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Companies
LYONDELLBASELL
Exclusive talks with Braskem owner confirmed / Combination could create "significant value"
 		20.06.2018
BASF
Capacity upgrade for "Neopor" in Korea / Graphite foam supplants Styropor
 		20.06.2018
NOVIO PACKAGING
Dutch holding company takes over Haal Verpakkingen
 		20.06.2018
COVESTRO
Digitalisation to improve efficiency / "Twin" plant mirrors operations
 		19.06.2018
BIESTERFELD
TPU collaboration with BASF extended
 		19.06.2018
POCHET
Plastics electroplating system at Qualipac in France / "Ambition 2023" investment programme
 		19.06.2018
RADICI
Polyamide producer riding the surge in demand / Expansion of Italian compounding plants
 		18.06.2018
FLEX-N-GATE
Auto parts supplier to invest more than USD 300m in new US plants / Front-end modules for Ford and GM
 		18.06.2018
LANXESS
New high-temperature system for PA 6.6 / PA 6 alternatives for automotive applications / Pigment plant in Ningbo on China's list of "green" facilities
 		18.06.2018
SILVERGATE PLASTICS
Masterbatch producer launches new extrusion line / Move coincides with pan-European development plans
 		18.06.2018
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People
ALPLA
Founder Alwin Lehner passes away
 		14.06.2018
POLIOM
Igor Tikhonov is next general director of Russian PP producer
 		29.05.2018
NORNER
Kjetil Larsen appointed CEO of Norwegian polymer R&D centre
 		11.05.2018
POLYONE
Leadership reshuffle at US compounder and distributor
 		08.05.2018
WESTLAKE
Roger Kearns is new executive VP of Vinyl Chemicals
 		07.05.2018
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Industry
MARINE LITTER
G7 recognises urgency of ocean plastics pollution / Lost value of plastics in waste stream / Ellen MacArthur Foundation to form coalition of businesses and governments
 		13.06.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Benefits for a circular economy / World Packaging Organisation position paper
 		11.06.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
"Material is not the issue" / UNEP publishes report on tackling single-use plastic waste / European Commission and PlasticsEurope add their voices on "World Environment Day"
 		07.06.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
PRE offers online platform to support packaging recycling
 		07.06.2018
REACH
Deadline to register chemicals on 31 May 2018 / 80,000 registrations already received
 		31.05.2018
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Markets
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Flexible and rigid food packaging to see healthy growth in Europe / Environmental pressure will intensify on certain sectors / Smithers Pira report
 		20.06.2018
BIO-BASED POLYMERS
Moderate growth worldwide / Forecast of 10% capacity increase in Europe by 2022 / nova-Institut report
 		18.06.2018
INDIA
Ban on single-use plastics from 2022 / "CleanSeas" campaign and clean up of historic monuments / Reports spotlight waste management successes and setbacks
 		15.06.2018
PA 6.6
BASF declares force majeure for entire product chain
 		11.06.2018
STYRENE
SM-purchasing firms suspected of violating EU antitrust rules / European Commission confirms unannounced inspections in several countries
 		11.06.2018
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Production and Engineering
MONDI
Addition of gas barrier to recyclable PE laminate for food packaging / PRE award recognises circular approach
 		20.06.2018
BOREALIS
"Quentys" films for solar applications / Production and properties of photovoltaic modules improved
 		19.06.2018
KRAIBURG TPE
New system for custom-engineered biomaterials
 		08.06.2018
ALBIS PLASTIC
PA adhesion modified compounds added to "Alfaterxl" range
 		30.05.2018
SABIC
"Thermocomp" PC-based compounds for challenging structural parts / Portfolio now offered in Europe and the Americas
 		28.05.2018
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Management
FRANCE
Largest regional plastics association and employment agency collaborate / Recruitment of more skilled workers
 		15.06.2018
MANAGEMENT
Germany and UK bank on professional development to increase productivity / France favours IT improvements
 		25.04.2018
MANAGEMENT
Industry 4.0 spreads slowly in UK, Switzerland and Germany / Companies often lack money and staff / E&Y and Censuswide survey reports
 		09.03.2018
MANAGEMENT
Poor payment behaviour continues in Asia-Pacific / Average payment term fell slightly to 55 days in 2017 / Atradius report
 		15.01.2018
BIO-BASED PRODUCTS
BIC publishes guide to help investors in the bio-economy / Discussion of various grants and funds available in Europe
 		21.12.2017
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