Industry

Anti-dumping investigation into polyamide imports from the EU, USA and Taiwan

Cefic forecasts decline in output of 0.6% in 2008

Demand again grew faster than GDP in 2007 / Consumption 52.5m t / Germany still the biggest producer / Half of European plastics waste is recycled / PlasticsEurope report “Compelling Facts about Plastics 2007” on the EU27 plus Norway and Switzerland

China and EU sign revised product safety agreement / Trilateral meeting in Brussels / Call for common standards

CMAI sees flood of polyolefins on its way from the Middle East / Successful conference in Düsseldorf

Plastic packaging associations CSEMP and UNITES merge / Segment has sales of EUR 7.1 bn

EU Parliament about to adopt revised toy safety directive / Calls for independent checks

New "A-Plastixx" indices enable analysis of plastic prices by individual markets / Greater transparency for converters and their customers / Packaging, construction, automotive and E&E applications

UK consultant to become SPE president

Financial crisis: merger of Hexion and Huntsman still touch and go / Ineos and LyondellBasell under pressure? / Companies deny media reports

Plastics futures market opens in US

Lower export duty on plastic products

Canada follows through on Bisphenol A plans / Ban on PC baby bottles / FDA's impartiality again challenged

European Chemicals Agency publishes list of substances pre-registered by 1 October

Proske re-elected as GKV president

European Chemicals Agency overwhelmed by pre-registrations / Limits set for some companies

Christian Jourquin elected president of Cefic

Chinese government planning to review quality standards / Exports down 22%

EuPR publishes plastics pre-registration directory

Chemical industry round table postponed to late October / Talks on Porto Marghera continuing

Converters' association says prices must rise

Scare over PC feedstock bisphenol A crosses the Atlantic / PlasticsEurope seeks to calm the waters

Business stable at high level in H1 2008, but trend points clearly downward / Price explosion upstream / Is the “party” over now?

Soaring materials costs pressure packaging makers / French and German groups see market out of balance

Producers welcome EC decision to clear brominated TBBPA