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HUNTSMAN
New plant for aromatic polyester polyols dedicated in Taiwan
04.11.2020
USA
Hurricane Zeta brings further devastation to the US Gulf Coast / Some damage to polymerisation lines
03.11.2020
INOVYN
Sustainability certification for “Biovyn” PVC for sites in Belgium and Germany
03.11.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6: Lanxess declares force majeure / Caprolactam plant shut down after maintenance
02.11.2020
SPAIN
Covid-19 crisis hits economy / Q3 GDP down year-on-year / Weakness follows pressure on sales by plastics processing sector in 2019 / Volume decline for machinery imports
02.11.2020
BOREALIS
Opening of naphtha cavern in Finland / Production of renewable products enabled
02.11.2020
NEXEO
EMEA distribution of KuibyshevAzot PA 6 compounds
02.11.2020
SIRMAX
Microtec unit doubles bio-compound capacity
30.10.2020
CELANESE
Expansion of US production of UHMW-PE / Electric vehicles drive demand
29.10.2020
HALOPOLYMER
Russian fluoropolymer producer updates manufacturing
29.10.2020
MARINE LITTER
Nordic officials call for less plastics pollution / Report proposes UN treaty to benefit businesses
28.10.2020
MEG
European Commission considers anti-dumping levies on US and Saudi shipments of PET precursor
28.10.2020
FUTERRO
First fully integrated PLA plant starts up in China / Partnership with BBCA Biochemical
28.10.2020
SHELL
Collaboration with Linde to commercialise low carbon technology for ethylene
28.10.2020
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Criticism of new EU sustainability strategy / Cefic calls for coordinated approach and “game plan” to drive investment
27.10.2020
PPS
Chinese commerce ministry imposes provisional duties from US and some Asian countries
27.10.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING
EUR 3.4m grant to develop virgin-quality feedstock from plastics waste / Cooperation with Unilever for packaging design
27.10.2020
SANITIZED
Appointment of Ferro-Plast as Italian sales agent for polymer additives
27.10.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
TDI: Covestro restarts Dormagen plant / Force majeure still in effect
26.10.2020
PVC RECYCLING
VinylPlus developing new sustainability programme / Virtual event features strategy debate
26.10.2020
AOC
Purchase of Spolchemie's UPR manufacturing operations in Czech Republic
26.10.2020
REPSOL
Collaboration on circular materials with Elix Polymers / Supply of recycled styrene
26.10.2020
NEXEO
European distribution of Kingfa compounds made in Germany
26.10.2020
PVC
China initiates anti-subsidy investigation against US imports
23.10.2020
DOW
Group to slim down even more / Fewer investments / Sale of tank farms and railway lines
23.10.2020
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