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CELANESE
Anti-dumping petition filed in Europe for UHMW-PE imports from South Korea
09.06.2020
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
RWDC
USD 133m for bioplastics production expansion secured
13.05.2020
SNETOR
Distributor for Cabamix's plastic additives and compounds
13.05.2020
BIOPLASTICS
Dutch study into compostable plastics for packaging / Research results important for "Green Deal"
08.05.2020
DOMO CHEMICALS
Extension of European distribution partnership with Ultrapolymers
05.05.2020
MITSUI CHEMICALS
Expansion of cyclic olefin copolymer capacity in Japan
29.04.2020
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
HEXCEL / WOODWARD
Merger falls victim to coronavirus
17.04.2020
NOVAMONT
New “Mater-Bi” grade for extrusion coating / Company “fully operational” in Italy
06.04.2020
JEC WORLD
International composites trade fair cancelled for 2020
03.04.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Elastomers: Lanxess declares force majeure in India due to Covid-19
01.04.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING
European science academies join forces to study plastics chain / EUBP sees bioplastics criticisms as mainly emotional
31.03.2020
MERAXIS
Portfolio expanded with more polymer regrind for film packaging
31.03.2020
UNIPETROL
Chemical feedstock from plastics waste / Pyrolysis pilot plant planned in Czech Republic
19.03.2020
RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES
UK chemical recycling company receives EUR 10m investment from Neste and Mirova
13.03.2020
BIOPLASTICS
Global production capacity to climb to 2.43m t in 2024 / Growth driven by rising bio-based PP and PHA capacities / New reports from European Bioplastics and IfBB
25.02.2020
VERSALIS
Plans to enter chemical recycling / Test plant at Mantua / Former M&G bio-based ethanol unit to restart shortly
25.02.2020
VIRIDOR
Unilever and Klöckner Pentaplast agree to purchase recycled plastics from UK facility
11.02.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING UK
Wrap publishes guidance for compostable packaging
11.02.2020
EQUATE
Production of first batch of 25% chemically recycled PET has started / European market targeted
31.01.2020
AOC ALIANCYS
Büfa takes over from Euroresins as resins manufacturer's distributor for UK / Head of European business Bakker steps down
31.01.2020
WOODWARD / HEXCEL
Aircraft suppliers pool competencies / Group sales would reach USD 5 bn
23.01.2020
TURKEY
Pagev congress on plastics recycling / Panel discussion on waste and infrastructure / “Plast Eurasia” trade fair in Istanbul has more than 52,000 visitors
17.01.2020
RADICI
Polyamide recycler Zeta Polimeri acquired / Reprocessing of fibres and pellets
17.01.2020
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