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Companies

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

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

16.05.2013 TCI SANMAR MoU to build 'Plastic Park' in Egypt / Plans for PVC downstream activities

16.05.2013 FIAT  Automaker halts production at 3 sites / Selmat denies failure to deliver necessary plastic components

16.05.2013 ROSTI A year of growth in 2012 / High expectations for 2013 / Further facilities expansion plans in UK and Germany

16.05.2013 CONTINENTAL STRUCTURAL PLASTICS Expansion in France / Leasing floor space and purchasing equipment

15.05.2013 TALKE Joint venture with UAE logistics firm / New terminal capable of handling hazardous goods

15.05.2013 NIFCO Japanese auto industry supplier adds KTS to the fold / Expansion of its UK plant in Stockton begins

15.05.2013 CORRECTION - BASF / TORAY / GENOMATICA  German group purchases technology licence for renewable BDO / Japanese prepare for scale-up

14.05.2013 BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE  Work stops on carbon nanotubes / Future use of research and know-how still to be decided

14.05.2013 GLOBAL CLOSURE SYSTEMS Expanded Mexican facility ready to run / Potential to operate 40 injection machines / Additional floor space

14.05.2013 FHG Majority stake in plastic pallet maker C2CP / Enhances strategy to offer wide range of sustainable products

14.05.2013 ROMI Liquidation of Italian subsidiary has begun / Operating loss of 173% in first quarter / End of an era for Sandretto

13.05.2013 DOW CHEMICAL US giant accepts USD 2.19 bn settlement / K-Dow books closed / Penalty sum angers Kuwaiti officials

13.05.2013 OMV  Austrian giant invests EUR 230m in butadiene production / Targets Burghausen refinery / Upgrades Schwechat plant

13.05.2013 INVISTA KBR provides engineering services for US nylon feedstock project

13.05.2013 BISCHOF + KLEIN Expansion of high-purity packaging / Demand expected to continue growing

10.05.2013 LANXESS  Business deteriorates in Q1 / Performance Polymers hardest hit / Comeback in H2?

10.05.2013 JAPAN  Three major PP compounders to merge jv assets / GRP business still strategic

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People

17.05.2013 PEOPLE 3B Fibreglass appoints Hubert CEO

10.05.2013 PEOPLE Sulo Group: CEO Bernhard resigns

02.05.2013 PEOPLE DuPont: New regional director for packaging & industrial polymers in EMEA

01.05.2013 PEOPLE Sealed Air appoints Jerome A. Peribere CEO

29.04.2013 PEOPLE Milacron names new chief operating officer / Position is based in UK

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Markets

16.05.2013 UK RECYCLING 2012 household plastics collection survey now online / Households responsible for 70% of recycled material

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

10.05.2013 POLYURETHANE ASIA PACIFIC  PU output to climb 9% annually by 2017 / Strongest growth in India / IAL Consultants study

08.05.2013 FEEDSTOCK MARKETS Train derails on way to Gent harbour / Loaded with acrylonitrile / Several casualties

07.05.2013 PVC RECYCLING VinylPlus: European recycling exceeds 360,000 t in 2012 / On track to reach 800,000 t/y by 2020

07.05.2013 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Huntsman: Force majeure on MDI in Rozenburg continues

02.05.2013 BOPP FILM MARKET  Plant expansion still too fast for healthy consumption growth / Capacity utilisation below 70% / Consolidation unavoidable / Situation in China unclear / Middle East expands single-mindedly

01.05.2013 PLASTIC PIPE MARKET Global demand to reach 11.2 bn metres by 2017 / 8.5% annual growth / Increase in construction spending plays key role / Freedonia study

01.05.2013 UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY  Recycled polymers could stimulate manufacturing / Products return as China costs rise

26.04.2013 RECYCLING Plastics Recyclers Europe calls for the incorporation of recyclability into the design stage of packaging / Introduces “RecyClass” project aimed at offering guidelines

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Production and Engineering

16.05.2013 REPSOL CHEMICALS Highly transparent PP for food packaging now available

15.05.2013 PLANTIC TECHNOLOGIES  Recyclable ultra-high barrier bio-based packaging now available

15.05.2013 RPC Customer Akzo Nobel increases use of PCR in tester pots / Containers blow-moulded using 100% recycled HDPE

09.05.2013 VICTREX PEEK HMF polymers compete with metals / Weight reduction and improved reliability help cut costs for manufacturers

07.05.2013 LAMILUX New composite launched for sports equipment / Properties ensure production savings

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Industry

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

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

02.05.2013 ASSOCIATIONS Change at the top for TEPPFA

24.04.2013 RECYCLING Mixed plastic waste used to make flood defences / Europe's Prime consortium develops first test panels

23.04.2013 ASSOCIATIONS European PVC trade organisation has new head

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