SAUDI ARAMCO Investments in South Korea's Hyundai and India's Reliance / Strategic global expansion continuing	18.04.2019
INEOS STYROLUTION New plant to produce composite semi-finished products / Start-up in Germany set for 2022	18.04.2019
MOL MOL acquires German compounder Aurora / Expansion of PP recycling materials	17.04.2019
TOTAL PS plant in Spain to close / European consolidation continues	16.04.2019
EMS Polymer specialist boosted 2018 sales amidst difficult market environment	15.04.2019
UBE Acquisition of majority stake in Spanish compounder Repol / Expansion of PA 6 business	12.04.2019
EVONIK Transparent PA capacity increase in Germany	11.04.2019
ALPLA New PET recycling JV with Switzerland's Fromm / Waste from German households	11.04.2019
SOLVAY Changes to executive committee / Departure of polyamide manager Pascal Juéry	11.04.2019
HEXPOL Acquisitions lift Swedish compounder's 2018 results / Revenues at compounding business up 13%	10.04.2019
SOLVAY More hydroquinone capacity planned in France / Raw material for PEEK production	10.04.2019
BRASKEM Profits slumped in 2018 led by Brazil business unit / PP unit sales in Europe declined	09.04.2019
BOREALIS PP compounding plant starts up in US / Automotive OEMs targeted	09.04.2019
HEXION US resins producer placed under creditor protection / Restructuring plan initiated	08.04.2019
DIC Japanese producer to compound PPS in US / Start-up in 2020	08.04.2019

DANAFLEX Russian packaging manufacturer opens plant in Czech Republic	18.04.2019
CARTONPLAST German provider for container transport solutions expands three locations / Plant in operation after fire / New washing line at Portuguese site	18.04.2019
SCHÜTZ New plastics processing facility in Norway / Third plant in China / Investments in Singapore	17.04.2019
HUHTAMAKI New flexible packaging production unit in Egypt / JV with Ayman Korra / New production site for Foodservice unit in Finland	17.04.2019
BILCARE RESEARCH Capacity expansion for PET film / Shrink and medical device films	16.04.2019
SCHUR FLEXIBLES Packaging manufacturer extends presence in Scandinavia / Acquisition of Scandiflex Pac	02.04.2019
RENOLIT / RKW Owners reshuffle German group / Sister companies to be split up	01.04.2019
RKW New extrusion line in Belgium for agriculture applications	27.03.2019
WOODBRIDGE Joint venture with Yanfeng in China / EPP mouldings for car production / Canadian foams specialist to open office in Europe	27.03.2019
HONEYWELL UK plant to be shut down / Manufacture of electrical products for wiring and lighting	26.03.2019
LEONI Massive job losses at German cable manufacturer / Business units under review / CFO departs with immediate effect	26.03.2019
DS SMITH Sixth production line for Rapak's "Bag-in-Box" packaging at Bulgarian facility / Demand in Eastern Europe is rising	25.03.2019
IPL PLASTICS Canadian packaging group announces deal to buy Belgian injection moulder Loomans / Acquisition will boost activity in cosmetic and beverage sectors	22.03.2019
SIKA Purchase of PU foam systems producer Belineco in Belarus	21.03.2019
DUPONT Expansion of polyimide film production in US / More global capacity planned	20.03.2019

FLEXBLOW New plant for PET blow moulding machinery in Lithuania	08.03.2019
MAIRE TECNIMONT Engineering group invests in plastics recycling plant in Italy / Plant can be replicated for customers	01.03.2019
EREMA Leading plastics recycling plant specialist acquires majority stake in Italy's Plasmac	05.02.2019
KRAUSSMAFFEI German machinery manufacturer to move HQ / Larger site near Munich / Digitalisation for "smart factory"	28.01.2019
KRAUSSMAFFEI Stock market listing in Shanghai / Operational control of Sanming production site / International business still driven from Germany	22.01.2019
KRAUSSMAFFEI German plastics machinery manufacturer target of ransomware attack / Customer data unaffected / Production impacted	11.12.2018
KRONES Filling machinery manufacturer takes over German toolmaker MHT / PET preforms capabilities extended	12.11.2018
JACOBS ENGINEERING US contractor sells petchem division to Australian competitor / WorleyParsons signs contract for Sabic's production sites in Europe	09.11.2018
KRONES Construction of first plant in Hungary started / Commissioning in mid-2019	17.08.2018
WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER German machinery and equipment manufacturer establishes Polish subsidiary	25.07.2018

PREGIS European air and paper packaging activities combined	15.04.2019
AUDI More 3D printing with plastics / Auxiliary tools for the "R8"	15.04.2019
TETRA PAK Food packaging giant unveils digitalisation initiatives / Connected packaging and advanced automated factory to transform products and processes	10.04.2019
UNYQ 3D-printed PA 12 prosthetic leg socket introduced / Available in Europe and North America	09.04.2019
TESCO UK's largest supermarket chain trials collection and recycling of flexible plastics with Recycling Technologies / Plastic packaging-free fruit and vegetables tested	08.04.2019

INEOS STYROLUTION First batch of PS from recycled styrene / Next step to take process to industrial-scale	12.04.2019
RE-MATCH Danish recycler of synthetic turf plans international expansion / New plant to be built in the Netherlands	05.04.2019
VEOLIA Construction of PET recycling plant in Norway to process 80% of domestic volume	04.04.2019
CARBIOS US grants patent for PET recycling process / Base for expansion into North America	04.04.2019
VEOLIA Deposit machine for drink containers set up in London / Collaboration with UK restaurant chain Leon	28.03.2019