UK

Government stresses support for deposit return scheme / Announcement follows Welsh move to shelve DRS plan

RUSSIA

Plastics processors call for duties on plastics goods imports / Firms charge China with dumping / WTO rules likely to impede quick changes

RUSSIA

Attack on Ukraine has consequences for European polymer trade flows / Shortage of Russian material makes itself felt in Eastern Europe / Moscow plans polymer price regulation / Flagship projects on hold?

CORONAVIRUS

Companies should act now to shock-proof their supply chains / McKinsey report

WORLD TRADE

Trade war leads to plummeting US polymer exports to China / Imports to Europe continue to grow / EU considers imposing punitive tariffs on US plastics

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Sales slump puts sector under pressure in Germany and Europe / Weakness especially apparent with SCR tanks for diesel vehicles / Situation could mean a breather for plastics processors / Brexit and e-car issues

UNITED KINGDOM

"Brexit" and plastics industry / BPF fears high trade costs with the EU / Priorities include access to skills / European chemical industry signs joint statement / Plastics exports to UK particularly important for Ireland

RUSSIA

Engineering thermoplastics market contracts slightly in 2012 / Imports from Europe and Asia on the rise / Russian production still too low / Western European quality often not matched / Plastinfo report