.03.2020
CHINA Plastics companies hope for "post-epidemic" rebound	28.02.2020
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Fifth edition of “Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe” / Special prize for circularity / Voting open until May	27.02.2020
WESTLAKE Biesterfeld takes over distribution of ethylene copolymers in Europe	27.02.2020
TURKEY Plastics processing volumes rising / Lower raw material prices depress industry sales / Expansion of exports / Pagev criticises low added value and volume of raw material imports	24.02.2020
BASF UK headquarters moves to Stockport in 2020	03.02.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU parliament approves "Green Deal" / MEPs find goals too timid	27.01.2020
CHEMICALS ECONOMY EU production forecast to be flat in 2020 / Cefic cites slowing global economy / Issues of Brexit not specifically addressed	02.01.2020
POLAND Plastics production and sales climb in 2019 / Insolvencies set to rise / Automotive sector under pressure	20.12.2019
TOTAL Large fire at Gonfreville refinery in Northern France / Company says petrochemicals are not affected	18.12.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY Global polymers production rises to nearly 360m t in 2018 / European output nevertheless on the decline / Trade balance surplus falls / Good progress with collection and recycling of post-consumer plastics waste	08.11.2019
USA Plastics sector's exports and imports up in 2018 / Trade uncertainties remain major issue / Plastics Industry Association releases trends report at "K 2019"	21.10.2019
UNILEVER Commitment to halve virgin plastics use by 2025 / Pledge to help collect and process 600,000 t plastic packaging annually / CEO says need to rethink design	16.10.2019
PETROCHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS Saudi Aramco's supply to plastics producers no longer curbed / Sabic, Yansab and Sipchem report raw material deliveries as back to normal	27.09.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Attack on refinery in Saudi Arabia impacts China's polyethylene and MEG markets	24.09.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Over 100 partners sign "Circular Plastics Alliance" declaration / EU-wide voluntary targets for raising recyclate usage / EuPC, Cefic and FEAD among signatories	23.09.2019
OIL MARKETS Saudi Arabia aims to meet all supply commitments in September / Petrochemical deliveries gather speed	19.09.2019
USA New initiative launched by oil companies and environmentalists calls for carbon fee	18.09.2019
OIL MARKETS Attack on Saudi oil production not expected to have lasting impact on plastics industry / Threat of retaliation / Converters should either react quickly or wait it out	16.09.2019
TURKEY Plastics imports decline in first half of 2019 / Domestic consumption of commodities and end products hits rock bottom / Exports benefit from weak Turkish lira	28.08.2019

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