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BRAZIL
Plastics processing industry sales down 13.5% in H1 / Negative outlook for full-year revenue
24.08.2016
ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS
Global market to expand by 7.6% per year to 2024 / Sluggish growth expected in Europe / Fast growth in antistatic packaging applications / TM Research report
23.08.2016
AIRBUS
Airplane manufacturer seeking to acquire carbon fibre-reinforced plastics processor Xperion Aerospace
23.08.2016
BOPP FILMS
Global market to expand by 5.8% per year to 2024 / Asia Pacific share forecast to grow to 63% / TM Research report
22.08.2016
UK SHALE GAS
New UK energy minister calls shale gas “an exciting opportunity not to be missed” / YouGov poll shows strong opposition to fracking among those who voted against “Brexit” / Men more likely to be in favour of exploration than women
22.08.2016
WESTLAKE
US and Canadian authorities nod off Axiall acquisition / Deal could close by end of August
22.08.2016
THERMOFORMED PLASTICS
Global market expected to grow by around 5% annually to 2020 / Food packaging accounts for two thirds of use / Growth to be driven by BRICS countries / Technavio report
18.08.2016
BASF
New TDI line up and running / Operations still unstable / "Successive commissioning process"
18.08.2016
VEGA MATRAS
Mattress producer planning new PU foam production facility in Russia
18.08.2016
ETHYDCO
Egyptian petrochemicals hub in Alexandria officially inaugurated
17.08.2016
HUNTSMAN
Global price hike for titanium dioxide
17.08.2016
LINPAC
French film plant in Dalidet to be shuttered / Following divestments, company still sees additional losses in 2015 / Market likely to consolidate further
16.08.2016
MEGLOBAL
Ground-breaking ceremony for Texas MEG plant
16.08.2016
PET RECYCLING
EFSA approves Polisan Hellas' PET recycling process for food contact applications
16.08.2016
ILUKA RESOURCES
Plans to purchase African titanium dioxide producer Sierra Rutile / EUR 250m deal to wrap up in early September
16.08.2016
UK SHALE GAS
First transatlantic ethane shipment en route to Grangemouth / Fracking gets underway in England / Scottish moratorium still in place
15.08.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Kem One confirms ability to supply as forest fires surround Fos site
15.08.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
New study commissioned by Symphony finds recyclate containing oxo-degradable plastic and UV stabiliser suitable for outdoor products / BPF warns that oxo-degradable plastics could disrupt the recycling stream
15.08.2016
STAR PLASTICS
US compounder commissions second plant in China / Engineering grades for automotive and E&E segments
12.08.2016
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repair works begin at Iranian aromatics site in Mahshahr Special Economic Zone
12.08.2016
THE SIXTH ELEMENT
Office in Germany opened to serve EMEA graphene markets / First step to expand international network / Additional capacity being installed in China
12.08.2016
STYRENICS
Global production increasingly consolidated / PS market declining / Capacity expansions in Asia / Worldwide EPS demand continues to rise / Germany is the exception / Insulation segment largely switching to grey EPS
11.08.2016
GUEST EDITORIAL
Styrenics and the boulder of Sisyphus / BASF vice president Management Styrenic Foams & Styrene Monomers Europe Klaus Ries
11.08.2016
PTA
EU Commission suspects South Korean companies of price dumping
11.08.2016
LM WIND POWER
Ground broken on Turkish blade manufacturing facility / Production expected to begin in mid-2017 / Firm contractual commitments on first orders for plant
11.08.2016
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