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Rhineland-Palatinate ministry of the environment calls for immediate inspection of TDI plant at group headquarters / No end to string of accidents experienced since start-up

Talke assumes all logistics services for German site in Dormagen

Sino-European relations enter a new stage / Virtual explosion in M&A activities / Exclusive conference during upcoming “K” fair

Substantial improvement in core volumes and EBITDA in Q2 / Loan from Bayer repaid

Strongest growth forecast for Eastern Europe and Middle East, Africa / Production to expand by 3.5% per year to 2020 / Demand growth for rigid foam outpacing other PU products / IAL Consultants report

Sustainability focus to include the entire chain / CO2 emissions to be halved up to 2025

First customer for Covestro's CO2-derived polyol / Foam for furniture and mattresses

New lab at Leverkusen for 3D printing applications / Need for more dedicated material

Europur reports good performance last year / EU imports surge as exports fall / Study extended to include Russia and Turkey

Board nods off doubling of MDI capacity at German site / Completion expected in late 2018

"Brexit is stupid" / 52% of British population votes to leave the EU / Plastics industry reacts calmly / Important market in Europe / Many corporate headquarters likely to relocate to the continent

New “Dream Production” CO2-to-polyols plant dedicated at Dormagen / Vision for the future is to dispense with petrochemical route

PIE talks to World Plastics Council chairman Abdulrahman al-Fageeh and PlasticsEurope executive director Karl H. Foerster / WPC as platform for sharing best practices / Localising global solutions / Focus on marine debris / Increasingly global scope

Andrea Firenze appointed head of polymer producer in Iberia

Covestro's “Texin” RxT TPU added to portfolio / Expanding offering to global healthcare sector

Introducing world's first PU wind blade / Higher energy generation efficiency

“Lucky” timing for first tranche of PC capacity expansion in Shanghai / Q1 growth in People's Republic doubles that of GDP / Innovations from China exported to global facilities / Presentation at “Chinaplas”

PlasticsEurope president Patrick Thomas: Plastics industry needs to be at the forefront of combating problems like marine litter / Lessons from "PolyTalk" to be applied at global level / Europe is the source of the solution

Higher volumes boost former Bayer MaterialScience in Q1 / Full-year forecast confirmed

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

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

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

Glass-wool reinforced thermoplastics developed with Nanodax / Targeting surface appearance and processing in PC compounds / Optimised injection moulding cuts costs

Funds for new CO2-to-plastics project / Production Dreams “redoubles” efforts

Collaboration with carbon-based plastics producer Newlight Technologies / Exclusive rights to convert greenhouse gas to feedstock for home furnishings