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IKEA Collaboration with carbon-based plastics producer Newlight Technologies / Exclusive rights to convert greenhouse gas to feedstock for home furnishings	15.03.2016
DOW US giant pays USD 835m to end PU price fixing case / Uncertainty over Supreme Court	02.03.2016
COVESTRO 2015 sales exceed EUR 12 bn / Adjusted EBITDA up 41% / Year of many premieres / Former Bayer MaterialScience expects mid-single-digit core volume growth for 2016	25.02.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New study points to ways of “triggering a revolution” in the plastics industrial ecosystem / Strategies for improving material flow, recycling and reuse / Part of “Project Mainstream” / Release at WEF in Davos	09.02.2016
COVESTRO Pilot plant for PC wastewater recycling / New process reduces salt burden on the Rhine / German environment ministry provides funding	05.02.2016
COVESTRO New co-extrusion plant for high-end multi-layer flat films at Dormagen / Start-up in 2017	28.01.2016
CHEMCHINA Former Bayer Material Science manager Michael Koenig named to head Bluestar	28.01.2016
COVESTRO Michelle Jou becomes new head of Polycarbonates / Markus Steilemann takes over at helm of Polyurethanes business	26.01.2016
ALBIS PLASTIC Planning “significant investments” in UK subsidiary / Albis (UK) celebrates 50th anniversary	25.01.2016
ASSOCIATIONS PlasticsEurope appoints Javier Constante and Daniele Ferrari as vice presidents	14.01.2016
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2015: Feedstocks rise / Only benzene and PX point down / Polymer notations recede / Only PC firms / Demand slightly higher than in November / Processors could stock up in January ahead of Chinese New Year holidays	13.01.2016
COVESTRO Stock listed in Germany's MDAX / “Gratifying performance” after two months of trading	14.12.2015
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were	11.12.2015
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics November 2015: Feedstock costs trending down / Polymer notations continue to drop / PA sees largest fall / Consumption at normal levels / Little change expected in December	09.12.2015
COVESTRO MDI line in Tarragona to be shuttered / “Non-competitive production cost”	08.12.2015
SENOPLAST New lightweight polycarbonate suitcase material / Collaboration with German producer Titan	01.12.2015
BASF New TDI plant officially inaugurated at Ludwigshafen / German dignitaries praise chemicals and plastics group's technology, commitment to industry	18.11.2015
COVESTRO “Substantial increase in profitability” seen for 2015 / Strong performance for Polycarbonates	16.11.2015
POLYCARBONATE Despite overcapacities, plans to lift output in Asia / Global consumption stands at 4m t/y / Decline in optical data storage devices pressures sector / Market unsettled by BPA controversy / Opportunities for lighting technology and automotive applications	11.11.2015
COVESTRO PU system developed with automakers for carbon fibre composites / Enhanced safety for vehicle occupants	10.11.2015
COVESTRO PC/polyester blend developed for medical devices / Aids patient mobility / Material showcases at Compamed	02.11.2015
COVESTRO Good Q3 performance in line with forecasts / EBITDA rises 44.5% year-on-year / Sales decline in PU segment	28.10.2015
BIOAMBER Canadian bio-succinic plant now at commercial scale / Margin prospects better than expected	28.10.2015
DOW Stake in MEGlobal sold to Equate as Kuwaiti ventures restructured / MEG plant to be built on US Gulf Coast / Options under review for agrochemicals unit / Plastics leads gains in Q3 volumes but lower prices and foreign exchange hit sales	27.10.2015
COVESTRO / REVERDIA Collaboration on development of bio-based TPUs / “Biosuccinum” for “Desmopan” applications in footwear and consumer electronics segments	15.10.2015