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HB FULLER US adhesives manufacturer plans to close a third of its plants / Future unclear for the ten European locations	24.01.2025
GAIA BIOMATERIALS Biodegradable PBAT/PLA compounds from Sweden / Applications in single-use and food packaging	18.10.2024
CORRECTION - MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL Price increases for EVOH planned	08.10.2024
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL Possible delay in EVOH expansion in UK	29.08.2024
WACKER CHEMIE Construction for 20,000 t/y silicone plant commences in Czech Republic	27.06.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS EVA: Celanese VAM plant outage in China / Prices in Europe likely to be impacted	08.04.2024
KURARAY Spanish subsidiary to boost business in Iberian Peninsula	26.01.2024
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL Expansion of EVOH capacity in the UK	18.09.2023
KURARAY Expansion of EVOH output in Belgium, US / New facility planned in Asia	18.08.2023
ECOPOL SK Capital to take majority stake in PVA film producer / Strong growth planned	14.08.2023
EXXONMOBIL Acquisition of California-based Materia / Company founded by chemistry Nobel prize winner	15.12.2021
EASTMAN Sale of adhesive resins business for USD 1 bn	03.11.2021
ARKEMA French group buys Ashland's adhesives unit	08.09.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS EVOH: Bottleneck results from forces majeures on upstream product VAM / Numerous sharp price increases	06.09.2021
HB FULLER Adhesives manufacturer builds new plant in Egypt / Development of biodegradable adhesives with Covestro	16.08.2021
DUPONT Planned acquisition of China's Laird Performance Materials / Company active in electromagnetic shielding and thermal management	17.03.2021
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Polymers growth set to soar worldwide / Revenues to reach nearly USD 9 bn by 2027 / Need to develop wider range of materials / SmarTech report	21.01.2019
BASF Dutch subsidiary Innofil3D signs strategic partnership with Beijing Tiertime / 3D printing filaments for US and China	12.03.2018
SMART POLYMERS Strong growth forecast to 2020 / Drug delivery systems to dominate / Americas the largest market by revenue / Technavio report	12.09.2016
ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS Global market to expand by 7.6% per year to 2024 / Sluggish growth expected in Europe / Fast growth in antistatic packaging applications / TM Research report	23.08.2016
SOLVAY Purchase of Eastman's stake in Primester joint venture completed	16.06.2016
EASTMAN Stake in Primester acetate flake joint venture to be sold to Solvay / Supply agreement sealed	30.05.2016
KURARAY Texas-based PVOH plant starts up	17.05.2016
KURARAY Antwerp EVOH capacity to be increased to 35,000 t/y / EUR 60m investment / Completion expected by end 2016	11.02.2015
SOUDAL Acquisition of Polish adhesives producer Bochem / Belgian group's third purchase this year	29.10.2014

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