EMEA output to grow 2.9% per year to 2022 / Turkey and Poland drive growth in eastern Europe / IAL report

World-scale MDI facility planned in US / Largest single investment in group's history

PU value chain's Brussels offices moving closer together

Deal inked to build polyol plant in Hungary / Construction scheduled to start in Q4 2018

Sun European Partners sells Spanish ABS specialist to China's Sinochem

Chemical groups modify planned polyamide transaction / EU decision in January at earliest

PDH facility in Belgium to go online in 2022 / PP capacity increases under consideration

Distributor for Sasol's PE materials in Benelux and German-speaking countries

Albis adds QCP's recycled plastics to pan-European distribution portfolio / JV of LyondellBasell and Suez

European distribution of PMMA from China / Compounds from Suzhou Shuangxiang

European distribution agreement signed with Germany's Polytrade

Distributor takes over French competitor Acanthe

PVC compounder Benvic acquires recycling plant in Italy / Conversion to compounding planned

German compounder installs additional production lines worldwide / Expansion of high-performance plastic materials

Acquisition of Indian compounder Next Polymers / Position in Indian engineering plastics market strengthened

Takeover of Czech group Unipetrol completed / New PE plant to boost market position

JV of Total, Borealis and Nova finalises plans for "Borstar" PE plant in US

Engineering studies to build giant cracker in Saudi Arabia

Alarming levels of waste generation / Plastics accumulation noted by World Bank report / G7 meeting in Canada highlights marine litter

EU exports of plastics waste to Vietnam and Thailand plummet in July / Effects of import restrictions felt / Malaysia's import freeze takes effect in August 2018 / China figures stable at a low level

Waste management group welcomes ENVI committee support for mandatory recycled content

Standard Thermoplastics Trend October 2018: Still only minor price movements with polyolefins / Significant reductions with styrenics / Limited supply with HDPE and homopolymer PP

Standard Recyclate October 2018: Largely stable market / Clear hikes only with clear rPET / Pressure on opaque grades of rLDPE / Seasonal lively demand / Fall in demand expected in November

Engineering Recyclate October 2018: Rollovers dominate / Production largely running normally / Demand weakens / More movement expected next month

Polyolefin trading prices show market weakness

North America September 2018: Import tariffs imposed by China and US distort markets / Polyolefin prices show mixed picture / Most engineering plastics roll over / Signs that tension is easing with PA 6.6

China Standard Thermoplastics September 2018: PE and PVC notations fall / Higher influx of imports / Mid-Autumn Festival in third week / Typhoon in Japan impacts propylene supply

Russia September 2018: Upward trend continuing / PE particularly hard hit / No relief in sight

China Engineering Thermoplastics September 2018: PA and PBT prices skyrocket / PC substantially drops / Benzene, SM and PX costs move downwards

Slowdown of plastic packaging market / Elipso sees only slight growth in first half of 2018

Rigid packaging more profitable than flexible / Uptrend for German industry / Stronger growth for large groups / Consolidation set to accelerate