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Companies

INEOS / SASOL Ineos to take 100% of Gemini HDPE joint venture for USD 404m	01.12.2020
TRINSEO Q3 earnings helped by improved demand and margins / Sales revenues down on lower feedstock costs / Reprieve for Böhlen styrene plant / Performance plastics segment split for future reporting	01.12.2020
INVISTA Additional line for PA 6.6 base polymer starts up in Shanghai	01.12.2020
CLARIANT New structure to boost growth / Adjustments will cost 1,000 jobs / Focus on three businesses	30.11.2020
GENOMATICA Biotechnology company signs agreement with Aquafil to produce renewable PA 6 / Initial volumes available in second half of 2021	30.11.2020
AKWEL French automotive supplier back to last year's sales level in Q3	30.11.2020
BERRY GLOBAL Fiscal 2020 delivers record financial results that beat company's expectations / Health, Hygiene & Specialties segment was outperformer	30.11.2020
NINKAPLAST German processor extends injection moulding for kitchen and bathroom parts / Fewer carbon emissions	30.11.2020
SCHUR FLEXIBLES Purchasing cooperation with competitor Bischof + Klein / Funds for further acquisitions	27.11.2020
LEONI Cable and wiring specialist expects stabilisation of business development / CEO says situation still fragile	27.11.2020

People

ALPLA Philipp Lehner selected new CEO from January 2021 / Third generation at helm of packaging manufacturer	12.11.2020
SEALED AIR CCO Deily to retire after 40 years of service / Three regional managers to join to executive leadership team	10.11.2020
CONTINENTAL CEO Degenhart resigns for health reasons / Successor to be appointed at short notice	03.11.2020
CHEMIEURO Management change at distribution group's German unit	02.11.2020
AVIENT Dodd appointed president of distribution	09.10.2020

Industry

PVC EU imposes punative tariffs on PVC from the US	01.12.2020
LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS Eunomia report calls for critical assessment of life cycle studies / Research cites shortcomings of recycling data	27.11.2020
RECYCLING UK Government spends more than EUR 25m on circular-economy centres / Plans to reduce fossil reliance in chemical industry / UKRI funds recycling plants	26.11.2020
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE Jakob Mosser elected as new chairman	26.11.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Companies in UK and France launch face-mask recycling initiatives / Next waste crisis due to Covid-19?	25.11.2020
EPCA Hartwig Michels appointed as new head of petrochemical association	25.11.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS German plastics packaging association stresses on importance of to-go packaging / Composite solutions more difficult to recycle	23.11.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Second Ellen MacArthur progress report / Accelerated efforts needed to meet 2025 goals / Call for action on recycling, reduction, international cooperation	20.11.2020
PLASTICS TAX UK government publishes draft of proposed tax on plastic packaging	20.11.2020
WASTE MANAGEMENT Move to circular economy creates new opportunities / Investment considerations include feedstock security, market disruptors and price trajectories / Eunomia report	18.11.2020

Markets

BREXIT Outcome of UK-EU trade negotiations remains uncertain / Time is running out / Plastics industry prepares / Coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks add to problems	01.12.2020
ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING Brominated flame retardants not hindering recycling electronics / 55% of plastics with such additives reclaimed at specialised sites	01.12.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Total declares force majeure for PS / Failure of Carling plant	27.11.2020
FRANCE Decrease in overall plastic packaging sales / Elipso members expect increase in revenues in 2021 / Majority believes circular economy is the way forward	26.11.2020
COMPOSITES European production slumps by almost 13% / Volume falls below 1m t for the first time / Loss of global market share / Best performance from flat panels and pipes	25.11.2020
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS Ineos declares force majeure for LDPE / Failure of autoclave line in Cologne-Worringen	20.11.2020
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS Ethylene, propylene: Borealis declares force majeure for cracker products from Porvoo	18.11.2020
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Trade surplus drops 20% in 2019 / Trade deficit in resins and machinery with Germany	16.11.2020
PVC RECYCLING More demand for reclaimed PVC in UK and Ireland / Duo recycles nearly 20% of Europe's total waste	16.11.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Carmakers and OEMs must reinvent organisations to survive / Recommendations for five key changes / Window of opportunity is closing / McKinsey report	13.11.2020

Production and Engineering

AMPACET Two halogen-free flame-retardant masterbatches target flexible applications	01.12.2020
SABIC Development of thermoplastics with recycled content to meet customer demand / Properties tailored to differing industry needs	30.11.2020
TRELLEBORG Swedish group unveils anti-microbial system for PU	27.11.2020
RÖHM PMMA moulding compound offers high-temperature resistance for LED applications	26.11.2020
CELANESE Course change for cellulose acetate segment / Bio-based and biodegradable “Blueridge” granules	20.11.2020

Management

OFFICE MANAGEMENT UK report says pandemic has companies considering renting and cutting floorspace / Over 10 times more people now working at home in UK	29.09.2020
GLOBAL ECONOMY Insolvencies to rise amid Covid-19 crisis / Hardest hit countries in 2020-2021 include US, Brazil, China / Euler Hermes report	08.09.2020
SUPPLY CHAIN Steps required to strengthen global value chains as shock events rise / Disruptions could wipe out 45% of annual profits every 10 years / Network restructuring to reshore production / McKinsey report	27.08.2020
MANAGEMENT Late payments rise in North America as Covid-19 pandemic bites / Mexico hardest hit / More companies using insurance and guarantees against default / Atradius report	24.08.2020
MANAGEMENT Mid-sized plastics processors in Germany underestimate risks of cyber attacks / One in four businesses affected	10.07.2020

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