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SIBUR
Coronavirus pandemic and rouble depreciation dent Q1 results / ZapSib's new PP and PE plant mitigate negative effects
29.05.2020
DSM
Launch of open platform for Covid-19 solutions / Production of masks and nose swabs for Dutch government
29.05.2020
HONEYWELL
Supply of masks to UK health workers fighting Covid-19 / 450 jobs to be created at Newhouse site
29.05.2020
ML POLYOLEFINS
Product range to include new post-consumer recycled resins / “Grayfin PPH30” rPP resin now available
27.05.2020
PETCORE
"Post Covid-19 – Strategy for the Circular PET Economy" conference to take place in February 2021
27.05.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING
PRE raises concerns about damage to recycling market / Covid-19 pushes recyclers to close production on lack of demand and cheaper virgin materials
25.05.2020
LANXESS
Earnings forecast for 2020 revised down / Negative effects from pandemic to intensify in Q2 and Q3
22.05.2020
EPS
Covid-19 crisis highlights foam's benefits for medical packaging, says Eumeps
22.05.2020
NULOGY
Software for packaging firms to combat Covid-19 / Tracing capability allows rapid response to infection
20.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering recyclate May 2020: Reductions of as much as EUR 300/t / Large-scale cancelling of orders / Most recycling line production cut back or shut down
19.05.2020
DSM
Plastics division reports Q1 decline in volumes and sales / Losses offset by Nutrition segment
18.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES
Russia April 2020: Notations fall noticeably / PVC moving upward / Virus pandemic shuts down refineries and production lines / Frequent supply overhangs despite shutdowns
15.05.2020
POLYMER PRICES
North America April 2020: Unprecedented plunge in oil price causes thermoplastics prices to tumble / Inventories at record level after plant closures / Producers opt for shutdowns
15.05.2020
ATERMIT
Turkish EPP foam specialist turns to producing face shields during virus pandemic
15.05.2020
NOVARES
Automotive supplier files for insolvency / EUR 115m needed / Nearly all plants worldwide at a standstill
14.05.2020
FORMOSA PLASTICS
Covid-19 outbreak at Texas site / Start-up of new polyethylene plant delayed again
14.05.2020
INTERPLAS
Triennial UK plastics trade fair rescheduled to 2021 due to Covid-19
14.05.2020
VERITAS
German automotive supplier insolvent
13.05.2020
LYONDELLBASELL
Key profits fall on Covid-19 impact and low oil prices / Facilities for automotive idled or running at reduced rates / European crackers operating around 80% in Q2
12.05.2020
DUPONT
Company temporarily shuts 50% of polymer capacity / Q1 EBITDA falls 8% to USD 1.3 bn
12.05.2020
TRINSEO
Unprofitable German assets put styrenics group in the red in Q1 / Weaker styrene margins, lower prices and Covid-19 impacts
12.05.2020
VISTEON
Q1 sales down 12.8% due to coronavirus impact / Shift to face shield production in Portugal and Brazil
12.05.2020
BOREALIS
Net profit feels Covid-19 effects and slips by a quarter in Q1 / Cost-cutting programme announced
11.05.2020
EUPC
European Plastics Converters reschedules annual meeting to May 2021
11.05.2020
BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION
Free webinars in May and June include Covid-19 topics
11.05.2020
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