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ECOPOL PVA packaging manufacturer doubles capacity / Production begins at second facility	16.12.2020
BREXIT Outcome of UK-EU trade negotiations remains uncertain / Time is running out / Plastics industry prepares / Coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks add to problems	01.12.2020
SCHUR FLEXIBLES Purchasing cooperation with competitor Bischof + Klein / Funds for further acquisitions	27.11.2020
SIMONA German manufacturer to acquire Turkish market leader in PVC foam sheets / Sales target unachievable	23.11.2020
DOW Introduction of recyclable BOPE films in EMEA / Rival to BOPP and BOPET	20.11.2020
RECTICEL Acquisition of FoamPartner from Conzzeta / Move signals end to shift in focus / Slight growth in Q3	16.11.2020
SPAIN Covid-19 crisis hits economy / Q3 GDP down year-on-year / Weakness follows pressure on sales by plastics processing sector in 2019 / Volume decline for machinery imports	02.11.2020
BREXIT British Plastics Federation unveils online tool to help firms cope with Brexit	02.11.2020
BOPP FILMS Biaxial films growing steadily worldwide / PP remains clear leader despite upturn in PET / Plant technology sector highly concentrated / Overcapacities dominate picture	29.10.2020
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY Report says good deeds during pandemic can help plastics / PPE production and packaging upswing soften Q2 demand drop	28.09.2020
PERLEN PACKAGING Swiss group to construct PVdC film plant in Brazil / Plans to acquire all of local partner / Funds PVC film calendaring build	16.09.2020
TURKEY Plastics industry posts fall in demand and output in first half / Contraction predicted for 2020 / Domestic market hindered by taxes and low-value products	11.09.2020
TRADE FAIRS "Formnext 2020" purely virtual / "Medica/ Compamed" still planned on-site	10.09.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Impact of coronavirus crisis shows in H1 2020 balance sheet / Sales down 9% year-on-year / Niche areas in packaging, construction and E&E doing well / Do automotive suppliers face an insolvency wave?	07.09.2020
SRF New BOPET production line starts in Hungary	26.08.2020
PLAZIT-POLYGAL Investment at Bulgarian plant / PC sheet production capacity and energy efficiency increased	21.08.2020
BASF 3D printing arm buys Owens Corning's “Xstrand” glass-fibre reinforced filaments	18.08.2020
NOLATO Swedish company purchases US injection moulder GW Plastics / Medical Solutions set to be by far the largest division	17.08.2020
AUSTROTHERM More XPS capacity in Serbia	12.08.2020
TURKEY Plastic packaging demand stable in 2019 / Output lifts 2% and exports rise 7%	20.07.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Well equipped for second Covid-19 wave / Advantages of global and local supply chains / Companies focus on liquidity	17.07.2020
BOPP FILMS Global demand continues to expand despite coronavirus-related slowdown / Strong growth in emerging markets / AMI report	13.07.2020
MANAGEMENT Mid-sized plastics processors in Germany underestimate risks of cyber attacks / One in four businesses affected	10.07.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Rising demand for flexible films could boost recycling / Inadequate collection and recycling capacities are major obstacles / PRE report	08.07.2020
NOVA CHEMICALS / BRÜCKNER Launch of high-density BOPE technology for packaging films	08.07.2020

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