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08.02.2021 PLASTICS ECONOMY  Turbulent business development in German-speaking Europe due to coronavirus crisis / Diversification pays off / Exports weaken slightly / Investments pick up / Considerable opposition to “EU plastic tax”

02.02.2021 UPDATE - PVC  Additional bottlenecks expected / Several producers face problems with primary products / Low inventory levels

01.02.2021 PLASTIC PACKAGING UK  Report calls for higher bag prices at UK supermarkets to reduce plastics use

28.01.2021 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TURKEY  Plastics use in vehicles seen down 15% in 2020 / Automobile production forecast 14% lower / Pandemic said to have cost domestic car parts industry at least USD 5 bn

27.01.2021 ASIA  Economic activity set to rebound in 2021 / Slow, partial decoupling from China / New US administration to have positive effect on Chinese relations / Atradius report

22.01.2021 PLASTICS RECYCLING CHINA  Unilever and online trading giant Alibaba to cooperate in China / Over 500 reverse vending machines

21.01.2021 PLASTICS INDUSTRY  Pandemic hits economy / Global plastics production nears 370m t in 2019 / European output loses market share / Full recovery expected in 2022 / PlasticsEurope report

20.01.2021 SINOCHEM  Subsidiary Luxi Chemical to build new caprolactam and PA 6 plants

18.01.2021 CHINA  Shandong Chengtai starts construction of new MMA plant / Expansive capacity buildup in China

18.01.2021 SONGWON  Distribution agreement for PVC additives in India with Makwell Plastisizers

14.01.2021 MEXICO  Mexico City bans single-use plastic bags / Producers voice displeasure with move

13.01.2021 UK  Government says pandemic could affect country's ability to reduce plastic waste

22.12.2020 CHINAPLAS  Trade fair set for April 2021 in Shenzhen / More than 3,600 exhibitors expected

18.12.2020 UK  Recoup survey shows upward trend in household plastics collection / Pandemic changes lifestyles, increases recycling rate

17.12.2020 PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY  Sales down 10%-15% in 2020 / Jan-Oct revenue off 14% / Return to pre-crisis levels likely in 2023 / Waste and recycling business down

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