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Latest european plastics news

Companies

29.04.2024 DOW Q1 sales down / Profitability improves on cost cuts, lower feedstock prices

29.04.2024 COVESTRO Industrial-scale PC copolymer plant inaugurated at Antwerp

29.04.2024 SOREMA Collaboration with Indian PET recycler Ganesha

26.04.2024 HEUBACH  German subsidiary of the pigment manufacturer files for insolvency proceedings

26.04.2024 BASF  Q1 earnings fall but beat market consensus / Muted recovery but no fundamental turnaround yet, outgoing CEO says

26.04.2024 VIBAC Unrest at Italian film manufacturer / Postponed job cuts seem imminent

25.04.2024 BASF  “Dispensing with the Chinese business is riskier than getting involved there” – departing CEO Brudermüller

25.04.2024 ENCINA Recycler puts first large-scale plant on hold / Growing opposition to chemical plants in the US

25.04.2024 FAERCH Danish recycler opens PET recycling plant / Input capacity of 60,000 t/y

24.04.2024 BASF  World's first electric cracker demo plant inaugurated / Joint project with Sabic, Linde aims for more sustainability

24.04.2024 WALKI Japan's Oji completes acquisition of Finnish film and packaging producer

24.04.2024 BERICAP Plans to build new plant in China, expanding capacity by half / Production to start in 2027

23.04.2024 DOW  First MobilityScience studio in Europe now open / Tailored R&D services for automotive sector on offer

23.04.2024 ALPLA PET recycling plant in southeast Mexico poised to go on stream / Joint venture with Coca-Cola

23.04.2024 JINDAL POLY FILMS  Film manufacturer closes plants in the Netherlands and US / Business figures do not meet expectations

23.04.2024 CAPRI SUN Beverage company switches from “non-recyclable” bags to polypropylene / Launch in the UK

22.04.2024 ZOTEFOAMS Ronan Cox designated as new CEO / Polyolefin foam specialist confident for 2024

22.04.2024 AMIAT  Italian waste disposal company puts sorting centre for plastics waste into operation

19.04.2024 XPS SHEET Jackon, Austrotherm raise prices for panels and insulation materials

19.04.2024 INVISTA US giant may shed PA fibres business / Management explores options / Barclays appointed exclusive financial advisor

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People

26.04.2024 GRUPA AZOTY Adam Leszkiewicza appointed CEO

19.04.2024 ORLEN Fafara tapped as new CEO

27.03.2024 CHEMOURS CEO ousted for ethics violations / Denise Dignam to take over / NYSE gives six months to update 2023 earnings

26.03.2024 CIRPLUS Online marketplace expands management team / New investment round concluded

25.03.2024 3M US group appoints new CEO amid PFAS scandal

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Markets

29.04.2024 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY BELGIUM  Trade group calls on authorities to tackle unraveling crisis / Key operational performance indicators sliding / Surge in investment may not indicate recovery

29.04.2024 SUPPLIER INDUSTRY Sales volume in Germany declines in step with capacity utilisation / Association sees trend reversal in plastics sector

26.04.2024 GERMAN ECONOMY Government raises economic growth forecast slightly / ifo business climate index for April improves

26.04.2024 LOGISTICS  Era of free passes ends for shipping companies with expiry of EU Block Exemption Regulation / Shipping emissions hit record high due to Middle East conflict

25.04.2024 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  MDI, PA 6: BASF declares force majeure on polyurethane feedstock / FM on polyamide extended

22.04.2024 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY “The Green Deal needs a business model” / Chemical segment fears for its competitiveness against global competition

19.04.2024 PET MARKET EUROPE  Overall market stagnates / Imports cause problems for the industry / Use of rPET for new products steadily increases / Recyclers criticise inconsistent regulations in EU countries

19.04.2024 LOGISTICS  Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes MSC Aeris / Hapag-Lloyd aims for emission-free transport by 2045 / Freight rates decline

19.04.2024 EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY  EU registrations rise over 4% in Q1 despite weak March / Sales of fossil-fuel models plunge / EVs near half of market share

18.04.2024 GLOBAL ECONOMY  Europe largely trails US, Canada in appeal for local businesses – ifo study / Experts rate their homelands

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Production and Engineering

24.04.2024 CIRCULAR ECONOMY Aimplas joins zero-waste project for bio-based industrial ecosystems

23.04.2024 TRINSEO Flame-retardant grades made without PFAS, halogenated additives

16.04.2024 AQUAPAK Production of recyclable crisps packet with Evopak / Use of polyvinyl alcohol-based material

22.03.2024 ECKART Lineup of effect pigments to be presented at NPE 2024

15.03.2024 REPSOL Lubricant containers with 60% Reciclex sustainable polyolefins

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Industry

26.04.2024 PFAS  UN declares DuPont and Chemours violated human rights for contaminating water / EPA sets new drinking water standards

26.04.2024 EU PACKAGING  Parliament adopts updated PPWR / Rules “require practical implementation” – Plastics Europe MD

25.04.2024 PLASTICS WASTE “Producing less material is the solution, not recycling” / UK households throw away 1.7 bn pieces of plastics every week – Greenpeace report

24.04.2024 UK  Wet wipes containing plastics to be banned / Overwhelming public support for the move, said government minister

22.04.2024 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS  Study shows alternatives to plastics increase GHG emissions

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