MEDICAL PLASTICS MARKET Demand for polymeric applications increasing steeply throughout the world / German medical devices providers report record sales / Russian market caves in / Significant potential in ASEAN region	20.04.2016
POLYTALK Two-day high-level conference on “Zero Plastics Waste to the Oceans” draws industry, government and private sector together / Need for collaborative efforts across the chain / Design for end of life / Calls for system change	30.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Pollution levels in oceans continue to rise / Need for global action / “PolyTalk” conference spurs intense discussions about marine litter / Research warns that amount of plastic packaging ending up in the oceans should not rise	23.03.2016
COVESTRO Glass-wool reinforced thermoplastics developed with Nanodax / Targeting surface appearance and processing in PC compounds / Optimised injection moulding cuts costs	23.03.2016
COVESTRO Funds for new CO2-to-plastics project / Production Dreams “redoubles” efforts	21.03.2016
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

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