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EXXONMOBIL
Oil giant being sued by California for alleged deception of plastics recycling claims / Remedies sought include part of group's profits
24.09.2024
RUSSIA
Tomskneftekhim to invest EUR 145 mn in PE, PP capacity expansion / Lack of Western technologies a pressing issue for Russian firms – opinion poll
24.09.2024
PLASTICS AND HEALTH USA
Louisiana district court issues permanent injunction against civil rights evaluation for plant-permitting / End to EPA's environmental justice campaign in US ‘chemicals belt'
09.09.2024
BELARUS
Petrochemical industry strong despite sanction pressure – experts / Export logistics key challenge / Sea terminal in Russia to aid sales to third countries
05.09.2024
INTERVIEW
“There is massive growth ahead for the recycling industry” – PIE talks to Arpan Dhanuka, MD of UK plastics recycler QC Polymer
26.08.2024
SIBUR
Net profit quadruples in H1 2024 / Capital investments also on the rise
14.08.2024
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Progress to date very slow / Plastics industry needs to embrace novel business models across value chain – report
13.08.2024
RUSSIA
State aid promised to chemical industry / Dozens of operations to be launched as part of industry development programme
31.07.2024
UPDATE - BASF
Explosion at Ludwigshafen site / Plastics-relevant operations not affected
30.07.2024
USA
Damages from Hurricane Beryl not yet fully repaired / Outages in part expected to last for weeks
29.07.2024
BASF
Additional closures at Ludwigshafen under discussion / HQ to remain ‘largest and most important site' / Chemical businesses prop up Q2 earnings
29.07.2024
RUSSIA
Plastics processors clash with Sibur over price, quality issues / Polyplastic announces switch to foreign raw materials
24.07.2024
UKRAINE
Policymakers hammer out ban on single-use plastics / Lawsuit against Russia's Polyplastic to confiscate its assets in the country
18.07.2024
INEOS
Pilot line for recyclable packaging films installed in Belgium
02.07.2024
DEPOLY
Swiss recycling start-up builds ‘showcase plant' for post-consumer PET, polyester
01.07.2024
UPDATE - POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Best Polymer Producers Awards 2023: European processors select top suppliers in eight polymer categories / Vinnolit scores in decarbonisation
18.06.2024
DUPONT
Remaining activities to split into three divisions / CEO Ed Breen joins supervisory board
30.05.2024
MEXICO
Waiting for the rain: Water shortage affects more and more plastics plants / Three forces majeures so far / European PVC prices could firm
28.05.2024
ARKEMA
Acquisition of Dow's film adhesives division
03.05.2024
BASF
Q1 earnings fall but beat market consensus / Muted recovery but no fundamental turnaround yet, outgoing CEO says
26.04.2024
VERSALIS
Acquisition of Italian compounder Tecnofilm completed / Deal to expand business in elastomer-based compounding sector
18.04.2024
BOREALIS
EUR 4.5 mn to be invested in Porvoo cracker / Modifications to three furnaces to use circular feedstocks
16.04.2024
INEOS
Acquisition of Lavera plants from TotalEnergies finalised
02.04.2024
FORMERRA
Avient spin-off expands distribution activities in Mexico
27.03.2024
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Voting begins for Best Polymer Producers Awards / Decarbonisation as overarching category
13.03.2024
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