SWITZERLAND

Recovery stronger than expected / Optimism high in plastics industry / Volume off 5% in 2020 / Recycling gains momentum / Problems with EU agreement suggests trouble

SWITZERLAND

Broad decline in plastics industry sales in 2015 / Rise in Swiss franc's value leads to 7.5% fall in revenues / Minimal headcount reduction / Plastics waste exports down / Optimistic outlook for 2016

ASSOCIATIONS

New leadership for Swiss Plastics / Silvio Ponti to succeed Doris Fiala as president