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POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
"Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2018": Six plastics producers awarded / Vynova gets special prize for polymer quality / Ceremony at EuPC conference in Milan
29.05.2018
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS
PlasticsEurope Deutschland looks back on a successful 2017 / Michael Zobel succeeds Josef Ertl as chair
15.05.2018
TURKEY
Strong economic start to year / Highly dependent on plastics imports / Polymer consumption expected to reach over 9m t in 2018
02.05.2018
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Global plastics production benefits from healthy economy / Output in 2017 rises 3.8% to 348m t / Solid growth expected for 2018 / PlasticsEurope report
25.04.2018
WORLD TRADE
Next round in US trade war hits plastics / China to impose 25% customs duty on many products
06.04.2018
DOWDUPONT
Full-year income falls / Materials Science to be named Dow / Specialty Chemicals will become DuPont
14.03.2018
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Dutch Filaments bought as part of investments in 3D printing business
09.03.2018
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Global polymer material output rises 4% to 280m t in 2016 / EU's resins exports stagnating / European converters hold their ground / PlasticsEurope report
02.03.2018
FRANCE
Relatively limited market growth in 2017 / Share of exports declining slightly / Paris declares closed-loop economy a priority issue / Plastics converters' association FEP opposes quota for recyclate use
23.01.2018
BULGARIA
Potential as low-cost plastics processing hub / New investments to drive growth in export-oriented processing / AMI database
21.12.2017
UNITED KINGDOM
EuPC and BPF release joint position paper on Brexit / EU-27 exports EUR 6.6 bn to UK / Importance of duty-free trade and border efficiency / Circular economy should include the UK
20.12.2017
PLASTICS PRODUCTION
Tighter market rules for EU emissions trading after 2021
22.11.2017
UNITED KINGDOM
"Brexit" and plastics industry / BPF fears high trade costs with the EU / Priorities include access to skills / European chemical industry signs joint statement / Plastics exports to UK particularly important for Ireland
21.11.2017
SPAIN
Catalonia's quest for independence clouds economic prospects / Region is plastics industry heavyweight / Strikes and demonstrations ahead of new elections
17.11.2017
VERSALIS
Eni's petrochemicals subsidiary headed for record year / Significant increase in earnings in Q3
03.11.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Freight traffic on railway line in southern Germany back to normal / Key connection between France, Germany and Switzerland
05.10.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
US: Cedar Bayou plant to remain offline until November / Majority of facilities back online in aftermath of Hurricane "Harvey"
27.09.2017
PLASTICS PRODUCTION
Minimal additional cost from compulsory emissions trading seen for German plastics producers from 2018 / Financial burden mostly from administration
25.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA: Texan petrochemicals industry largely restored after hurricane / Problems remain at three locations
19.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA: Petrochemicals on the Gulf Coast surprisingly quick to revive after Hurricane "Harvey"
08.09.2017
DOWDUPONT
New heavyweight starts up / First project is break-up / Materials largest business
06.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA: Clear-up after Harvey has begun / First facilities being restarted / Infrastructure partly operational / Damage still being assessed in Houston / Lack of clarity in Port Arthur / Polyolefins likely to become more expensive in Europe
05.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Follow-up: Railway line closure in southern Germany narrows supply by road / Other regions also affected
01.09.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA update: Hurricane "Harvey" weakens / Lake Charles spared / Restarts planned in southern Texas
31.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
USA update: "Harvey" moves on to Louisiana / Ports closed / Cutbacks in petrochemicals / South Texas picks itself up again / Glimmer of hope in Houston as rainfall eases
30.08.2017
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