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TOTAL CORBION PLA Joint venture formally starts up operations	10.03.2017
ARKEMA Expansion of French PEKK production completed / Plans for world-scale plant in US confirmed	08.03.2017
BIOAMBER Huc steps down as president and CEO / COO Orecchioni steps into president's role	02.03.2017
COMPOSITES Demand from wind turbines to slow in US following growth explosion / Wind's share of electricity generation will rise to meet energy standards / Freedonia report	24.02.2017
VICTREX Joint venture with Tri-Mack Plastics in the US / Aims to speed up commercialisation of PAEK-based composites for aerospace	23.02.2017
BIO-BASED POLYMERS Asia to account for 52% of global production by 2021 / Asian growth led by PLA and PA / Nova-Institut report	17.02.2017
COMPOSITES Resins price rally gathers speed / Ashland and Interplastic announce fresh hikes	08.02.2017
COMPOSITES Third price hike in 2017	31.01.2017
STORA ENSO Finnish wood specialist starts commercial polymer compounding / Wood fibre-reinforced PP for several applications	19.01.2017
SICOMIN Suter Kunststoffe appointed official distributor for Switzerland / Agreement applies to entire epoxy systems portfolio	17.01.2017
SGL Carbon fibre producer sells US plant in Evanston to competitor Mitsubishi Rayon	12.01.2017
CHEILJEDANG Plans for Chinese bio-succinic acid joint venture with BioAmber / Letter of intent for 36,000 t/y facility	02.01.2017
BIOPLASTICS Rapid growth of novel bioplastics forecast / Share of global plastics market to remain very small / Asia's stake to rise as Europe and North America recede / New studies by IfBB and European Bioplastics	13.12.2016
BÜFA COMPOSITE SYSTEMS Partnership with OCSiAl to produce nanotubes-based modifiers	13.12.2016
MEDICAL POLYMERS Global medical grade UHMW-PE market to grow by 15% per year to 2024 / Rising number of orthopaedic procedures lift demand / Grand View Research report	12.12.2016
COMPOSITES Steady growth in GRP processing in Europe / SMC makes strides / Market share among applications remains almost constant / Further shifts for standard products / AVK Market Report 2016	08.12.2016
INEOS COMPOUNDS Licence agreement with wood substitute specialist Resysta / Exclusive production and marketing partnership builds on three-year cooperation	06.12.2016
SUNFLOWER PLASTIC COMPOUND Raising PP compounding capacity in Germany and eastern Europe / Sunflower seed hull natural fibres for use as filling materials	25.11.2016
SHOWA DENKO Biopolyester production ceased amid declining market prices	22.11.2016
CORBION Joining hands with Total in PLA joint venture / Construction of new plant in Thailand kicks off / Double-digit growth forecast to 2025	21.11.2016
PACKAGING RESEARCH No adverse impact from using rPET in hot-fill bottles / Performance acceptable but yellowing at high recyclate levels affects aesthetics / PTI study	16.11.2016
ARKEMA “Kynar” PVDF production to increase by 25% at Changshu	27.10.2016
SOLVAY Plans to lift global sulfone polymer output / Capacity increases in Asia and the US	21.10.2016
DUPONT First European “Zytel HNP” PPA plant starts / High performance automotive applications	14.10.2016
NOVAMONT Renewable BDO plant starts up at Bottrighe / Output 70% higher than planned / Products claimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 56% / Genomatica technology	11.10.2016

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