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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Major producers partner to cut GHG emissions / Centralised development starts in 2023	15.11.2021
SABIC Idled UK cracker in Wilton to restart / GBP 850m capital injection from Aramco	08.11.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT WTO's Informal Dialogue group seeks to address plastics trade data gaps / Talks on transparency, international cooperation / Trade and environment committee discusses climate change, sustainability	03.05.2021
CIRCULAR ECONOMY UNEP launches circular economy coalition for Latin America and the Caribbean	15.02.2021
TURKEY Pagev asks for plastics industry incentives due to Covid-19 impacts / Downturn in construction, automotive and white goods sectors / Medical supply production ramps up	15.05.2020
COCA-COLA Customers like using plastic bottles, says sustainability head at WEF / New partnership with “Benioff Ocean Initiative” to clean up polluted rivers	27.01.2020
CHINA Ban on single-use plastics starting in 2020 / Production of household items containing microbeads to end this year	23.01.2020
PACKAGING Global e-commerce growth drives packaging innovations / Integrated smart technologies could benefit customers and companies / Smithers Pira report	08.08.2019
AUSTRIA Ban on plastic bags passed / First national “circularity gap” report / Education project for the packaging industry	25.07.2019
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE NGOs publish study on impact of plastics production on the environment / Call to stop future petrochemicals development / Ambitious targets for greenhouse gas emissions sought	05.06.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING Emerging technologies can drive circular economy / Five key challenges to overcome / World Economic Forum report	18.02.2019
SABIC Polymer production from packaging waste / Supply partnership with Unilever, Vinventions and Walki	29.01.2019
PACKAGING RECYCLING TerraCycle establishes global alliance to promote reusable and recyclable packaging / Over 20 major companies join Loop / Circular shopping platform	28.01.2019
SLOVENIA Plans for European circular economy hub / Ljubljana has first-rate separate waste collection	15.03.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UNEP and Ellen MacArthur partner to step up circular economy actions / China's plastics waste restrictions beneficial	06.02.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Winners of innovation competition announced at WEF in Davos / MacArthur's programme identifies latest projects to reduce marine litter	25.01.2018
KENYA Launch of wide-sweeping plastic bag ban / Draconian penalties for use / Other African countries to follow	06.09.2017
PROCTER & GAMBLE Technology for high-quality recycled PP / PureCycle to build large-scale plant in USA by 2020 / Partnerships to develop shampoo bottles with recycled content	09.08.2017
PVC RECYCLING Focus on European and global markets / Policies for sustainability issues / VinylPlus programme recognised by WEF circular economy award initiative	06.07.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT WEF, MacArthur Foundation and plastics industry in joint declaration on combatting marine litter / “New Plastics Economy” initiative presents strategies for recycling at Davos	25.01.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Leading global industry players and cities join to form The New Plastics Economy initiative / Ellen MacArthur report serves as blueprint / Three-year project aimed at achieving a system-wide transformation	01.06.2016
POLYTALK Two-day high-level conference on “Zero Plastics Waste to the Oceans” draws industry, government and private sector together / Need for collaborative efforts across the chain / Design for end of life / Calls for system change	30.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Pollution levels in oceans continue to rise / Need for global action / “PolyTalk” conference spurs intense discussions about marine litter / Research warns that amount of plastic packaging ending up in the oceans should not rise	23.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New study points to ways of “triggering a revolution” in the plastics industrial ecosystem / Strategies for improving material flow, recycling and reuse / Part of “Project Mainstream” / Release at WEF in Davos	09.02.2016
ARGENTINA Repsol nationalisation sparks row over shale gas deposits / Investors cautious amid ongoing economic uncertainty	19.06.2012