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

POLAND

Plastics production and sales climb in 2019 / Insolvencies set to rise / Automotive sector under pressure

RECYCLING UK

Additional recycling capacity needed to meet rising plastics collection / UK remains dependent on export markets / Wrap report

TURKEY

Plastic compounds production and demand expected to fall in 2019 / Foreign trade to dip and widen deficit / Polypropylene holds largest market share

MERCOSUR

Trading bloc updates plastic additives regulations / Close alignment with EU rules

TURKEY

Plastics imports decline in first half of 2019 / Domestic consumption of commodities and end products hits rock bottom / Exports benefit from weak Turkish lira

BREXIT

Leaked government report spells out worst-case scenario following no deal

USA

Ambitious legislation focuses on plastics issues / Recycling front and centre / Bans on some single-trip products foreseen / Plastics industry voices support

PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK

Recycling programme Wrap reports on “UK Plastics Pact” progress / Strides made in removing PS and black plastics from packaging as well as single-use items