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USA Biden administration introduces recycling proposals / Senate submits reclaim legislation / Greenpeace calls for decisive action against plastics waste exports	05.05.2023
USA Biden wants domestic bio-based polymer dominance by 2024 / Plan details follow executive order from September 2022	28.03.2023
PLASTICS RECYCLING Views vary on sustainability of plastics / Competition with other materials continues – PMMI report	28.03.2023
PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY US orders Denka to cut emissions from chloroprene plant / DuPont named in complaint / EPA aims for environmental justice	08.03.2023
MANAGEMENT Late payments for 43% of B2B invoices in Eastern Europe / Liquidity problems plague companies / Energy crisis, geopolitical tensions major concern – Atradius report	26.01.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT US lower house committee: chemical recycling does not support circularity, material recovery / Group tells EPA to retain waste processing classification for such tech	19.01.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY CANADA “While the industry does not support bans, we have always been a sector of problem solvers” / Interview with CIAC CEO Bob Masterson	22.12.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Canadian industry launches Save Plastic campaign / Aims to raise awareness, change perception of plastics	16.12.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Congress introduces Protecting Communities from Plastics Act / Opposition and counter proposal from trade associations	08.12.2022
POLYURETHANE MARKET Economic uncertainties dampen demand in EMEA and Americas / Production static in Europe in 2022 but up in Americas / IAL Consultants reports	25.11.2022
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Shipments, employment rise in 2021 / Plastics products sixth-largest industry in America / Trade group to become “more vocal”	25.10.2022
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Changes could limit purchases by US government	14.09.2022
US TAX LAW “Superfund” environmental tax returns / Many plastics, intermediates affected / Levy unlikely to impact European market	07.09.2022
MANAGEMENT N. American firms take steps to reduce credit risks / Fewer days between invoicing, payment / Atradius report	25.08.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Increase in domestic shipments, machine making in 2021 / Trade deficit in 2020	24.08.2022
RECYCLING USA California bill expands recycling scheme to wine, liquor bottles	15.08.2022
RECYCLING USA California law requires all packaging to be recyclable or compostable in 10 years / Plastics packaging to be cut 25% / Industry to pay USD 5 bn to fight pollution, support communities	19.07.2022
CIRCULARIX JV to produce rPET in US / First of five plants to start operations by end of 2022 / Start-up to be more successful than CarbonLite?	11.07.2022
RECYCLING USA US Plastics Pact oversight group creates PET reclaim scheme / Initial funding target set at USD 25 mn	08.07.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT CANADA Bans on single-use plastics to start in December / Domestic chemical association “disappointed”	29.06.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT USA SUP ban for national parks / State of Rhode Island opens chemical recycling facilities / Ongoing debates	24.06.2022
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA US reclaim rate drops, waste generation soars / Senate introduces bill to improve recycling in rural America	24.05.2022
BRIGHTMARK Plans cancelled for giant chemical recycling facility in US / Missed obligations scrap Georgia plant	29.04.2022
PETROCHEMICALS USA EPA to review permit process for Louisiana plants / Focus on Gulf Coast petchems corridor dubbed “Cancer Alley”	25.04.2022
PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA CPP releases guidance to help firms following the Golden Design Rules for Plastic Packaging	25.04.2022

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