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PROFINE Acquisition of Aperture Trading's remaining business / Assets include extrusion lines in UK	28.05.2020
MTD Injection moulding plant in Hungary to close / Fewer dismissals than expected at German subsidiary	28.05.2020
EVONIK Implant-grade PEEK filament for medical applications in 3D printing	22.05.2020
COMPOSITES EUROPE Business summit instead of a trade fair / Orientation toward automation and digitalisation	20.05.2020
TURKEY Pagev asks for plastics industry incentives due to Covid-19 impacts / Downturn in construction, automotive and white goods sectors / Medical supply production ramps up	15.05.2020
UK More plastics firms supply health workers fighting Covid-19	08.05.2020
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Coronavirus pandemic boosts demand in US and Europe / Sharp rise in growth predicted for 2020	28.04.2020
TRELLEBORG Divestment of moulded elastomer component operations in Sweden and Estonia	27.04.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Formation of European alliance for a "Green Recovery" after Covid-19 crisis	20.04.2020
RECTICEL Sale of Eurofoam complete / Prettl enters automotive interior segment via Admetos	09.04.2020
UPDATE - POLYURETHANE Foams plants across Europe closed or running at reduced rates due to Covid-19 / Situation expected to deteriorate in April / Europur and Euro-Moulders postpone conference	08.04.2020
3D PRINTING Cecimo calls on additive manufacturers to aid hospitals / Need for critical equipment during Covid-19 outbreak	30.03.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Significant downside anticipated from coronavirus in coming months / Packaging companies see rise in demand / BPF survey	25.03.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING Economic consequences of Covid-19 to peak in next six weeks / Advice to converters – continue production at full speed, then stop / Germany's ArGeZ sees technical parts manufacturing halting between end of March and end of April	23.03.2020
CHINA PET inventories overflowing / India, Philippines and Russia top importers for Chinese bottle chips / Coronavirus pandemic won't improve oversupply	18.03.2020
EU TRADE Vietnam trade agreement set to enter force this year / EU survey highlights need for more guidance for SMEs	18.03.2020
ITALY Nationwide lockdown abruptly halts activity / Domo's PA 6 production still running / FCA shuts down Italian, Polish and Serbian production sites / Aid for SMEs affected by Covid-19	17.03.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU sets out action plan for more sustainable products and less packaging waste / Plastics a major target	13.03.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Tariff-free trade the most important outcome of UK-EU trade talks / BPF survey	06.03.2020
MONTEFIBRE CARBON Precursor producer plans to begin manufacturing carbon fibre	04.03.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Not a good year for the industry / Technical parts show a marked decline / Only construction sector reported a rise / Willingness to invest expected to fall / Stable turnover in 2020 would be optimistic	02.03.2020
PLASTCHIM-T First BOPP/BOPE hybrid stretching line ordered / First ever fully recyclable BOPE film	28.02.2020
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE Fifth edition of “Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe” / Special prize for circularity / Voting open until May	27.02.2020
RKW Expansion of waste bag production in Germany / Customer Deiss working on making thinner film bags	25.02.2020
ARBURG Purchase of 3D printer systems maker / German RepRap to remain independent	25.02.2020

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