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PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
Resin makers to invest billions in chemical recycling
29.07.2021
CURRENTA
No more hope of survivors / Death toll rises to seven
28.07.2021
DOW
Billions in profits in Q2 / Massive increases versus Covid-19 period / CEO Fitterling confident
28.07.2021
UPDATE - CURRENTA
Two dead, five missing after explosion at Chempark Leverkusen, Germany
27.07.2021
SHORT Q&A
Plastics Industry Association chief economist Perc Pineda talks circularity and trend 2021 / “Improved global economic outlook should lead to higher plastics trade this year”
20.07.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA
First-quarter machinery shipments dip / US plastics trade hits USD 15.6 bn in 2020 / Chemical sales expected to rise in 2021
20.07.2021
EU CLIMATE POLICY
“Fit for 55” leads to hot debates in the industry / EU unveils long-awaited climate package / Transportation to be included in ETS / Chemical and waste sectors mostly on board
19.07.2021
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Digital Product Passport could be EU's next “greening” tool / Improving transparency of ecological footprint
15.07.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY
Sector to be a job driver? / Raw material costs cause for concern / DZ Bank SME study
01.07.2021
ARAB GULF STATES
Sustainability goals drive GCC move to circular economy / Plastics-to-fuel a key trend / Frost & Sullivan report
30.06.2021
RESEARCH
2D-polymers tailored by self-organisation and photopolymerisation / Discovery paves way for ultra-thin, functional materials
22.06.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA
American resin makers rail against proposed pause for production permits / Claim jobs, growth at risk
21.06.2021
NESTE / LYONDELLBASELL
Finnish company to supply renewable feedstock to US resin maker / Deal latest step in partnership
21.06.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Sales in Q1 back at pre-pandemic levels for the first time / Polymer producers lift sales by more than 7% / Rising demand expected for the whole year
17.06.2021
TURKEY
Processed polymer volume declined in 2020 / Packaging and white goods make up ground / Positive but shaky outlook for 2021 / Associations vehemently oppose import ban on plastic waste from Europe
11.06.2021
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Voting open for sixth “Best Polymer Producers Awards” / Delivery reliability to be key criterion
10.06.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Shareholder votes force changes at energy and plastics majors / As You Sow and a fledgling environmentalist hedge fund provide a leg up / Court in The Hague orders Shell to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
01.06.2021
SINOCHEM / CHEMCHINA
Merger creates world's largest chemical company / New firm has resin production capacity of nearly 11m t/y
01.06.2021
RECYCLING
Dow, LyondellBasell, Nova Chemicals join together to reclaim polyolefins / Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund starts with USD 25m
31.05.2021
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
Digital platforms to improve traceability of materials / Mitsui develops blockchain-based resource platform for plastics / Industry collaborations to promote recycling
20.05.2021
CEFIC
Epoxy Europe joins chemical association / Commitment to European Green Deal
19.05.2021
CHEMICALS AND SUSTAINABILITY
High-Level Roundtable for EU chemicals strategy holds its first meeting / Cefic and industry players make proposals for priorities
18.05.2021
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY
PlasticsEurope summary of 2020: Less produced, less imported / Problem area: Forces majeures
14.05.2021
SUSTAINABLE PLASTICS
15% of commodity resin production to be sustainable by 2030 / Little progress expected for reclaim of PP, PS / Uncertainty on future regulations, technology improvements / Lux Research report
14.05.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
DuPont shareholders ask company to disclose pellet-loss figures / NGO challenges US plastics producers on Operation Clean Sweep
13.05.2021
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