SABIC Shell's shares in joint venture Sadaf taken over / Deal completed	21.08.2017
FAINPLAST Italian compounder expands capacity for halogen-free flame-retardant compounds	21.08.2017
TEKNOR APEX German compounding capacity expanded / New products in the market from 2018	21.08.2017
BOREALIS Quarterly profit down along with higher sales / Declining polyolefin margins	18.08.2017
PHILLIPS CARBON BLACK Indian carbon black producer expands capacity	18.08.2017
GABRIEL-CHEMIE New EUR 3.7m masterbatch hub in Russia planned / Strong regional demand	17.08.2017
NPC Iranian firm acquires propylene licence from Air Liquide for Lurgi's MTP process	17.08.2017
SHALE GAS Ineos granted injunction against fracking protests / UK public support waning	16.08.2017
SADARA MDI and TDI plants now in operation	16.08.2017
EVONIK Air Products assets buy is paying off / Demand propels methacrylates in H1	15.08.2017
AGILYX Offtake agreement signed with AmSty / Recycling process turns PS waste products into styrene	15.08.2017
VENATOR IPO completed / Huntsman's former Pigments and Additives segment now independent	14.08.2017
INEOS STYROLUTION Compounding capacity upgrade in India / Doubling of ABS output mulled	14.08.2017
BODO MÖLLER Distribution agreement with Huntsman Advanced Materials in Hungary	14.08.2017
LANXESS EBITDA pre-exceptionals up 25% / Strong Q2 showing for Engineered Materials	11.08.2017

BISCHOF + KLEIN Expansion of capacities in Germany / Films and packaging specialist celebrates 125th anniversary	22.08.2017
POLYTEC Telford paint shop on track to open in Q1 2018 / EBITDA for first half of 2017 rises nearly 37%	22.08.2017
GRAF Foundation stone laid for PE recycling plant in Germany / Sorting of dark-coloured plastics / Backward integration	22.08.2017
INNOVIA High-speed film with wide sealing range launched / New BOPP products widen application and market possibilities	22.08.2017
REHAU Pipe supply agreement with Aquatherm in UK	22.08.2017
ATHLONE EXTRUSIONS Irish sheet manufacturer acquired by Swiss firm Schweiter Technologies	21.08.2017
ERGIS New stretch film line operating in Poland / Expansion plans for German subsidiary MKF	21.08.2017
FIBERLINE COMPOSITES Joint venture formed with Schöck to boost use of glass fibre in concrete reinforcement / New plant in Germany to start up in 2019	18.08.2017
FOAMPARTNER Sale of share in joint venture Woodbridge FoamPartner / High raw material costs push down half-year EBIT	18.08.2017
DRÄXLMAIER Third automotive wiring harness plant in Moldova to open in autumn	17.08.2017
JUPITER BACH Danish wind turbine components supplier expands in Poland	16.08.2017
HOBAS EU gives go-ahead for merger with Amiantit / Pipe manufacturing activities in Europe	15.08.2017
RPC Subsidiaries PET Power and M&H Plastics strengthen presence in Germany	14.08.2017
POPPE-VERITAS Investments in the double-digit million euro range / Plant opening in China	11.08.2017
DELTAPLAM Brazilian food packaging company acquired by Sealed Air	11.08.2017

PLAX GROUP Italian plastics processor takes over competitor Meccanica	17.08.2017
DAVIS-STANDARD Acquisition of Finnish extrusion specialist / Deal will broaden global reach of both firms	15.08.2017
MORETTO Global activities expanded / New branches in China, India and Russia	08.08.2017
MILACRON Expansion of Chinese operations completed / Strong demand for hot runner systems in Asia	25.07.2017
MOVACOLOR New premises planned in Sneek / Relocation expected in late 2018	19.07.2017
NEGRI BOSSI Opening of new HQ in the USA / Machine manufacturer stays on track for growth / CEO re-elected	10.07.2017
KRAUSSMAFFEI Extended joint global marketing effort with Roctool / Firms will promote combined injection moulding machinery technology	04.07.2017
AMUT Several new orders from "Chinaplas" and Asia trip / Sales totalling more than EUR 10m	03.07.2017
EREMA Plastics recycling systems manufacturer expands assembly facility / Production processes restructured	30.06.2017
WITTMANN BATTENFELD Investments in various expansion projects worldwide / Rising demand, particularly for automation technology	15.06.2017

FAURECIA Successful half year for automotive supplier / Promising partnerships in safety and electronics	15.08.2017
DS SMITH Customer centre to open in Spain / Optimisation for packaging solutions	04.08.2017
COCA-COLA Plan to double recycled plastic use in the UK by 2020 / Three-point strategy to boost recovery and recycling / Multi-million pound campaign by end of 2017	24.07.2017
YAMADA-WENTWORTH Permit obtained for new Polish plant / Production of plastic razors and household items	14.07.2017
CONTINENTAL Issuing of safety recalls / 14 automobile manufacturers might be affected / Millions of possibly faulty parts in circulation	12.07.2017

SUEZ Joint venture with Dutch company Kempenaars / High-grade recycling of rigid plastic waste	10.08.2017
PROCTER & GAMBLE Technology for high-quality recycled PP / PureCycle to build large-scale plant in USA by 2020 / Partnerships to develop shampoo bottles with recycled content	09.08.2017
SIBUR Logistics agreement with Karl Schmidt for plastics hub in Kaluga / Facility to supply PE and PP to Russian and overseas customers	04.08.2017
VANDEN RECYCLING UK plastics processing facility opened / Site expansion plans	19.07.2017
MBA POLYMERS AUSTRIA Complete takeover by Austrian Müller-Guttenbrunn Group	29.06.2017