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Markets Polymer Materials

VINNOLIT Paste PVC production commissioned in Germany	27.02.2020
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Fifth edition of “Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe” / Special prize for circularity / Voting open until May	27.02.2020
WESTLAKE Biesterfeld takes over distribution of ethylene copolymers in Europe	27.02.2020
BIOPLASTICS Global production capacity to climb to 2.43m t in 2024 / Growth driven by rising bio-based PP and PHA capacities / New reports from European Bioplastics and IfBB	25.02.2020
VERSALIS Plans to enter chemical recycling / Test plant at Mantua / Former M&G bio-based ethanol unit to restart shortly	25.02.2020
TURKEY Plastics processing volumes rising / Lower raw material prices depress industry sales / Expansion of exports / Pagev criticises low added value and volume of raw material imports	24.02.2020
TITANIUM DIOXIDE EU carcinogenic classification of powder form to apply from September 2021 / TDMA critical of ambiguities in the regulatory text	24.02.2020
WORLD TRADE China lists nearly 700 US products for tariff exemptions / Polyolefin purchasing could rise	21.02.2020
CHEMONE Energy group plans aromatics complex in Malaysia / Major volumes of paraxylene and benzene for the Chinese market	19.02.2020
RESINEX Distribution of Premix's electrically conductive compounds extended to Austria, Germany and Switzerland	19.02.2020
PET Over 300 attendees at latest Petcore Europe conference / Agreement that EU's SUP directive focuses too much on plastics	18.02.2020
PET MARKET EUROPE Recycled PET set to take up over half of total PET demand by 2030 / Collection and design major obstacles to meeting targets	17.02.2020
PVC RECYCLING EU plenary also turns thumbs down on amended lead rules / VinylPlus and EuPC warns	14.02.2020
WESTLAKE Distribution of subsidiary Vinnolit's speciality PVC in North America	12.02.2020
VIRIDOR Unilever and Klöckner Pentaplast agree to purchase recycled plastics from UK facility	11.02.2020
EVONIK New process for precursor adipic acid / Greening of polyamide chain	11.02.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING UK Wrap publishes guidance for compostable packaging	11.02.2020
ALBIS Product development boosted in the US	10.02.2020
ABS Realignment of grades in PIE's price reports / Extrusion and injection moulding materials now separate / Producers from Asia targeting Europe more strongly / Surplus puts pressure on European producers' margins	05.02.2020
DOMO / BASF Acquisition of Solvay's polyamides business in Europe completed / New adipic acid JV Alsachimie	05.02.2020
STYRENICS RECYCLING Technology pact with Canada's Pyrowave / Elix joins the initiative	03.02.2020
BASF UK headquarters moves to Stockport in 2020	03.02.2020
EQUATE Production of first batch of 25% chemically recycled PET has started / European market targeted	31.01.2020
AOC ALIANCYS Büfa takes over from Euroresins as resins manufacturer's distributor for UK / Head of European business Bakker steps down	31.01.2020
PVC RECYCLING Heated debate over EU lead restriction proposals / European Parliament to vote in February	30.01.2020

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