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AVANTIUM
Launch of revised commercialisation strategy for "YXY" process / Site decision due H2 2019 / EUR 1.3m grant from EU
02.07.2019
SOUTH KOREA
Petrochemicals and plastics: Following earlier rise, former tiger state increasingly under pressure / Expansions in China limit sales outlets / Government-initiated restructuring / Quality over volume / Feedstock partnerships with foreign players
23.01.2017
ALIPLAST
Italian recycler purchased by waste management specialist Hera / Piecemeal acquisition
18.01.2017
BAERLOCHER
Installing third metal soaps reactor in US / Rising regional demand for polyolefin and PVC additives
17.01.2017
ONGROPACK
Hungarian PVC film producer invests in new stretching line
13.01.2017
FUNCTIONAL BARRIERS
EU-sponsored research project on new multilayer food packaging structures wraps up / Valuable insights into developments needed for use of non-authorised recyclate materials
23.11.2016
PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY
Collection and recycling consortiums Corepla and Carpi join hands to set up national packaging waste disposal network / Entire value chain involved
16.11.2016
KI GROUP POLYMER SUMMIT K 2016
Between fear and opportunity / Key industry stakeholders comment on raw material market shifts and impacts on the plastics industry / Second session of KI Group's exclusive summit during “K 2016”
24.10.2016
EVENTS
“Second European Food & Beverage Plastic Packaging” to be held in Berlin in February 2017
22.09.2016
UK SHALE GAS
New UK energy minister calls shale gas “an exciting opportunity not to be missed” / YouGov poll shows strong opposition to fracking among those who voted against “Brexit” / Men more likely to be in favour of exploration than women
22.08.2016
POLYMER PRICES
PET June 2016: Notations increasingly under pressure / Imports pick up again / Few impulses from cost angle / Already muted demand dampened further by "Brexit"
04.07.2016
VESTOLIT
Mulling price hike for UK / Exchange rate changes blamed
01.07.2016
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Stable uptrend / USA overtakes China as main export market / VDMA industry association predicts 2% growth in 2016 and 2017
30.06.2016
UNITED KINGDOM
More than 50% of respondents to PIE poll say “Brexit” will not impact their business / More than a third fear negative repercussions / “Not the decision our sector wanted,” says UK chemicals association / Linpac does not expect any change
29.06.2016
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
PIE talks to World Plastics Council chairman Abdulrahman al-Fageeh and PlasticsEurope executive director Karl H. Foerster / WPC as platform for sharing best practices / Localising global solutions / Focus on marine debris / Increasingly global scope
17.06.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Israel introduces plastic bag charge / New law to go into effect on 1 January 2017 / Critics say 2-cent levy is too low
23.05.2016
BIO-BASED PRODUCTS
“Placard” project on cashew nut shell-based PVC plasticiser continues to progress / Last phase of EU-funded research underway
07.04.2016
3M
EU approves reinforcing hollow glass beads for food contact
24.03.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Dutch ban on complimentary bags at check-out counters in effect since 1 January / Ultra-thin bags exempted / Effort aimed at meeting EU guidelines for reduced consumption
11.03.2016
CHINA
Giant's appetite satiated for now / 13th Five-Year Plan calls for more competition, prosperity and environmental protection / State monopoly in petchem sector to be reduced / Investments in Europe skyrocket
09.03.2016
PET RECYCLING
First Polymark results of PET marker technology / Coating-based approach / Next phase to focus on detection and sorting equipment
30.09.2015
REACH
EPDA calls on resin suppliers to comply with new regulations for restricted substances / Registration hoped to improve European plastics industry's competitiveness
31.08.2015
GABRIEL-CHEMIE
“Everyday Colour” range of masterbatches introduced / Approved for food contact
27.07.2015
EVENTS
“Chemical Safety Assessment under REACH” course held at Utrecht University in June
27.03.2015
COMPOSITES
Fuel cell vehicles on the advance / Strong growth forecast for composite-made pressure tanks in the automotive industry / Many approaches seen at JEC 2015 / Carbon fibres and thermoplastics still have to make their mark
23.03.2015
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