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Latest european plastics news

Companies

23.09.2019 BEMIS / NELIPAK  UK authorities review Kohlberg's merger of three plants with subsidiary

23.09.2019 EXXONMOBIL  Two-year project to upgrade Fife ethylene plant / Plans include reducing the impact of flaring

23.09.2019 HANWHA TOTAL PETROCHEMICAL Additional C2 capacity in South Korea now in operation / More downstream polyolefins to follow

23.09.2019 KIVO JV for recycling starts up in Kosovo / First batches of rLDPE and rLLDPE produced

23.09.2019 BIESTERFELD Distribution of polyamide barrier resins from DuPont in EMEA and Brazil

20.09.2019 BENVIC  Acquisition of French PVC recycler Ereplast

20.09.2019 LANXESS Two new production lines for composite material start operations / Lanxess subsidiary widens capacity by 50%

20.09.2019 COVESTRO Divestment of European production of polycarbonate sheets to Germany's Serafin

20.09.2019 NESCHEN German film manufacturer expands distribution to Northern Europe / Filmolux Scandinavia founded

19.09.2019 ELECTROLUX  Almost 1,700 jobs to be cut worldwide in efficiency drive / Major changes to production in Hungary

19.09.2019 HUNTSMAN Opening of PU systems house in Dubai / Base for expansion into Middle East and North Africa

18.09.2019 LEGO  H1 revenue and consumer sales rise / Business in China sees double-digit growth

17.09.2019 LYONDELLBASELL  Polyolefins producer sets out expansion in China / MoU with Liaoning Bora for cracker complex JV

17.09.2019 ALPLA Plans progress with PTT to build rPET and rHDPE plant in Thailand / JV Envicco established

16.09.2019 TOTAL CORBION PLA Opening of 75,000 t/y bioplastics plant in Thailand / Fully integrated production chain from sugar to PLA

16.09.2019 SHIN-ETSU  Ethane cracker in Louisiana just ahead of commissioning

16.09.2019 HAYDALE  UK graphene specialist gets European Space Agency funding / Project on non-metallic fuel tanks

13.09.2019 PETROCHINA  Construction of ethane cracker in Shaanxi province begins / Downstream PE totalling 800,000 t/y

13.09.2019 ARRAY PLÀSTICS Spanish injection moulder sets up plant in Mexico

13.09.2019 HYOSUNG Carbon fibre capacity expansion plans to 2028 / Hydrogen cars a major growth driver

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People

16.09.2019 SÜDPACK Erik Bouts is new management spokesperson for German films manufacturer

12.09.2019 DSM Shruti Singhal will be DSM's next president of engineering plastics

11.09.2019 SONGWON CEO Maurizio Butti passes away

03.09.2019 WEENER PLASTICS CEO Roel Zeevat leaves packaging group / Anthonie Zoomers heads company in the interim

30.08.2019 RESINEX Head of German subsidiary departs / Nick Lemmens named managing director of Benelux branch

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Markets

19.09.2019 OIL MARKETS Saudi Arabia aims to meet all supply commitments in September / Petrochemical deliveries gather speed

18.09.2019 PVC  Chinese exports to Asia plummet in first half of 2019 / US remains top supplier to China despite trade tariffs

17.09.2019 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY  Winds of change / Alternative mobility concepts compete with petrolheads at "IAA" / Suppliers more realistic than their big customers / Industry's "new beginning" mantra torn apart by double standards

16.09.2019 OIL MARKETS  Attack on Saudi oil production not expected to have lasting impact on plastics industry / Threat of retaliation / Converters should either react quickly or wait it out

16.09.2019 PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA  Tonnage decreases with challenging two years after China's import ban / "Strong domestic markets for recycling" / CPIA report

13.09.2019 WORLD TRADE  China makes concessions ahead of trade talks with US / 16 products freed from tariffs / More items to follow

10.09.2019 PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN  Strong growth in recycling rate of post-consumer packaging in 2018 / Total of almost 572,000 t / Cicloplast report

10.09.2019 MERCOSUR  Trading bloc updates plastic additives regulations / Close alignment with EU rules

09.09.2019 PLASTIC FILMS UK  Bpi protec studies consumer understanding / Poll highlights need for improvements in labelling, education and infrastructure

06.09.2019 UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Propylene: Borealis declares force majeure in Kallo / FM is also now in effect on PP in Burghausen / Restart for OMV's cracker

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Production and Engineering

18.09.2019 POLYONE Additive launched for rPET and PET bottles / Improved thermal stability during recycling

17.09.2019 KRAIBURG TPE Flame-retardant TPE series for adhesion to PA

16.09.2019 CLARIANT Masterbatches cut plastics content in packaging / Foam-cell structure

13.09.2019 BOREALIS  Collaboration with Mondi generates PP mono-material food packaging

10.09.2019 INEOS STYROLUTION Launch of high-flow “Novodur” ABS grade / Suitable for household and electronics applications

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Industry

23.09.2019 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Over 100 partners sign "Circular Plastics Alliance" declaration / EU-wide voluntary targets for raising recyclate usage / EuPC, Cefic and FEAD among signatories

19.09.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT German department store chain Karstadt Kaufhof to abolish plastic bags / Amazon heads a different way / Aldi products will not contain microplastics in future

18.09.2019 BREXIT Nearly half of UK REACH registrations not yet transferred to EU entities / More than 700 substances may not be available from 1 November

18.09.2019 USA  New initiative launched by oil companies and environmentalists calls for carbon fee

18.09.2019 POLYCARBONATE SHEET Public voting for 2019 EPSE awards open / Projects using PC – innovation, sustainability and design

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