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Companies

BERRY GLOBAL Q3 organic sales volume up 2% on RPC acquisition / Covid-19 takes a toll on Engineered Materials	06.08.2020
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL ADVANCED MATERIALS Semi-finished products manufacturer buys into European carbon fibre recycling	06.08.2020
4D MEDICINE New UK start-up to commercialise PC-based resins used to 3D print scaffolds for tissue regrowth	06.08.2020
LYONDELLBASELL Net profit in Q2 down 69% as sales drop 39% / Higher Asian demand for PE / Completion of PO/TBA plant in Texas delayed by one year	05.08.2020
REYNOLDS Is Graham Packaging poised for sale? / Packaging group urgently needs liquid funds	05.08.2020
LERG Polish group takes over epoxy resin activities from Ciech	05.08.2020
SÜDPACK Flexible packaging producer expands site in Poland	05.08.2020
TRINSEO Q2 sales and earnings badly dented by Covid-19 / Automotive shutdowns hit Performance Plastics	04.08.2020
VERSALIS Purchase of 40% stake in compounder Finproject completed	04.08.2020
ADIENT Car seat manufacturer plans to close French facility / Exclusive production for Renault	04.08.2020

People

DELLNER BUBENZER Mikael Petersson is next CEO for UK-based Dellner Polymer Solutions	24.07.2020
CONSTANTIA FLEXIBLES Former RPC head Pim Vervaat is new CEO	13.07.2020
INEOS STYROLUTION Management board changes coming up	06.07.2020
INEOS STYROLUTION Steve Harrington appointed CEO / Kevin McQuade to become chairman	26.06.2020
PLASTICSEUROPE Covestro CEO Markus Steilemann is new president	25.06.2020

Industry

AUSTRIA Greenpeace criticises poor recycling rates for PET bottles / “Increase the proportion of returnable containers”	03.08.2020
MARINE LITTER New studies show level of microplastics pollution in London's Thames river	31.07.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Proliferation of microplastics in Italian lakes up 400% in three years / “Life Blue Lakes” study funded by EU and PlasticsEurope	30.07.2020
COREPLA Giorgio Quagliuolo becomes next president of Italy's plastic packaging recovery consortium	30.07.2020
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS US retail giants CVS, Target and Walmart launch bag redesign initiative / USD 15m commitment	29.07.2020
BEIERSDORF Cooperation with Werner & Metz on quality standards for plastic packaging made from recyclate	29.07.2020
CHEMICAL RECYCLING ChemRecEurope responds to restrictions in Zero Waste Europe's priorities for waste policy	28.07.2020
ITALY Machinery associations Acimac, Amaplast and Ucima unite resources	23.07.2020
PLASTICS TAX EU summit agrees budget and coronavirus recovery fund / Plastics industry criticises levy on non-recyclable packaging	22.07.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT NGO report criticises brand owners and retailers for failing to address waste crisis / Study cites lack of corporate leadership	14.07.2020

Markets

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS PA 6.6: BASF announces price hikes across entire chain / Producers have been trying to halt erosion since 2018 / Butachimie's maintenance brought forward	05.08.2020
PLASTICS TAX EU parliament rejects council's coronavirus recovery package / Tax on non-recyclable plastic packaging a target / EuPC warns levy will not improve recycling	28.07.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TURKEY Car sector sees severe coronavirus-losses in production and foreign trade / Supply chain problems / VW plans for new plant halted	24.07.2020
CORRECTION - GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS Anti-dumping tariffs on continuous filament glass fibres from Egypt in effect	22.07.2020
THE NETHERLANDS “Recycling is good, reuse is even better” / Offensive against packaging waste	21.07.2020
TURKEY Plastic packaging demand stable in 2019 / Output lifts 2% and exports rise 7%	20.07.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Well equipped for second Covid-19 wave / Advantages of global and local supply chains / Companies focus on liquidity	17.07.2020
ETHYLENE EU commission fines Celanese, Clariant and Orbia / Companies implicated in illegal C2 purchasing scheme	17.07.2020
BOPP FILMS Global demand continues to expand despite coronavirus-related slowdown / Strong growth in emerging markets / AMI report	13.07.2020
PIE READERS SURVEY Fourth poll on business developments in the European plastics industry / Only participants receive the complete evaluation	09.07.2020

Production and Engineering

BASF New pigments distribution centre to open in Germany in H1 2021	06.08.2020
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL Partnership with German start-up on PBT powder for 3D printing	03.08.2020
MONDI South African packaging giant produces recyclable polypropylene film for Hütthaler	31.07.2020
RADICI Italian producer launches range of polyamides	27.07.2020
LANXESS Launch of polyamide 6 grades containing recycled glass fibres	23.07.2020

Management

MANAGEMENT Mid-sized plastics processors in Germany underestimate risks of cyber attacks / One in four businesses affected	10.07.2020
CORONAVIRUS Pandemic to lead to major production and supply chain shift in global manufacturing industry / UK university study	01.07.2020
GLOBAL TRADE Covid-19 lockdowns could wipe out USD 2.4 tn of trade volume / Recovery expected in H2 2020 and 2021 / Rise in protectionism a concern / Euler Hermes report	22.05.2020
LOGISTICS Sharp decline in container throughput in European ports / Scheduled services suspended / Warehouses largely working at capacity / Truck spot rates plummeting / Increased number of insolvencies expected	08.05.2020
CORONAVIRUS Companies should act now to shock-proof their supply chains / McKinsey report	20.04.2020

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