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Markets Processing General

ITALY Slowdown impacts consumption of polymers / Solid growth for plastics machinery sales in 2018 / Agreement with China could lead to investments in Italian ports	10.04.2019
INTERVIEW Plastic Consult's Paolo Arcelli talks to PIE about Italy's plastics industry / Communication and sustainability are challenges for sector / "There is ample room for growth, both in rigid and flexible packaging solutions"	10.04.2019
SPAIN Production value of plastics processing declines slightly / Employment now above the pre-crisis level / GDP growth loses dynamism / Political uncertainties continue	05.04.2019
BREXIT UK plastics industry prefers revoking article 50 to avoid a no-deal exit scenario / BPF flash survey	03.04.2019
TURKEY Plastic products sector hit by economic turmoil in 2018 / Production, consumption and imports decline / Urgent need to reduce dependency on imported feedstocks	01.04.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE European Commission reports on 70 voluntary pledges for 2025 recycling targets / Relative lack of chemical recycling inclusion	15.03.2019
BREXIT Uncertainty remains after MPs vote against leaving EU without a deal / EU and UK businesses say no deal is a no-win outcome for both sides	14.03.2019
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Healthy growth of 3.1% / Not all areas able to profit from stable economy	11.03.2019
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Official statistics confirm negative trend in second half of 2018 / Turnover rises minimally / Packaging producers achieve above-average growth / Feedstock costs eat up profits	06.03.2019
BREXIT European Commission adopts "no deal" plans / Lack of REACH regulation provisions / Major supply chain disruptions foreseen	01.02.2019
UNITED KINGDOM Brexit deal suffers heavy defeat / Plastics companies concerned about no deal / Cefic asks for solution to avoid supply chain disruptions / BPF survey	16.01.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY Global production rises to 348m t / Europe defends its position as second largest producer / Consumption increases slightly across all countries / Germany still largest European plastics processor by far	16.01.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Production up in 2018 / Increase in both sales and volume / Companies facing higher energy costs and shortage of skilled workers	19.11.2018
PLAST EURASIA Plastics trade fair to be held in Istanbul in December	15.11.2018
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Sales slump puts sector under pressure in Germany and Europe / Weakness especially apparent with SCR tanks for diesel vehicles / Situation could mean a breather for plastics processors / Brexit and e-car issues	01.11.2018
WORLD TRADE US polyolefin exports to China expected to halve in 2019	30.10.2018
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING Industry reports good sales in first half of 2018 / Outlook a little cloudier for Q3 / Political risks will affect export business in particular	06.09.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING TURKEY Production in Q1 2018 worth USD 5.5 bn / About 93% of production consumed domestically / Germany, Italy and France among top five exporters / Turkish lira devaluation creates uncertainty	15.08.2018
DS SMITH Price increase for extruded PP products	10.07.2018
SPAIN Plastics processing industry remains dynamic / Production value and employment now only just below pre-crisis level / Political uncertainties could have negative effect	06.07.2018
INTERVIEW "We're in the same boat" / New EuPC president Renato Zelcher eyes stronger collaboration with producers' association PlasticsEurope	19.06.2018
PLASTICS PROCESSING CHINA More than 15,000 Chinese converting companies / Continuous growth in exports of plastic end-products / Numerous centres and schools for innovation and training / CPRJ report	11.06.2018
INTERVIEW “We have to take care not only of the low hanging fruits such as PET bottles” / EuPC managing director Alexandre Dangis on the EU plastics policy and industry actions preoccupying Europe's converters	30.05.2018
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE "Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2018": Six plastics producers awarded / Vynova gets special prize for polymer quality / Ceremony at EuPC conference in Milan	29.05.2018
TURKEY Strong economic start to year / Highly dependent on plastics imports / Polymer consumption expected to reach over 9m t in 2018	02.05.2018

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