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Companies

KIMPUR
PU system house to produce for Ravago / Significant capacity expansion planned for Turkish site
 		26.07.2024
ZHEJIANG NHU
New large-scale project for PA 6.6 at Chinese site of Tianjin / Feedstock facilities for AND, HMD in planning stage
 		25.07.2024
LG CHEM
Lactic acid, PLA joint projects in US shelved / High construction costs cited as reason
 		25.07.2024
KRONOS
Acquisition of Venator's stake in TiO2 producer Louisiana Pigment
 		25.07.2024
RÖCHLING
Automotive segment closes plant in Wackersdorf, Germany / Industrial division suffers from weak demand for semi-finished thermoplastics
 		24.07.2024
QUADPACK
French plastics maker PSB to buy Quadpack in a EUR 32/share deal
 		24.07.2024
JUSHI
China's largest glass fibre producer expects drastic collapse in earnings
 		24.07.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Propylene, PP: Grupa Azoty stops production in Police after fire
 		23.07.2024
UPDATE - ILLIG
Orlando Capital takes over machine specialist / Loss of 200 jobs
 		23.07.2024
FREEPOINT ECO-SYSTEMS
JV planned with Biotrend Energy / Chemical plastics recycling in Turkey and Balkans
 		23.07.2024
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People

HUSKY
Company founder Robert Schad passes away
 		16.07.2024
ALBIS
French branch gets new managing director
 		10.07.2024
GPD COMPANIES
Kurt Schuering tapped as CEO for Distrupol, Nexeo Plastics
 		28.06.2024
DECEUNINCK
Window profiles producer appoints new CEO
 		26.06.2024
BOREALIS
Stefan Doboczky selected as new CEO
 		13.06.2024
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Industry

PLASTICS RECYCLING
RecyClass updates guidelines on designing packaging elements / New tests, new European laws
 		26.07.2024
USA
Federal government launches plastics-waste-reduction strategy / Reduction of SUPs primary target
 		23.07.2024
PLASTICS POLLUTION
UN seeks studies on plastics-pollution impact and climate change / Human Rights Council adopts resolutions at latest session
 		22.07.2024
PFAS
EPA to recalibrate plans to regulate PFAS in plastic-container manufacture / Appeal from NGOs
 		18.07.2024
MICROPLASTICS
Hydrolysis prevents formation of persistent PLA microplastics in environment – study
 		18.07.2024
AQUAPAK
Commitment among FMCG packaging experts to move away from plastics – survey
 		18.07.2024
UN PLASTICS TREATY
First round of text-based negotiation on SUPs, microplastics, EPR completed
 		16.07.2024
AUTOMOTIVE
EU imposes provisional anti-dumping tariffs on electric cars from China
 		04.07.2024
REACH
ECHA adds new substances to SVCH list / PFAS review on the agenda for September
 		03.07.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Advanced Packaging Association starts lobbying for PA multilayer films
 		27.06.2024
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Markets

PLASTICS ECONOMY
“Germany needs a more positive underlying mood” / Business development, expectations are improving / Mechanical engineering, recycling companies hit particularly hard – KI Dialog survey
 		26.07.2024
LOGISTICS
Freight rates reach peak / Relief due by mid-September
 		26.07.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German business confidence drops again / Processor optimism continues lower / Concerns about German, eurozone recoveries on the rise
 		26.07.2024
RECYCLING FRANCE
Citeo commissions second of three post-sorting centres
 		25.07.2024
RUSSIA
Plastics processors clash with Sibur over price, quality issues / Polyplastic announces switch to foreign raw materials
 		24.07.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
HDPE: Technical problems at Sabic's Netherlands plant after maintenance – sources
 		19.07.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
EU registrations grow over 4% in June, H1 / EV market share hits 50% / Brussels mulls lower tariffs for electric BMWs, VWs made in China – report
 		19.07.2024
LOGISTICS
New railway line from Southeast Asia to China goes into operation / CMA CGM loses 44 containers in Cape of Good Hope
 		19.07.2024
UKRAINE
Policymakers hammer out ban on single-use plastics / Lawsuit against Russia's Polyplastic to confiscate its assets in the country
 		18.07.2024
PACKAGING GERMANY
Consumers value sustainability and waste separation – AVU packaging monitor
 		18.07.2024
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Production and Engineering

PLASTIPAK
US packaging maker to supply Kraft Heinz with 100% food-grade rPET containers
 		24.07.2024
EXXONMOBIL
Launch of PE grade for thin-gauge stretch film
 		24.07.2024
BOREALIS
Compound with 65% PCR developed for automotive interior
 		15.07.2024
BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING
Gaia Biomaterials develops compostable material for drinking straws
 		12.07.2024
KRAIBURG TPE
Launch of standalone UK operation / New TPE alternative slated for later this year
 		10.07.2024
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Management

MANAGEMENT
German chemical and plastics industry sees significant rise in company closures
 		17.06.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE
Critical skill shortage in plastics processing industries intensifies / Germany needs almost 500,000 foreigners per year; shortage of working migrants in Italy and Spain – study / PIE talks to industry experts
 		23.04.2024
MANAGEMENT
German plastics industry registers fewer bankruptcies percentage-wise in 2023 than industry as a whole / Falkensteg: “The figures are misleading”
 		21.03.2024
GLOBAL ECONOMY
Risk ratings of 21 countries upgraded / Rising investor confidence in Croatia thanks to Euro – Allianz Trade report
 		28.02.2024
MANAGEMENT
Insolvencies at major firms in Germany rise again in Q3 / Rescue rate improves – Falkensteg report
 		11.12.2023
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