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MATTRESS INDUSTRY
The Netherlands leads the way in Europe for mattress recycling / Rapid progress in chemical recycling projects / Europur report
27.01.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Pandemic hits economy / Global plastics production nears 370m t in 2019 / European output loses market share / Full recovery expected in 2022 / PlasticsEurope report
21.01.2021
DOMO CHEMICALS
Sale of last Italian polyamide film plant to Jindal / Focus on polymers and compounds
07.01.2021
GF PIPING SYSTEMS
Expansion in Brazil with acquisition of HDPE pipe manufacturer FGS
06.01.2021
SERIOPLAST
Italian packaging supplier moves into new headquarters / EUR 11.5m investment in Seriate
04.01.2021
SRF
Expansion of BOPP capacity in India / Plants for BOPET films in operation in Hungary and Thailand
17.12.2020
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
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