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SIBUR Construction halt for major Russian plasticiser plant / Sanctions hurt exports / Sinopec supports Asian polymer sales	25.01.2023
BAERLOCHER Additives producer expands capacities worldwide / Solutions for increasing recyclate content of packaging / CEO Arne Schulle talks to PIE	04.01.2023
EVONIK CEO Kullmann seeks cost savings of EUR 250 mn in 2023 / Jobs said to be safe	19.12.2022
TORAY Significant expansion for carbon fibres in France / EUR 100 mn investment	05.12.2022
VENATOR Titanium dioxide sales slump 25% / Company cashes in iron oxide pigments and US plant	02.12.2022
TITANIUM DIOXIDE EU general court overturns ECHA's classification as a carcinogen / Industry groups welcome decision / Market weakness	29.11.2022
EVONIK Q3 core profit drops 5% despite 26% sales growth / Plans for hundreds of millions in cost cuts	18.11.2022
INGENIA / IKA Companies to form US joint venture for PVC additives / Houston-based firm targets North America	14.11.2022
LIFOCOLOR Plant-based masterbatches for biopolymers / Overall company capacity at 10,000 t/y	07.11.2022
MILLIKEN K 2022: Collaborations with Erema, PreZero, Huhtamaki, and PureCycle / Investments to expand US plant capacity	25.10.2022
BIEGLO Additives, fibres for high-temperature materials / Subsidiary in US	25.10.2022
CLARIANT K 2022: Capacity boost for flame retardants in China / Second line by mid-2024	24.10.2022
TORAY Investment to double production capacity of carbon fibre in the US	20.10.2022
PETROCHEMICALS EPCA Conference 2022 follow-up: “Stop trying to squeeze the last drop out of the suppliers” / Circularity and waste other key topics	07.10.2022
PETROCHEMICALS EPCA Conference 2022: Serious faces at annual meeting of plastics producers in Berlin	06.10.2022
MERAXIS Distributor buys plastics unit of French competitor Fournier / Expansion in North Africa	30.09.2022
MILLIKEN Ramp-up to boost PP clarifier capacity in South Carolina	28.09.2022
BIRLA CARBON Carbon black producer to expand production / More capacity for Asian, European markets	21.09.2022
AMPACET Additional site begins additive production in Italy	14.09.2022
LG CHEM Development of fourth carbon nanotube manufacturing plant in South Korea	09.09.2022
BASF Material said to purify pyrolysis oils made from waste plastics / Additive to improve reclaimed polyolefins in Malaysia	22.07.2022
UNITECHEM Expansion of plastic additives capacity in China / Plans to boost customer support in Europe / More products due for commercialisation	28.06.2022
COMPOSITES Dynamic growth for European GRP production / Global market shift favours Europe / 25% fewer visitors at JEC fair in Paris / New concept for 2021 AVK market report	08.06.2022
SAFIC-ALCAN Purchase of German distributor European Additives	02.06.2022
BASF New antioxidant line added in Singapore / Output for Middle East and Asia-Pacific	25.05.2022

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