TURKEY

Plastics industry posts fall in demand and output in first half / Contraction predicted for 2020 / Domestic market hindered by taxes and low-value products

PLASTICS RECYCLING USA

Alliance to create circular economy / North American platform of Ellen MacArthur's global “Plastics Pact” / 50% recycling rate targeted

UPDATE - DENMARK

Government announces plan to overhaul waste and recycling system / Proposed restriction on imported waste for incineration

CHINA

"Chinaplas 2021" taking place in country's technology hub / 19 halls and more online services at Shenzhen exhibition centre / Production of plastic products higher in May

CHINA

Economic growth to decline sharply in 2020 due to Covid-19 and trade dispute with the US / Oil demand looks set to recover in Q2 / Atradius and Wood Mackenzie reports

POLAND

Economic mood appears to be at all-time low / Coronavirus puts the brakes on automotive industry / Hard times for suppliers / Investments in packaging sector on schedule

TURKEY

Pagev asks for plastics industry incentives due to Covid-19 impacts / Downturn in construction, automotive and white goods sectors / Medical supply production ramps up

SPAIN

National supply chains must switch to medical supplies and protective gear to aid coronavirus fight / Prime minister Sánchez wants “Marshall Plan” for Europe / Support from 3D printing is indispensable

TURKEY

Government introduces Covid-19 measures to help out businesses / Pagev sees lack of including plastics sector as major deficiency / Polyolefin spot prices trending sharply downward

PET RECYCLING DENMARK

Dansk Retursystem starts up new plant in Taastrup

UPDATE - ITALY

Manufacturing of plastic products and machinery can continue / Conte and eight EU heads ask for coordination in Europe during "unprecedented shock"

CHINA

PET inventories overflowing / India, Philippines and Russia top importers for Chinese bottle chips / Coronavirus pandemic won't improve oversupply

ITALY

Nationwide lockdown abruptly halts activity / Domo's PA 6 production still running / FCA shuts down Italian, Polish and Serbian production sites / Aid for SMEs affected by Covid-19

CHINA

Plastics companies hope for "post-epidemic" rebound

TURKEY

Plastics processing volumes rising / Lower raw material prices depress industry sales / Expansion of exports / Pagev criticises low added value and volume of raw material imports

CHINA

Country's economic recovery from coronavirus epidemic not expected until mid-year / Automotive industry projects significant slump / European machinery companies are contemplating a two-year cycle for "Chinaplas"

PORTUGAL

Country joins global "Plastics Pact" network / Aim to recycle 70% of packaging by 2025

TURKEY

Output and exports of electrical and electronic plastics climb during 2014-2018 / Government aims to boost domestic E&E industry

BREXIT

BPF poll shows UK trade with EU remains priority / Most members prepared for end-of-year deadline / Videos launched to address customer misunderstanding

TURKEY

Agricultural plastics output and demand set to slip in 2019 / Reversal of past five years / Foreign trade continues to climb