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24.04.2024 UK  Wet wipes containing plastics to be banned / Overwhelming public support for the move, said government minister

23.04.2024 LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE  Critical skill shortage in plastics processing industries intensifies / Germany needs almost 500,000 foreigners per year; shortage of working migrants in Italy and Spain – study / PIE talks to industry experts

22.04.2024 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY “The Green Deal needs a business model” / Chemical segment fears for its competitiveness against global competition

18.04.2024 GLOBAL ECONOMY  Europe largely trails US, Canada in appeal for local businesses – ifo study / Experts rate their homelands

10.04.2024 PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE  Recycling rates, circular content increase but incinerated volumes rise / Region's share of global production remains in decline – Plastics Europe

10.04.2024 PETROCHEMICALS  Russia expects massive investments to triple exports through 2030 / Attacks on refineries spark concerns over stability / Kazakhstan mulls long-term development plans

08.04.2024 RECYCLING INDIA  Sabic, Pashupati sign MoU / Agreement aims to boost recycling activity across world's most populated nation

05.04.2024 GERMAN CAR INDUSTRY Mood among automakers rebounds – ifo / Manufacturers report production slumps in Q1 / Severe impacts for parts suppliers

25.03.2024 EUROZONE ECONOMY  Purchasing managers report improved services / Manufacturing weakens again / German business morale jumps / Swiss central bank kicks off cycle of interest rate cuts

21.03.2024 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY  Dramatic slump in sales, production in 2023 / Dim prospects also for year ahead

19.03.2024 PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY  Production is going through a deep trough / Planned regulation will set course for the future – Plastics Europe

11.03.2024 TURKEY  Plastic product consumption up in 2023 / Severe price drop for incoming, outgoing polymer shipments / Economic growth despite massive inflation

11.03.2024 RUSSIA  GDP grows 3.6% in 2023 on government spending in war-related sectors / Growth in 2024 seen up 2.5% for same reasons – Allianz Trade report

08.03.2024 EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY  Industry ends 2023 on “a weak note” / Production, exports, imports down compared with 2022 / Uptick in investor confidence

06.03.2024 INDIA  Further massive expansion with oil, gas, petrochemicals / Change of strategy now to smaller decentralised projects / New plastics powerhouse behind China and US gains in stature

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