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Companies

LANXESS Purchase of Emerald Kalama complete / New growth opportunities in phthalate-free plasticisers	05.08.2021
PAARDEKOOPER Purchase of floristry packaging supplier Van Dillewijn	05.08.2021
HUHTAMAKI Q2 sales hit pre-pandemic levels / Food packaging market remains volatile / Tube laminates set for launch	05.08.2021
EKOPET PET producer acquired by Tatneft	05.08.2021
EMERAUDE INTERNATIONAL Plastics distributor acquires share of Emirati PET recycler DGrade / Entry into marketing of flakes, recyclate	04.08.2021
STORA ENSO Partnership with Tetra Pak in Poland / Increased capacity for reclaiming drinks cartons	04.08.2021
ARMACELL Shortage of raw materials worries insulation manufacturer / Next price increase on the horizon?	03.08.2021
BASF Q2 net income swings to a higher-than-expected profit / Chemicals led sales increase on cracker products and monomers	03.08.2021
FAURECIA Creation of new Sustainable Materials division / Investment in hydrogen tanks / Jean-Paul Michel appointed head of Interiors division	03.08.2021
ACEA Italian utility buys control of two recycling firms	03.08.2021

People

EXXONMOBIL Kathryn Mikells to replace Andrew Swiger as senior VP	28.07.2021
BIESTERFELD Steen Jensen named general manager of Scandinavian subsidiary	19.07.2021
HUHTAMAKI Marco Hilty named head of flexibles packaging unit	15.07.2021
VYNOVA Change in top management at PVC specialist	09.07.2021
SYNTHOMER Michael Willome tapped as CEO / Move follows stints at Bystronic, Clariant	29.06.2021

Industry

SPAIN ANAIP forms platform for plastic bag producers / ReCAIB to ensure regulatory compliance and promote bags with recycled content	30.07.2021
RECYCLING UK Ambitious research project seeks to understand household behaviours around recycling	29.07.2021
DIGITALISATION UK Government investment initiative boosts plastics firms / Funding allows companies to invest in new technologies	23.07.2021
RECYCLING USA American Chemistry Council proposes national strategy to advance circular economy for plastic packaging	22.07.2021
FLOODING DISASTER GERMANY Compounder Akro-Plastic fears delivery delays / Production brought to a halt at automotive supplier ZF	21.07.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS NGOs find EU's phase-out measures largely insufficient / Many European countries lack necessary ambition / Seas At Risk publishes Best Practices report to support reduction efforts	21.07.2021
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Joint research project examines microplastics in food and beverages / Incorporation during processing, filling or packaging?	21.07.2021
PP PACKAGING Tests show EVOH concentrations from barrier compatible with recycling	21.07.2021
EU CLIMATE POLICY “Fit for 55” leads to hot debates in the industry / EU unveils long-awaited climate package / Transportation to be included in ETS / Chemical and waste sectors mostly on board	19.07.2021
PCEP Polyolefins recycling organisation expands steering board / New members include PepsiCo manager	16.07.2021

Markets

MEDICAL PLASTICS Demand for small, light-weight, recyclable goods to make plastics popular / Industry set for 6% annual growth / Frost & Sullivan studies	05.08.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING Call for better design for recycling plastic products / Need for harmonised rules with focus on mechanical recycling / Zero Waste Europe paper	03.08.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS ABS: Ineos Styrolution declares force majeure for production in Belgium / Serious consequences for the drastically undersupplied ABS market	02.08.2021
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Global growth seen at 17% a year to 2026 / Large-scale production increasing / Polymer powders to overtake photopolymers / Statista, Sculpteo, Wohlers reports	02.08.2021
PLASTICS ECONOMY PIE Readers Survey: Largely optimistic mood despite supply crisis and pandemic issues in Europe / Cautious willingness to invest, outlook good for staffing	30.07.2021
LOGISTICS Floods have Europe firmly in their grip / Freight rates get a little breather	29.07.2021
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Electromobility promises suppliers more added value / A material shift when the engine compartment cools? / Battery shortage could be real test for Europe / McKinsey report: Automotive software market to grow by 250% by 2030	29.07.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Resin makers to invest billions in chemical recycling	29.07.2021
PACKAGING GERMANY Schwarz group expands plastics strategy goals / Aldi plans to increasingly use recyclates to pack its own brands	29.07.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PE: Sabic extends force majeure to “PE materials in Europe” / Flooding hits ethylene supply	28.07.2021

Production and Engineering

BERRY GLOBAL “Optimum” PCR container receives UN approval	05.08.2021
MONDI Stretch film replacement made from 100% paper / Competition to polyethylene	27.07.2021
GRAFE Masterbatch for plastics to retain striking orange colour	22.07.2021
SIG COMBIBLOC Aluminium-free composite cartons in a new format / Barrier layer replaced by polyamide	21.07.2021
TEIJIN Introduction of thermoplastic tape with PPS matrix	13.07.2021

Management

MANAGEMENT Credit sales, late payments rise in Asia / Optimism on likely economic rebound / Global insolvencies to rise in 2021 as fiscal support wanes / Atradius reports	16.07.2021
MANAGEMENT Sale-and-leaseback financing / Opportunity to increase liquidity and free up the balance sheet / Consideration needed for asset values, running times and “rights to separate satisfaction”	12.04.2021
SUPPLY CHAINS Companies introduce strategies to protect against Covid-19-related disruptions / Survey shows 30% of firms considering near-shoring / Euler Hermes report	01.02.2021
LOGISTICS Container freight rates rise / High demand for Asian products in Europe and US / Shipping business not expected to slow before February 2021	10.12.2020
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

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