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CHINAPLAS 2013

More than 115,000 visitors expected / Focus on high-quality but green products / 2,900 exhibitors from 38 countries

21.05.2013 While much of Europe enjoyed a day off for Whitsun, plastics professionals from all over the world gathered for the opening of Chinaplas in Guangzhou, the largest plastics trade show in Asia and the second-largest globally. The 4-day event got off to a roaring start and organisers are anticipating m...

17.05.2013 LYONDELLBASELL  European re-structuring includes German HDPE site / Under-performing production line to be mothballed late 2013

16.05.2013 SHALE GAS  North American firms end Polish shale gas activity / Reserves smaller than thought

15.05.2013 POLYMER PRICES  Russia April 2013: Notations for LDPE climb due to production-related narrow markets / Subdued demand leads to downward pressure on prices for all other standard thermoplastics / PP continues to be at overcapacity

14.05.2013 EGYPT  Fresh funds injection may help plastics industry / Buyers find prices too high/ Blackouts hampering feedstock production

Year in Review

Life is a roller coaster ride, the European plastics industry finds again in 2012 / Forces majeures and consolidation / North-South profitability gap grows as the shadow of Middle East and China shrinks

A year ago, we speculated about the advice old man 2011 might have for baby 2012: “Keep your head down, kid”. That grown-up baby may now be giving the same advice to its successor as it bows out, battle-scarred and undoubtedly grateful that the New Year is limited to one term.

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21.05.2013 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering Recyclate May 2013: Little change / Individual increases only for speciality grades / Focused and quiet work characterise the mood / Stability is the key market operative

21.05.2013 PEOPLE Eastman appoints new CEO Mark J. Costa

21.05.2013 GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS Full-year 2012 output sinks 3.4% after an especially dismal Q4 / Outlook clouded by economic weakness / US shale gas competition worries the sector / Germany leads Europe in recycling

21.05.2013 BRASKEM Higher resins prices boost Q1 operating profits

21.05.2013 BASF  Thermoforming and injection moulding “ecovio” grades now available

21.05.2013 HEXPOL New modular compounding line in China / Coperion supplies technology from expanded Shanghai site

17.05.2013 PACKAGING INDUSTRY French ELIPSO and German IK come together to tackle environmental and sourcing concerns

17.05.2013 BOREALIS  Profits hit by Borouge turnaround / Soft market conditions add to pressure on earnings / Final work on third stage at Ruwais JV is underway

17.05.2013 PEOPLE 3B Fibreglass appoints Hubert CEO

17.05.2013 BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES Good first half 2013 despite challenging trading conditions / Acquisition of Flexfilm now complete

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