LOGISTICS

Italy reconsiders Silk Road project / Typhoons hamper ops at southeast China ports / Sino-US freight rates rise ahead of Yuletide trading

RUSSIA

Kremlin seeks Chinese support for troubled Ust-Luga gas complex / Sanctions jeopardise return of investments

LOGISTICS

Shipping rates fall on major routes / Balance returns to supply-demand ratio

LOGISTICS

Increasing consolidation of global transport groups / Rhine water levels rise / Container freight rates decline

GLOBAL WASTE

US is world's largest contributor / Plastics scrap import bans exacerbate problem / Verisk Maplecroft report

POLYMER PRICES

North America June 2019: Trade wars and weak automotive and construction segments bring widespread price cuts and rollovers / Only PVC sees an increase / Engineering thermoplastics expected to be weaker in July

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

PIE talks to Stanley Chu, chairman of "Chinaplas" organiser Adsale / Chinese automotive and medical devices markets saw huge growth in 2016 / The "One Belt, One Road" initiative and the plastics industry / Expansion of the 2018 trade fair in Shanghai

ROSNEFT

ChemChina to acquire 40% stake in VNHK petrochemicals hub near Vladivostok / Feasibility study for petchems project with Sinopec

SINOPEC

President Wang Tianpu resigns amid corruption investigation / Company dismisses reports about potential merger with PetroChina

SIBUR / SINOPEC

Mega players sign strategic cooperation agreement for gas processing, petrochemicals / Chinese and Russian presidents as witnesses