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TOY MARKET
EU Commission and toy industry sign safety pact
06.06.2008
IRAN
Plastics machinery: Need for modernisation promises strong demand but sanctions are hindering progress / Germany is main importer / Asia catches up
03.06.2008
RIGID FILM / SHEET
Significant changes in the European top players' list / PET making further inroads into PVC's traditional domain / PS losing ground to PP / New AMI Top 50 Report
30.05.2008
THOMPSON PLASTICS
UK moulding group acquired through MBO
27.05.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Carmel cracker unit shut following smoke emission
26.05.2008
PLASTICS PROCESSING IN CHINA
Plastics industry in southern China is undergoing change / Mounting wage costs speed up migration / Machinery imports on the decline
23.05.2008
EUROPEAN COMPOUNDING INDUSTRY
Metal substitution in automotive and E&E applications drives growth / New plants concentrated in the central-eastern region / Trend towards back-integrated companies
22.05.2008
PLASTICS PRODUCTION
German producers report a "good year" in 2007 / Volumes up 3%, sales 7% / High feedstocks affect margins negatively / 2008 will be challenging
21.05.2008
TOY MARKET
EU commissioner Kuneva targets voluntary safety pact with manufacturers
21.05.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BP declares force majeure for PTA from Geel
20.05.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic declares FM on PP from Geleen
19.05.2008
PACKAGING MARKETS
Recycled HDPE to play increasingly important role in UK milk market / Major PET growth needs legislation changes
19.05.2008
PETROLOGISTICS
World's largest capacity propane dehydrogenation plant / Both chemical and polymer grades of propylene
16.05.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Construction begins on large-scale aromatics plant in western China
15.05.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure on PP copolymer from Geel
14.05.2008
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