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CIRCULAR ECONOMY
PET/polyester recycling must scale up to meet demand / Chemical recycling can complement mechanical methods, reuse to boost circularity – Systemiq report
10.03.2023
INVISTA
Murphy tapped as new CEO / Major expansion of materials business / Company exits carpet fibres
10.03.2023
RIALTI
PP compounds, recyclates available in German-speaking countries / Meraxis to distribute products
09.03.2023
PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
US orders Denka to cut emissions from chloroprene plant / DuPont named in complaint / EPA aims for environmental justice
08.03.2023
RUSSIA
A year of war takes toll on Russian plastics, chemical industries / State payments support refineries
06.03.2023
COVESTRO
New TPU plant to be located in China / “Close to customers and value chains” / Project to include innovation centre
02.03.2023
EDITORIAL
Of red lines and crossing them
01.03.2023
BASF
Management swings the axe / Production of TDI, caprolactam to end at HQ site / Plans to reduce adipic acid output / Company forecasts weak H1
28.02.2023
KARPATNAFTOKHIM
Shutdown at Ukraine resin maker continues one year after Russian invasion / Management sues Moscow for damages / Officials warn of ecological disaster
28.02.2023
UPDATE - SUNPOR
Fire during inspection leaves one dead, one injured
27.02.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
ECHA takes aim at “forever chemicals” PFAS / Some 10,000 substances under review / Bans or restrictions could affect imports to Europe
24.02.2023
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Mixed signals suggest German recession still lurking / Eurozone data improve again
23.02.2023
RUSSIA
Slack local demand, weak exports cut resin output / Asian imports hit market / Investment slump heralds future problems
22.02.2023
ECI / REPSOL
Two major EVA plants to be built in China / Facilities likely part of large-scale complex in Qinzhou
22.02.2023
PET RECYCLING FRANCE
Loop Industries plans second French plant to chemically reclaim PET / Cooperation with Suez and SK / Huge market potential
22.02.2023
RECYCLATE MARKET GERMANY
Energy price cap a competitive advantage for German firms / Suppliers from other EU countries see themselves at a disadvantage
21.02.2023
VESTAS
Wind turbine maker deep in the red / Recycling approach for epoxy resin-based rotor blades
17.02.2023
TORAY
Expansion for PPS base polymer in South Korea
17.02.2023
COVESTRO
EUR 200 mn chlorine plant onstream in Spain / European MDI network strengthened / Energy saving by up to 25%
16.02.2023
LOTTE INEOS
Another large-scale VAM plant in South Korea / Ineos focuses on imports for the European market
15.02.2023
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION USA
Two groups plan to file lawsuit against Shell / Activists claim US plant violated pollution rules
14.02.2023
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Voting begins for Best Polymer Producers Awards / Commitment to Europe becomes focal point
14.02.2023
GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET
Trade group survey sees end of downward sales trend / Earnings projections remain negative
13.02.2023
APK
German recycling firm secures investments from LyondellBasell, Lego owner Kirkbi / Expansion of recycling capacity for multilayer flexible packaging
13.02.2023
UKRAINE
War lowers packaging production / Slowdown in local resin output not surprising / Highly dependent from raw material imports / New year brings new bans on plastic bags
09.02.2023
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