Sabic

Petrochemical giants examine the building of a joint complex in the US

PP grade introduced for production of injection moulded rigid packaging / Improved balance in stiffness and impact strength

Agreement with Saudi Aramco to study oil-to-chemicals project in Saudi Arabia

Customised packing lines developed with Coperion / Process improvement at Italian compounding plant

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

Distribution group continues to expand / Acquisition of Aectra Plastics

Nippon Paper secures licence to produce “Pure-Pak” drinks cartons in Japan / Coatings based on renewable PE

New research centre inaugurated at Geleen / “Milestone in innovation journey”

Marketing Sabic's polyolefin elastomers in Europe

European sales arrangement for “Ryton” PPS reorganised / Distribution now handled by Biesterfeld Plastic and Nevicolor

Output of transparent plastic continues to grow / Most capacities located in Asia / Key applications include optoelectronics, underground engineering and automotive / New production processes are more economical

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

Fire at Jubail United Petrochemical leaves 12 employees dead / Operations at ethylene-production plant reportedly not affected

Global demand to expand by 4.5% per year to 2022 / Growth driven by rising industrial output in emerging markets / Grand View Research report

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

Investor WL Ross acquires majority stake in plastics distributor / “Ideal platform to further roll up the fragmented plastics distribution space”

Controlling share in Dutch UD tapes producer Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics acquired

EU close to classifying BPA as category 1 reprotoxin / REACH Committee approves draft

Developing car windows with integrated lighting / More safety and styling opportunities

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