Polymer production growth supported by domestic and foreign investments / Strong demand from packaging and automotive sectors / Reliable logistics infrastructure

Partnership with Plastic Energy / Study for chemical recycling plant in Malaysia

Study to build PET and HDPE recycling plant in Thailand / Collaboration with PTT

Indonesia sends waste back to France and Hong Kong

Compounder to divest PVC division / SK Capital Partners takes over Performance Products and Solutions

Conditions for EUR 1.6 bn polyamide transaction fulfilled / Domo Chemicals to acquire European polyamide 6.6 business

Cracker in Siberia is running / PE facilities in test phase / First PP quantities delivered

Distribution of Sipchem PBT in countries including Italy and France

Distribution rights for Venator's titanium dioxide and additives in German-speaking Europe

Distributor for Polyprocess' polyester products / New general managers in Benelux and Ukraine

Restructuring expert to monitor auto supplier's strategy / Creditors stay quiet

Q2 showing weaker but still solid / Outlook murky for automotive and E&E

German supplier suffers in Europe and Asia due to automotive crisis / Positive figures from the Americas

Production facility for car seat structures in Ohio

Expansion of UK production / Leases signed to rent buildings near customer Jaguar Land Rover

Global sales estimated at USD 228 bn in 2019 / Revival in demand for single-use plastics in future / Smithers Pira report

Manufacturers take charge of recycling post-consumer materials / Groundbreaking ceremony for facility in Germany

EUR 180m investment for expansion in Asia / Second plant for aseptic cartons to be built in China

EUR 120m factory starts up in Vietnam

Software for assessing packaging recyclability / German drugstore adopts tool as standard for suppliers

Russia July 2019: Prices on the decline due to weak demand / August should witness stabilisation

China Standard Thermoplastics July 2019: Price hikes for most polymer grades / Rosy macroeconomic outlook / Ethylene and propylene costs rise

North America July 2019: Price pressure persists on the back of weak demand / Standard grades show varying trends depending on feedstocks / Engineering plastics broadly under pressure

China Engineering Thermoplastics July 2019: Low-season month sees subdued demand / Post-G20 summit speculations have positive impact / August outlook not promising

Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2019: Sluggish demand puts damper on price increases / Most polymer notations oriented to costs / Little recognisable reason for change

Standard Recyclate August 2019: Price reductions for individual grades / Pressure from primary markets / Holiday season dampens demand / Wider range of discounts for rPET / Few changes expected in September

Engineering Recyclate August 2019: Only a few minor price reductions / Rollover predicted across the board in September

Polyolefin trading prices oscillate around a flatline

Polyurethane Feedstocks August 2019: Rollover for all products but TDI / Producers try to restore margins / Slack demand and tight supply could hold hikes at bay / Trade wars and Brexit cloud outlook

Mood in the sector in German-speaking Europe darkens after sluggish half year / Trade wars loom and OEM suppliers struggle / Recycling a bright spot