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PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Alliance to End Plastic Waste adds 12 new members / Sinopec first Chinese supporter
24.07.2019
LOGISTICS
Low water levels along Germany's rivers spreading / German minister of transport presents measures to improve navigability of Rhine
15.07.2019
RADICI
Strong first-half sales and profit / Stable margins despite sales volume reduction
15.07.2019
BASF
EBIT profit in 2019 estimated to contract / Q2 sales down
11.07.2019
BASF
New structural realignment plans unveiled / 6,000 job losses to up to 2021
28.06.2019
LOGISTICS
Rhine river water levels improved but remain below average / BASF and BP take measures to protect and improve operations / German master plan to modernise inland waterways
26.06.2019
SIBUR
Russia's first polymers R&D centre opened / Cooperation agreements signed to develop new grades and recycling processes
17.06.2019
BASF
"Creation Centers" launched for Asian customers / Co-developed products at "Chinaplas"
04.06.2019
BASF
New "Verbund" site in Zhanjiang to include polyamide and TPU facilities / Additional information surfaces
16.05.2019
BASF
Q1 profits contract notably, sales rise 3% / EBIT plummets in plastic-relevant segments Materials and Chemicals / 2019 profit guidance reaffirmed
06.05.2019
SABIC
Saudi Aramco's purchase of 70% stake formally sealed / Sovereign wealth fund to receive proceeds / Benefits for two industry players
29.03.2019
BASF
New digitalisation-focused centre in Spain / “Key element” of group strategy
15.03.2019
QUADRANT
Name to be changed to Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials / Existing brand names to be retained
01.03.2019
BASF
EBIT hit by effects of low water on the river Rhine / Sales rise only marginally over 2018 as a whole
27.02.2019
DOWDUPONT
Merged group reports “consistently strong” Q4 and 2018 results / Separation of companies “on track” for 2019
08.02.2019
BASF
German group founds digitalisation division / Christoph Wegner appointed head
30.01.2019
PACKAGING RECYCLING
TerraCycle establishes global alliance to promote reusable and recyclable packaging / Over 20 major companies join Loop / Circular shopping platform
28.01.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Global alliance of 29 companies aims to help manage plastics waste / Commitments totalling over USD 1 bn
17.01.2019
BASF
Framework agreement for Guangdong signed / Sustainability embedded in site concept / Wholly-owned cracker will produce 1m t/y of ethylene
14.01.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: BASF lifts force majeure on plasticisers / Gradual restart of TDI production in Ludwigshafen
09.01.2019
SABIC
Feedstock from chemically recycled plastics for European plants / MoU with UK's Plastic Energy
14.12.2018
BASF
New alliances in the 3D printing market / Collaborations in UK, China and US
28.11.2018
BASF
Sales up, earnings down in Q3 / Higher selling prices and volumes meet higher costs / Weakness in isocyanates, automotive / Full-year outlook revised downward
30.10.2018
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Major shipping restrictions on Rhine river / Worsening PA 6.6 shortages feared / Styrene and propylene affected / BASF reports EPS shortages / Impacts on Lanxess, Celanese and Shell
24.10.2018
BASF
Plant shutdowns in Germany an effect of shallow Rhine river / Force majeure on PVC plasticisers
22.10.2018
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