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GRUPA AZOTY Polyamide compounding up and running in Poland	20.01.2020
RADICI Polyamide recycler Zeta Polimeri acquired / Reprocessing of fibres and pellets	17.01.2020
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
CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS Global market to expand by 11% per year to 2027 / Asia electrical & electronics sector drives demand / TM Research report	18.12.2019
DOMO / SOLVAY EU commission clears acquisition of PA business	02.12.2019
FAINPLAST Capacity expansion plans progress / Two new lines for flame-retardant compounds	27.11.2019
MOL Purchase of recyclate-based compounds company Aurora completed	18.11.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polyamide 6: Grupa Azoty lifts force majeure at Tarnów	01.11.2019
TURKEY Plastic compounds production and demand expected to fall in 2019 / Foreign trade to dip and widen deficit / Polypropylene holds largest market share	31.10.2019
TOTAL Doubling output of rPP for automotive / PS recycling in France	29.10.2019
ALBIS Distribution of Lucite's PMMA portfolio in Iberia / Sales region for Covestro's PC expanded	25.10.2019
POLYRAM Israeli compounder expands production network / First plant in Europe	24.10.2019
ARKEMA New PA 12 production line starts up in France	16.10.2019
PA 6.6 Major maintenance and expansion of ADN plant in Chalampé has begun / Start to the new year	07.10.2019
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Japanese firms collaborate on waste gasification / Plans to license "Ebara Ube Process" and build plants in Japan and elsewhere	26.09.2019
BENVIC Belgian PVC compounder acquires UK's Dugdale	25.09.2019
EVONIK Construction of PA 12 complex begins in Germany	24.09.2019
SIRMAX Italian compounder expands commitment to biocompounds / Takeover of Microtec	10.09.2019
BRENNTAG Distribution of Sipchem PBT in countries including Italy and France	16.08.2019
BASF / SOLVAY / DOMO Conditions for EUR 1.6 bn polyamide transaction fulfilled / Domo Chemicals to acquire European polyamide 6.6 business	14.08.2019
DSM Plastics segment suffers from falling sales / Acquisition of SRF's polymers division	14.08.2019
INEOS STYROLUTION Construction of new ASA plant begins in Bayport / ASA production to be transferred from Mexico	14.08.2019
SIRMAX Construction of polyolefins recycling plant at US site	06.08.2019
PA 6.6 Butachimie's scheduled turnaround at ADN plant in France to start in late September / Installation of latest ADN technology	29.07.2019

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