Sabic

Circular economy, recycling, environment: How "green" is Europe's plastics industry? / Plastic bags and one-way cutlery under pressure / Political establishment and industry join hands to combat marine litter

Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were

Eric Grégoire to become president of EMEA Food & Consumer Products

Ethane imports will soon feed Europe's ethylene crackers / Sunoco opens its terminal in Pennsylvania / Ineos to supply FEP's Mossmorran cracker from Grangemouth

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

Fire at Bosman logistics provider / Plastic resin storage facility at Dutch chemical park in Geleen destroyed

Collaborating with Dell to recycle carbon fibres / Latest sustainability initiative

Collaboration with Fardem Packaging and Morssinkhof Rymoplast / Recycled material will be used to package up to 100,000 t/y of resin

10th “Annual GPCA Forum” to take place in Dubai in mid-November

Innovative Plastics business unit to be dissolved / Activities divided into standard and speciality units / Job cuts in the US and Europe

Low-pressure production: HDPE and LLDPE output linked / Number of global swing plants rising / European lines no longer competitive / Local converters increasingly dependent on imports / Exclusive PIE report

“European Biopolymer Summit 2015” to be held in London in December

Half of rubber carve-out to be sold to Aramco / Joint Venture set to start in Q1 2016 / First back integration for German producer / Farther-reaching Middle East projects envisaged

Metals substitution and rising production of passenger cars drive global demand / PP accounts for about 28% of market / Grand View Research study

“2015 European Biopolymer Summit” to be held in London in December

Asian PE joint venture ready to start / USD 640m investment / SK contributes technology

Spanish technology centre to be beta tester for Ultem resin / Agreement with Stratasys

World Plastics Council welcomes G7 Marine Litter Pledge / Support for industry's efforts

LDPE: Sabic announces FM for Wilton facility

Sabic removes force majeure for PE at Gelsenkirchen

China Standard Thermoplastics March 2015: Ethylene, SM rise sharply / C3 increase comparatively moderate / Prices rise across the board / Demand back to normal following Chinese New Year holidays

Sabic declares force majeure for PE swing plant in Gelsenkirchen / European supply situation increasingly tight

"Ultem" PEI capacities to be expanded in Spain and the US / New PC and ABS lines to start up this year

Sabic delivers second generation renewable PE for beverage carton coating / Targeting northern European market

Ineos ABS business integrated into Styrolution / Move creates “clear market leader in ABS in the Americas”