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BIOPLASTICS
Consumer awareness advancing significantly / Global revenues could grow by more than 5% over next three years / US Plastics Industry Association report
04.06.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Active and intelligent packaging to see healthy growth through 2023 / Emergence of cost-competitive intelligent technologies will boost global demand / Smithers Pira report
01.06.2018
COMPOSITES
Brazil's industry turnover in 2017 grows for first time in three years / Demand from transportation and infrastructure sectors
31.05.2018
INDORAMA
Acquisition of M&G Polimeros Brasil complete
30.05.2018
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
"Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2018": Six plastics producers awarded / Vynova gets special prize for polymer quality / Ceremony at EuPC conference in Milan
29.05.2018
BAYPORT POLYMERS
New jv of Total, Borealis and Nova complete / Cheap shale feedstock a draw
29.05.2018
SHALE GAS
Scotland to seek formal ban on fracking / Reaction to Ineos court challenge / Chemical producer in separate appeal against pollution controls
29.05.2018
ITALY
EPS consumption rising slightly / Higher demand from packaging sector
25.05.2018
CABOT
Large capacity expansion planned for carbon black / Investments in four European plants
25.05.2018
FIBRANT
DSM exits caprolactam / Sale of the business to China's Highsun / New owner will guarantee feedstock supply for Dutch PA 6 production
24.05.2018
KURARAY
Production at standstill after major fire at EVOH plant in Texas
24.05.2018
RAVAGO
MoU with Adnoc for polyolefin compounding at Ruwais / Utilisation of production scrap
23.05.2018
RADICI
Polyamide compounding extended in the US
23.05.2018
CELANESE
Expansion of Nanjing UHMW-PE plant / Electric vehicles drive demand
22.05.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PET: JBF declares force majeure in Belgium
18.05.2018
CNOOC / SHELL
Cracker and derivatives plants start up at expanded complex in southern China
18.05.2018
ADNOC
USD 45 bn investment at Ruwais includes cracker / Petchems output to triple
17.05.2018
BASF
Cooperation deal with China's Huafon / Move will help develop Chinese PU, bio-fibre and spandex markets
17.05.2018
VITA
Strategic Value Partners acquires PU foam manufacturer
17.05.2018
SONATRACH / TOTAL
Joint PP complex planned in Algeria
16.05.2018
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS
PlasticsEurope Deutschland looks back on a successful 2017 / Michael Zobel succeeds Josef Ertl as chair
15.05.2018
DOWDUPONT
New LDPE unit in Louisiana at full run / Petchems profile on US Gulf lifted
14.05.2018
TOTAL
Collaboration with Canada's tech company Polystyvert to recycle post-consumer PS
14.05.2018
PET
Global consolidation gathers speed after many years of overcapacities / Margins already on the up / Switch to more virgin material in China as "collateral damage" from new recycling policy
11.05.2018
BIOAMBER
Renewable feedstock producer files for bankruptcy protection in US and Canada
10.05.2018
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