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PET Fibre applications compensate for overall slowdown / Surplus tendency with paraxylene / PTA more balanced / Excessive increase in MEG capacities	17.01.2020
TURKEY Pagev congress on plastics recycling / Panel discussion on waste and infrastructure / “Plast Eurasia” trade fair in Istanbul has more than 52,000 visitors	17.01.2020
RADICI Polyamide recycler Zeta Polimeri acquired / Reprocessing of fibres and pellets	17.01.2020
VANDEN Expansion into Turkey / Derya Eksi named business development manager of new branch	17.01.2020
PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING US reprocessing flat as exports fall / Industry and government driving reuse	16.01.2020
KURARAY Film manufacturer Monosol to build second European plant in Poland / Water-soluble PVA packaging	16.01.2020
AVANTIUM FDCA plant is now within reach / Former BASF joint venture to be operator	14.01.2020
BIO-ON Italian biopolymers producer is bankrupt / Production in Bologna still running	10.01.2020
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EFSA updates assessment for five phthalates used in food-contact materials / “Not a concern for public health”	10.01.2020
PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA ARA achieves record result / Plastic packaging collection continues to grow	10.01.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Global stagnation / “The road will be steep, stony and arduous” / New boss of German association receives support from the industry / Favourite cities for IAA to be named by end of January	09.01.2020
INDORAMA Acquisition of Huntsman's propylene oxide and MTBE activities completed	08.01.2020
COVESTRO Sale of European polycarbonate sheets business to Serafin finalised / Unit renamed Exolon Group	08.01.2020
NOVARES French company to start production in Russia	08.01.2020
LYONDELL BASELL / SINOPEC Joint venture for propylene oxide and styrene in East China / Expansion of output at Ningbo	07.01.2020
LOGISTICS Drastic increase in free capacity for European road freight transport	06.01.2020
ASCEND Finalised agreement with Alabama for USD 175m ADN capacity expansion / Construction start in 2020	06.01.2020
BUTACHIMIE French production of ADN restarts with additional capacity	03.01.2020
CHEMICALS ECONOMY EU production forecast to be flat in 2020 / Cefic cites slowing global economy / Issues of Brexit not specifically addressed	02.01.2020
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Cross-industry consortium to advance technology targeting hard-to-recycle PET waste / Alpla, Britvic, BP, Danone, Remondis and Unilever	02.01.2020
GLOBAL PLASTICS RECYCLING Recycled plastics and plastics waste-to-oil market forecast to expand by 10% annually / Waste control regulations drive growth / Transparency Market Research report	02.01.2020
POLAND Plastics production and sales climb in 2019 / Insolvencies set to rise / Automotive sector under pressure	20.12.2019
YANFENG AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS First plant in Serbia goes onstream / Interaction with the car of the future / Cooperation with sensor specialist IEE	20.12.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING FEAD highlights three key points for European chemical recycling talks / EU "Green Deal" welcomed	19.12.2019
TOTAL Large fire at Gonfreville refinery in Northern France / Company says petrochemicals are not affected	18.12.2019

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