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ARKEMA
PVDF expansion in China ready for start
26.11.2020
COMPOSITES
European production slumps by almost 13% / Volume falls below 1m t for the first time / Loss of global market share / Best performance from flat panels and pipes
25.11.2020
VYNOVA
PVC resins made from mixed plastics waste / Sabic supplies ethylene produced with pyrolysis
25.11.2020
MOMENTIVE
More capacity for PU flexible foam additives in Italy
25.11.2020
MERAXIS
Swiss trading group digitises procurement process / Automated silo management for easier processes
24.11.2020
SINOCHEM / ELIX
New compounding plant in China / Broader global reach for both
23.11.2020
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure for LDPE / Failure of autoclave line in Cologne-Worringen
20.11.2020
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Ethylene, propylene: Borealis declares force majeure for cracker products from Porvoo
18.11.2020
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Move to circular economy creates new opportunities / Investment considerations include feedstock security, market disruptors and price trajectories / Eunomia report
18.11.2020
PCC
Coronavirus delays EUR 500m project near Cologne / Ethylene oxide plant for surfactants and polyols
17.11.2020
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Trade surplus drops 20% in 2019 / Trade deficit in resins and machinery with Germany
16.11.2020
BREXIT
ECHA urges companies to check registrations of materials from UK-based suppliers / IT and advice section updated
16.11.2020
EVONIK
New PA 12 complex progressing well / First plant at commissioning stage
16.11.2020
PVC RECYCLING
More demand for reclaimed PVC in UK and Ireland / Duo recycles nearly 20% of Europe's total waste
16.11.2020
TURKEY
Styrenics import prices off sharply in Jan-Aug / Export prices falter / Imports to grow 7% by volume in 2020 / Domestic demand to ease / Production to decline
13.11.2020
NESTE
Renewable feedstock deal with LG Chem / PO, PC and PVC on the agenda
12.11.2020
REACH
ECHA launches SCIP database aimed at facilitating recycling
11.11.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
UNEP calls on investors to back circular economy / More scrutiny of potential clients in financial industry's own interest / Plastics suppliers play important role / Pandemic has sent “mixed signals”
10.11.2020
LDPE
Indian dumping probe into imports from US and Asia could impact Europe
09.11.2020
PA 6.6
China reviews anti-dumping duty on US PA 6.6 chips
09.11.2020
MATRIX PLASTICS
Creation of medical compounding unit to meet rising demand for equipment
09.11.2020
BIOPLASTICS
Government action needed to boost capacity / Cost a significant barrier to scaling up
06.11.2020
INDORAMA
Acquisition of Polish PET recycler IMP Polowat complete
05.11.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic declares force majeure for LDPE deliveries from UK
04.11.2020
CLARIANT
Sale of pigment division back on / Unit likely revamped and polished through cost-cutting
04.11.2020
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