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RAVAGO
Acquisition of US recycling company IRR / Expanding regional footprint and strengthening automotive presence
 		13.09.2016
SABIC
Polymershapes business goes to US company Blackfriars / Joint semi-finished products holding with Laird and Amari Plastics
 		13.09.2016
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST
Takeover of Turkish rigid film manufacturer Farmamak / Expansion into Middle East region
 		13.09.2016
ERGIS
Profit falls in first half 2016 but sales edge up / New “nanoErgis” line being added for 2017
 		13.09.2016
POLYMER PRICES
North America August 2016: PE still stagnates / PP shows turnaround / Propylene hike drives up prices / PVC stable / Inconsistent PS updraught / PA 6 increases significantly / Markets otherwise mostly steady
 		12.09.2016
LEGO
Sales increase 10% in H1 with strong growth in Europe and Asia / Operating profit slightly up / Established brands and new product line contribute to gains
 		12.09.2016
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN
Levels increase sevenfold since 2000 / Packaging recycling rates reach 42.5% across domestic, commercial and industrial sectors / Limits to recyclability / Cicloplast survey
 		12.09.2016
SMART POLYMERS
Strong growth forecast to 2020 / Drug delivery systems to dominate / Americas the largest market by revenue / Technavio report
 		12.09.2016
GERRESHEIMER
Clean room production optimised at Brazilian plants / Improvements in production quality and working conditions
 		12.09.2016
ENGEL
Subsidiary opened in Vietnam / Strong demand from electronics firms for injection moulding machines / Opportunities arising in other market segments
 		12.09.2016
DR. BOY
Appointment of TCL Hofmann as distributor in Australia
 		12.09.2016
POLYMER PRICES
China Engineering Thermoplastics August 2016: Tight supplies push up benzene and butadiene costs / PC and PA increase sharply / Overall consumption satisfactory / Domestically produced PA supplies become short / September outlook fair
 		09.09.2016
PLASTIC BAGS AND SACKS
Global sales to grow by 4.1% per year to 2024 / Asia Pacific to overtake Europe as largest consumer / TM Research report
 		09.09.2016
IZOBLOK
Takeover of EPP processor SSW PearlFoam / Former Fagerdala becomes Polish
 		09.09.2016
ASCEND
Price hike for PA 6.6 in Europe, North America and Asia
 		09.09.2016
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