TUPPERWARE

French start-up entrepreneur plans comeback for plastic containers in Europe / President Macron offers congratulations

EDITORIAL

After a political earthquake, the plastics industry sits somewhere between relief and trepidation

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polystyrene: TotalEnergies declares force majeure

PET RECYCLING FRANCE

Loop Industries plans second French plant to chemically reclaim PET / Cooperation with Suez and SK / Huge market potential

LOGISTICS

No fuel, no train traffic: nothing is working in France / Competitive expansion of German rail network to cost EUR 17 bn / Freight rates continue to decline

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polypropylene: TotalEnergies declares force majeure on Belgian outages / CGT trade union wants to extend French strike / End of the downward price spiral expected

EASTMAN

Site selected for French polyester reclaim plant / Recyclate-based compounds developed with Maip

CMA CGM

CEO announces end of plastics waste shipments / Effect on container tonnage minimal

CHEMICAL RECYCLING

Two major French PET reclaim projects announced / Eastman to invest up to USD 1 bn / Loop Industries plans 70,000 t/y line in Normandy

BREXIT

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

FRANCE

Trade association Elipso welcomes bottle deposit scheme consultation / Concern over access to rPET for packaging

FRANCE

Plastics processing sales set a record in 2018 / Profitability of companies weak in a European comparison / Great hopes for recyclate / Voluntary initiatives versus national roadmap

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

France: Strike suspended at refineries / Trade union negotiations resume

IRAN

Petrochemicals comeback stalls / US and Europe pull in different directions / Sanctions torpedo Western players' plans for re-engagement

FRANCE

More than 50 companies sign up to use recycled plastics in packaging / Government welcomes commitments within its call for 100% circularity by 2025

INTERVIEW

Emmanuel Guichard, managing director at Elipso / A French perspective on EU plastics strategy / Much debate on bottle deposit scheme in France / Emmanuel Macron's goals for recycled plastics exceed EU's