PLASTICS WASTE

EU proposes tighter shipment rules / Recyclate trade could become easier within trading bloc

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

OECD examines policies to cut SUP waste, reduce microplastics from tyres, clothes / Policy, initiatives should focus on all disposable goods

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

PLASTICS WASTE

New rules on exports from the EU in effect / Notification required for shipping hazardous material / Amendment to Basel Convention

COMPOSITES

European production slumps by almost 13% / Volume falls below 1m t for the first time / Loss of global market share / Best performance from flat panels and pipes

PLASTICS WASTE

New shipping rules start 1 Jan 2020 / Basel Convention amendments / No consensus on non-hazardous plastics waste

PLASTICS WASTE

Interpol: Illegal disposal of plastics waste is booming / “Waste mafia” redirects large quantities to Southeast Asia

MANAGEMENT

Payment default risks rise in Turkey / Construction industry particularly risky / Uncertainties threaten plastics sector / Atradius report

TURKEY

Currency crisis stifles polymer imports / Prices soar as lira falls / Markets in calmer waters since September

WORLD TRADE

US rings in round three of trade war with China / Beijing reacts promptly with countermeasures / Chemical products and plastics severely impacted / US chemical industry threatened with significant losses

PLASTICS RECYCLING

OECD calls for urgent action / Report identifies barriers and solutions to boost global markets

IKEA

Furniture company launches mattress recycling programme in North America / Addition to “People and Planet Positive Sustainability” strategy of 2020

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

WASTE ECONOMY AND CLIMATE PROTECTION

Recycling boasts highest potential to lower greenhouse gas emissions / Industrial and emerging economies need to act / Germany as key partner for know-how transfer / UBA research

ITALY

One of the weakest links in the European industrial chain / Plastics machinery performs below average / Polymer production shrinking / Company formerly known as Polimeri to move more into specialities