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Digitalisation to improve efficiency / “Twin” plant mirrors operations

China Engineering Thermoplastics May 2018: PMMA skyrockets / Seasonal price increases for ABS, PA 6.6, PBT and POM / PA 6 notations decrease on low demand / Several plant turnarounds in May and June

Carlos Lizandara is next president of Spanish plastics industry organisation

Record attendance at new exhibition centre in Shanghai / Speedy, high-end production / E-commerce and digitalisation expanding in China's plastics industry

China Engineering Thermoplastics April 2018: ABS, PC, PA 6 and PBT notations fall / Prices of PA 6.6 and PMMA shoot upwards / Scheduled turnaround at several plants in May

Exclusive interview with head of council / Producers' key mission is raising global awareness on marine pollution / New members from Europe and Asia

Bayer sells most of its remaining shares / Exit from plastics sector imminent

Development centre in Singapore commences operations / Several German partners

German chemicals group opens flagship online store on Alibaba / E-commerce strategy extended into China

Core profit jumps 26% on higher sales at Polyurethanes and Polycarbonates / Flagship store in China launched on Alibaba's B2B portal

CEO change brought forward / Patrick Thomas to retire in May

Polycarbonate sheet extrusion business up for sale / US plant to be acquired by Plaskolite / Bidding process for European plants

The combustion engine lives on – for the time being / More upheaval in auto components supply sector / Automotive engineering plastics conference in Germany delivers fresh approaches for car interior / More requirements, more competition, more plastic

Thermoplast Composite begins series manufacture of reinforced polycarbonate products / New plant in China?

Elevation to Germany's DAX / Bayer shareholding now just 14%

EuPC annual meeting to be held in Milan / Polymer producers awards ceremony

Strong sales and earnings in 2017 / PU feedstocks and PC profit from higher prices and volumes / Strategy focused on sustainability and digitalisation

Natural gas shortage not affecting nation-wide MDI production / Adverse impacts from country's severe environmental-protection policy

New polycarbonate for medical applications / Durability and chemical resistance in drug administration components

MDI: BASF and Dow declare force majeure in the US / Effects of cold weather

Bayer sells additional shares in plastics group / Stake almost halved

Mercury process banned in EU from 11 December 2017 on / Switch to alternative processes largely completed

EUR 200m upgrade will keep Tarragona on stream / Captive chlorine supply

Upcoming changes at the top in North America / Jerry MacCleary named CEO starting February 2018

PC and PC blend price increases in western Europe