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22.02.2023 BRASKEM  Cooperation with Finland's Coolbrook to assess electric olefin cracker technology / Pilot project planned

20.02.2023 INEOS OLEFINS  EUR 3.5 bn in financing secured for low-carbon cracker / Belgian facility start-up set for 2026

16.02.2023 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  LYB, Braskem respond to report on top producers of resins for single use / Indorama stays mum despite “positive outlier” rating / Most major firms decline comment

16.02.2023 MARINE LITTER  Plastics waste in the Arctic comes from all over the world / “Even rich industrial nations make a significant contribution to the pollution” – AWI study

15.02.2023 UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY  First meeting on global rules reveals discord / 50-country bloc demands lower resin output, bans for some grades / Industry role in negotiations criticised / Next talks due in May

14.02.2023 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION USA  Two groups plan to file lawsuit against Shell / Activists claim US plant violated pollution rules

13.02.2023 BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING  Regulations, Covid pandemic drive innovation – study / New packaging solutions made from seaweed, plants, shellfish

13.02.2023 BERRY GLOBAL  New R&D centre for healthcare packaging in India / CEO Tom Salmon to retire

09.02.2023 UKRAINE  War lowers packaging production / Slowdown in local resin output not surprising / Highly dependent from raw material imports / New year brings new bans on plastic bags

08.02.2023 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  SUP waste rises 6 mn t in two years / ExxonMobil, Sinopec, Dow lead production, Minderoo Foundation says / Group wants “polymer premium” levy for resins made of fossil materials

07.02.2023 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  Embedding circularity could significantly cut virgin material extraction / Circle Economy-Deloitte report identifies 16 solutions across four global systems

06.02.2023 ISRAEL  New government drops tax on single-use plastic / Alternative solution expected by July

06.02.2023 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Plastics Europe, EuPC launch programme to control pellet loss / Scheme harmonised with Operation Clean Sweep

03.02.2023 TOTALENERGIES  Supply deal with Portuguese processor / Shop to make packaging from “low-carbon” resins

01.02.2023 PLASTICS WASTE  UK MPs lament government's decision to reject calls for bans on export of plastics scrap / Recycler calls for local investments

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