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POLYKEMI
Acquisition of JiHå Plast / Deal expands Scanfill's PET and PS films portfolio
15.07.2020
BASF
Coronavirus crisis creates massive slump in EBIT
14.07.2020
POLYONE
Post-industrial recycled PA and bio-based TPEs produced in Europe
30.06.2020
POLYKEMI
New production hall at Kunshan / Space for five new extrusion lines
26.06.2020
HEROPLAS
New German compounding joint venture / Materials include polyolefins
26.06.2020
MITSUI CHEMICALS
PP compounding starts in the Netherlands / Continued demand for automotive lightweighting
22.06.2020
CHINA XD
Chinese compounder scrapes by the red for 2019 / Han family launches another takeover attempt
19.06.2020
ASCEND
PA 6.6 producer acquires former Ter Plastics JV Tehe Engineering Plastic in China
18.06.2020
DOMO
BOPA film production in Germany to close / Global overcapacity bites
17.06.2020
TOSAF
Masterbatch specialist acquires US competitor Vision Color
15.06.2020
DSM
Launch of open platform for Covid-19 solutions / Production of masks and nose swabs for Dutch government
29.05.2020
RÖCHLING
Plastics group undergoes stress test / Sales down 80% in April / Automotive division takes a breather
26.05.2020
RTP
Major fire at compounding plant in Germany / “First corona, and now this”
20.05.2020
CORONAVIRUS
Plastics producers among the European companies coming to the rescue / Face protection and materials for essential workers
18.05.2020
COVESTRO
Cooperation with US compounder Teknor Apex on TPU products
15.05.2020
DUPONT
Company temporarily shuts 50% of polymer capacity / Q1 EBITDA falls 8% to USD 1.3 bn
12.05.2020
ASCEND
Resinex to distribute “Vydyne” PA 6.6 resins in Europe
07.05.2020
DOMO CHEMICALS
Extension of European distribution partnership with Ultrapolymers
05.05.2020
BASF
Plastics segments already significantly weaker / Q2 will show actual consequences of coronavirus pandemic / Only few plant shutdowns to date
04.05.2020
CHINA XD
Compounder looks to returning to normal capacity utilisation by end of May / Financial reporting postponed
29.04.2020
POLIMARKY
Polish compounder opens second plant / Focus on polyolefin materials
21.04.2020
VERSALIS
Acquisition of 40% of compounder Finproject
20.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Caprolactam: Ube Industries declares force majeure on production in Spain due to fire / PA production unaffected
17.04.2020
HEXPOL
Peter Rosén is interim CEO following Mikael Fryklund's departure / Decision on dividend payments postponed
09.04.2020
UBE INDUSTRIES
Acquisition of US plastic compounds manufacturer PCTNA / First manufacturing base in North America
26.03.2020
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