RUSSIA

Slack local demand, weak exports cut resin output / Asian imports hit market / Investment slump heralds future problems

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

SPAIN

Nationwide plastic packaging tax begins / Consumers can expect higher prices / Competition officials intervene in auctions held by local waste firm Ecoembes

PLASTICS MARKETS GERMANY

Material flow analysis: Where does the material come from and where does it go? How much is recycled? / Q&A session with Conversio managing director Christoph Lindner

RUSSIA

Petchem industry braces for tough times / Lack of European tech pressures ops / Shortages for some resins

TURKEY

Credit crisis deepens as inflation shows record high / Plastic products sector to show growth in 2022

RUSSIA

EU sanctions on Moscow's crude oil exports, price cap come into force / Domestic PP demand at record lows / Southeast Asian imports flood the market

RUSSIA

Drop in Chinese imports worries Russian firms / Russia-Turkey trade perks up / Crises in related industries hinders domestic production

BELARUS

Ukraine war slams refining industry / Uncertainty for major resin plants / Information blackout since February

US PLASTICS INDUSTRY

Shipments, employment rise in 2021 / Plastics products sixth-largest industry in America / Trade group to become “more vocal”

CHINA

Massive VCM capacity expansions coming online up to 2025

RUSSIA

EU sanctions on feedstocks, resins slash Russian production / Industry source says half of methanol capacity offline / Logistics issues, discounts slow exports to Asia

PET / POLYAMIDE

Pakistan floods could raise global prices / Loss of cotton harvest likely / Will synthetic fibre demand surge as in 2010/2011?

POLAND

Plastics industry: Post-pandemic investment activity rebounds / Energy crunch sparks pessimism / Recycling sector on brink of collapse

RUSSIA

Low demand slows polyolefin output / Lack of Western tech hurts resin makers / Price caps coming?

ENERGY

New UK Prime Minister offers support for energy costs / Move to help households, businesses

PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA

Increase in domestic shipments, machine making in 2021 / Trade deficit in 2020

RUSSIA

EU imports of Russian polyolefins surge in H1 / Increased purchasing on embargo fears / Exports outside Europe plummet

ENERGY

Call for windfall tax on oil and gas profits to boost renewables spending / Cut in consumption, more investment needed to address energy crisis / UN report

RECYCLING SPAIN

Chemical recycling set for boom / Packaging reclaim at all-time high