PLASTICS WASTE

US shipments of plastics scrap rise in January 2021 / Bulk of exports to Basel Convention member countries

WORLD TRADE

US exports of HDPE to China plummet / EU imports more

POLYMER PRICES

North America October 2018: Standard thermoplastics roll over / Most engineering plastics move sideways / PA 6.6 much firmer / Falling feedstock prices point to significant reductions in November

USA

Polyethylene exports increase / EU doubles imports since start of 2018 / Strong growth also in China in H1 2018 / US trade unsettles market policies