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MEDICAL PLASTICS
Coronavirus creates sharp rise in global demand of masks / PetroChina and 3M currently expanding production
05.03.2020
SEKISUI / SUMITOMO
Alliance for chemical recycling of plastics waste into polyolefins / Pilot production to begin in 2022
05.03.2020
AQUAFIL / SAFILO
Launch of sustainable eyewear / PA obtained from fishing nets, carpets and fabric scraps
05.03.2020
BOREALIS
Full-year net profit down 4% / Softer price environment in Asia lowers Borouge's contribution to group result
03.03.2020
DSM
US engineering plastics compounding expanded / Start-up in 2021
03.03.2020
SAUDI ARAMCO
EU greenlights takeover of Sabic
03.03.2020
INDORAMA
Significant fall in margins and spreads across businesses depress core 2019 profit
02.03.2020
WESTLAKE
Full-year net profit more than halved / 2020 outlook for chlor-alkali and PVC remain constructive / How coronavirus outbreak will affect products not yet clear
02.03.2020
BASF
TDI facility in Germany to be shut down in March
02.03.2020
TRINSEO
Partnership to develop food packaging applications for recycled PS
02.03.2020
BASF
Sales down 2%, EBIT falls 28% in 2019 / Isocyanates prices, cracker margins and maintenance turnarounds play a role
28.02.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
US Gulf petchems and plastics plants beset by start-up delays / Shin-Etsu, Formosa Plastics and Sasol projects lead the list
28.02.2020
MITSUI
Joint development with Blend+ of additives for recycled polyolefins
28.02.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Kem One declares force majeure on deliveries from Saint-Fons
27.02.2020
VINNOLIT
Paste PVC production commissioned in Germany
27.02.2020
WESTLAKE
Biesterfeld takes over distribution of ethylene copolymers in Europe
27.02.2020
HUNTSMAN
Q4 sales fall led by Polyurethanes segment / Icynene-Lapolla acquisition seen closing in Q1 2020
26.02.2020
WACKER
Silicone specialist deep in the red / 1,000 jobs to be cut mainly in Germany
26.02.2020
VERSALIS
Plans to enter chemical recycling / Test plant at Mantua / Former M&G bio-based ethanol unit to restart shortly
25.02.2020
EMS
Swiss group reports record operating result despite weak economy
24.02.2020
ALPLA
Envicco JV with PTT Global finalised / Recycling plant due online in late 2021
24.02.2020
DUPONT
Top executives booted in corporate shake-up / Ed Breen back as CEO / Fiscal 2019 results decline
21.02.2020
COVESTRO
Sales and earnings down sharply in 2019 / MDI expansion at Baytown “paused” as cost-savings programme accelerated
21.02.2020
EASTMAN
Full-year profit and sales drop on lower selling prices and volumes / Slow growth projected to continue
21.02.2020
DSM
Slight decline in EBITDA for plastics business / Focus on higher-margin activities
20.02.2020
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