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EU PLASTICS STRATEGY EuPC calls for single-use plastics directive postponement in face of Covid-19 / Hygienic consequences of banning SUPs not taken into account, say Dangis and Zelcher	09.04.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING Demand for retail-ready packaging to rise by 5.4% per year to 2024 / Asia-Pacific fastest-growing region / Plastics to perform "fairly well" / Smithers report	09.04.2020
RECTICEL Sale of Eurofoam complete / Prettl enters automotive interior segment via Admetos	09.04.2020
ARKEMA French group seeks alternatives for MMA/PMMA business / Only speciality materials in future / Intermediates division to be dissolved	08.04.2020
UPDATE - POLYURETHANE Foams plants across Europe closed or running at reduced rates due to Covid-19 / Situation expected to deteriorate in April / Europur and Euro-Moulders postpone conference	08.04.2020
SPAIN National supply chains must switch to medical supplies and protective gear to aid coronavirus fight / Prime minister Sánchez wants “Marshall Plan” for Europe / Support from 3D printing is indispensable	07.04.2020
MEDICAL PLASTICS China donates coronavirus supplies to EU / Testing kits and 2 million masks delivered to Italy	07.04.2020
STRATASYS Coalition ramps up face shields output in response to Covid-19 / Designers called on to develop 3D-printed ventilators	07.04.2020
MEDICAL DEVICES EU commission postpones MDR application / Shortages in getting devices certified "not an option right now" with Covid-19	06.04.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY Operations continue amid production stoppages and Covid-19 measures / Supply chains largely intact / Automotive ordering grinds to a halt / Some services offered at the weekend	06.04.2020
LYONDELLBASELL Covid-19 slows work on Texas PO/TBA plant / Group remains “committed” to project completion	06.04.2020
NOVAMONT New “Mater-Bi” grade for extrusion coating / Company “fully operational” in Italy	06.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Fracking giant Whiting Petroleum falls victim to fall in oil prices	03.04.2020
JEC WORLD International composites trade fair cancelled for 2020	03.04.2020
TURKEY Government introduces Covid-19 measures to help out businesses / Pagev sees lack of including plastics sector as major deficiency / Polyolefin spot prices trending sharply downward	02.04.2020
CABOT Plants operating with skeleton staff due to coronavirus pandemic / Full-year outlook revised	02.04.2020
EVENTS Coronavirus prompts Detroit motor show to be cancelled / Show space repurposed as temporary hospital	02.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Elastomers: Lanxess declares force majeure in India due to Covid-19	01.04.2020
POLYTRADE Distribution of masterbatches from BARS-2 in Western Europe	01.04.2020
MARINE LITTER "RepescaPlas" project proceeds to third phase / Waste obtained will undergo chemical recycling	01.04.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING European science academies join forces to study plastics chain / EUBP sees bioplastics criticisms as mainly emotional	31.03.2020
MEDICAL PLASTICS AUSTRIA Semperit has gloves flown in from Malaysia to support coronavirus work / Plastics companies launch mask collaboration with local partners	31.03.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY KraussMaffei closes plants in Germany and Slovakia / Engel's plants in Asia running under normal conditions	31.03.2020
MERAXIS Portfolio expanded with more polymer regrind for film packaging	31.03.2020
HAGER Investment in relay production in France / New line due to start in 2021	31.03.2020

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