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PLASTICS RECYCLING
Recyclers under pressure on three sides – plunging sales, shortage of base material and low virgin material prices / Production lines shut down till July / Fear of irreparable damage
20.05.2020
3V SIGMA
Fire at chemical plant in Italy / Two people injured
20.05.2020
TURKEY
Pagev asks for plastics industry incentives due to Covid-19 impacts / Downturn in construction, automotive and white goods sectors / Medical supply production ramps up
15.05.2020
COVESTRO
Cooperation with US compounder Teknor Apex on TPU products
15.05.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LLDPE: Qapco declares force majeure on supply from Qatar / Less material from the US
14.05.2020
FORMOSA PLASTICS
Covid-19 outbreak at Texas site / Start-up of new polyethylene plant delayed again
14.05.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LDPE: Borealis declares force majeure on cracker supply / Bottlenecks with some PE grades / Inovyn's PVC production largely unaffected
13.05.2020
RWDC
USD 133m for bioplastics production expansion secured
13.05.2020
SNETOR
Distributor for Cabamix's plastic additives and compounds
13.05.2020
BOREALIS
Fire at cracker in Stenungsund / Impact on polyethylene and PVC facilities unclear
11.05.2020
USA
ACC's chemical industry projections show possible rebound in 2021 / Domestic polymer production rises in March
11.05.2020
BIOPLASTICS
Dutch study into compostable plastics for packaging / Research results important for "Green Deal"
08.05.2020
VINMAR
Distribution of Egyptian-produced polypropylene in Southern Europe
08.05.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Kem One lifts FM on supply from Saint-Fons
05.05.2020
DOMO CHEMICALS
Extension of European distribution partnership with Ultrapolymers
05.05.2020
GROLMAN
Distribution deal with Venator for pigments in Spain and Portugal
05.05.2020
MATTRESS INDUSTRY
US manufacturers initiate anti-dumping and countervailing investigations against eight countries / Mattress alliance criticises allegations / Supplies for hospitals during Covid-19 pandemic
04.05.2020
MITSUI CHEMICALS
Expansion of cyclic olefin copolymer capacity in Japan
29.04.2020
CHINA
Polypropylene prices surge on the back of demand for medical masks / Government intervention to control market
28.04.2020
KÖKSAN
Turkish packaging manufacturer plans to double PET resin production / Second line planned to start in 2022
27.04.2020
INEOS
Impag takes over distribution of titanium dioxide in Switzerland and Liechtenstein
27.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
LLDPE: Europe becomes the stage for a sales battle for film grades / Prices for C4 and C6 materials nearly equal in some areas / Can plastics converters benefit from the price pressure?
24.04.2020
FARG'ONAAZOT
Joint venture for polyamide fibres with SintTeks Rus in Uzbekistan
24.04.2020
HIGH-PERFORMANCE PLASTICS
Global consumption to grow by 5.5% per year to 2024 / Asia Pacific share to reach 54% / E&E makes up one third of consumption / Smithers report
23.04.2020
EVONIK
Expansion of transparent PA moulding compounds completed
22.04.2020
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