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Enjoy the Latest Report from Our Chief Economist.

| View in browser       Contours of a US-UK Trade Deal How important is the United Kingdom to the US plastics trade? In his latest blog post, PLASTICS Chief Economist Perc Pineda examines the effects of "Brexit" on competition for plastics markets in the UK and Europe.              PLASTICS Quarterly Economic conditions improved in the second half of 2020, but new regulations, taxes and a resurgence of COVID-19 could limit growth in 2021. Download your copy of Plastics Quarterly for analysis of the year ahead. Read the press release here. Download Plastics Quarterly       Join Perc and PLASTICS member company PTA Plastics for a discussion of a resurgence of American manufacturing due to supply chain disruptions, national security and environmental concerns, and automation. Watch here.        China Ban Resets Recycling Trade China's "National Sword" policy banning recyclable plastic imports coincides with a dramatic increase of Chinese scrap and waste exports to Nepal, Myanmar, Kenya and other countries, discovers Perc in new economic research.              Download your copy of the latest PLASTICS Market Watch to discover technology, economic and consumer trends in the important bottling end market for plastics.  Download Market Watch Plastics Industry Association, 1425 K Street NW Suite #500, Washington, DC 20005, United States, 202.974.5200 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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