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ANTOLIN
Spanish auto supplier plans massive job cuts at former Magna plant in Bavaria
05.09.2016
WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER
Investment at Czech woven PP sack facility / Subsidiary BSW Machinery reports 20% increase in orders
05.09.2016
WESTLAKE
Takeover of Axiall completed / Creation of North American olefins and vinyls leader
02.09.2016
SYNTHOS
EU greenlights takeover of Ineos EPS business / No significant overlap
02.09.2016
3D PRINTING
Lack of information and cost are major barriers to adopting technology / German companies have most experience / Global market to be worth above USD 12 bn by 2020 / Ernst & Young report
01.09.2016
RPC
German Bramlage-Wiko plant in Pulheim set to close / 250 employees affected
01.09.2016
POLYPLASTICS
Buy-out of WinTech Polymer from partner Teijin / Polyester producer will be 100% subsidiary
01.09.2016
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
ECHA verifying classification of white pigment as "a likely carcinogenic" / German industry calls approach “unfounded and inappropriate”
31.08.2016
HAITIAN
Operating profit improves by over 10% in H1 2016 driven by improving margins / Uncertainty in world economy affects revenues from exports / Domestic sales increase by 5.2% / Improvement expected in final six months of year
31.08.2016
UNIPETROL
Repairs to damaged Litvinov cracker completed / Full run slated for October
31.08.2016
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
Dispute between VW and Prevent laid to rest / Little impact on plastics converters so far / German supplier industry association ArGeZ calls for "fair and cooperative dialogue"
30.08.2016
SADARA
Mixed feed cracker starts up / “Heart” of Jubail hub capable of switching between liquid and gas feedstock
30.08.2016
OWENS CORNING
Raising glass fibre output in India / USD 110m investment to meet growing regional and global demand
30.08.2016
LINPAC
Plans to expand Americas' business / CEO Dayan says rPET is the material of the future
29.08.2016
SOLVAY
US carbon fibre plant commissioned / Cytec inheritance
29.08.2016
LYONDELLBASELL
50% stake in SunAllomer PP joint venture sold to Japanese partners Showa Denko and JX Nippon
29.08.2016
ARKEMA
Materiant appointed to distribute “Rilsan” fine powders in North America
29.08.2016
BIOPLASTICS
Growing demand for biodegradable products boosts bioplastics industry / Global consumption to grow by 19% per year to 2021 / Smithers Rapra study
26.08.2016
BP
Seeking buyer for stake in Chinese jv SECCO / Asset sale to improve finances / China's largest cracker
26.08.2016
HIRSCH SERVO
Further EPS expansion in Romania / Purchase of Arcon's insulation business
26.08.2016
MEXICO
Plastics industry on growth course / Billions invested in booming automotive and aviation industries / Domestic polymer capacities limited to PVC, PET and PS / Highly dependent on polymer imports
25.08.2016
SASOL
Large PE complex in Louisiana gets go-ahead / First swing line to start up in 2018 / LDPE line to follow in 2019
25.08.2016
DSM
PPS joint venture with China's NHU starts up / Output initially limited to two standard commercial grades
25.08.2016
RECYLEX
French plastics recycling specialist sees H1 sales decline / Recycling business performs well, but metals under par
25.08.2016
FRANCE
Recycling specialist Eco-Emballages supports construction of new sorting centres / Raising rates of industrial reuse
24.08.2016
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