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Latest european plastics news

Companies

18.10.2019 ENGEL Injection moulding machinery manufacturer reports “drastic declines” / Slump in automotive business

18.10.2019 ARKEMA  Sale of Functional Polyolefins to SK Global / PVDF expansion in China / Cooperation with Agiplast to recycle PA and PVDF

18.10.2019 GREENCYCLE Acquisition of the Sky Plastic recycling company

17.10.2019 COVESTRO Circular economy advancements and expansion of digital services / Premium concept for automotive interior design at “K”

17.10.2019 ARBURG Injection moulding machinery manufacturer reports declining orders / Automotive crisis and trade conflicts are the main burdens

17.10.2019 BIESTERFELD Distribution of ExxonMobil's "Santroprene" TPV in Switzerland

17.10.2019 COVERIS Acquisition of extrusion lines from Total Polyfilm / Capabilities for agricultural, silage and industrial uses boosted

17.10.2019 BOREALIS  New Ecoplast PE film recycling line opens at Wildon

17.10.2019 CARCLO Antony Collins is new interim CEO / Sale of LED division not yet cut and dried

16.10.2019 ARKEMA  New PA 12 production line starts up in France

16.10.2019 UNILEVER Commitment to halve virgin plastics use by 2025 / Pledge to help collect and process 600,000 t plastic packaging annually / CEO says need to rethink design

16.10.2019 RTP Plans for compounding plant in Ireland withdrawn

16.10.2019 CPC PACKAGING French label manufacturer acquires Fina Flexible Packaging

16.10.2019 NORDMANN  Swedish subsidiary Kemi-Intressen now Nordmann Nordic

15.10.2019 DUPONT  Groundbreaking for USD 220m PI film expansion

15.10.2019 ITALMATCH Italian additives manufacturer apparently acquires flame retardant specialist FRX Polymers

15.10.2019 ALPLA  Pharmaceutical services combined into "Alplapharma" brand / Launch of childproof closure at "CPhI"

14.10.2019 RAS LANUF OIL & GAS Polyethylene production restarts in Libya

14.10.2019 DOMO / COVESTRO Collaborative project to improve plastics traceability / Partnership with blockchain start-up Circularise

14.10.2019 BASF Investment in chemical recycling partnership with Quantafuel

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People

17.10.2019 MERAXIS Elmar Schröter is new executive director for recycled materials

11.10.2019 PLASTIC OMNIUM Laurent Favre and Félicie Burelle team up to lead French automotive supplier

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

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Markets

18.10.2019 PLASTICS MACHINERY Euromap reports declining business / Ray of hope in increasing use of recycled materials

17.10.2019 WORLD TRADE  Trade war eases somewhat / Petrochemical markets unimpressed

16.10.2019 K 2019 Welcome to Düsseldorf!

15.10.2019 K 2019 The curtains go up / Düsseldorf at the centre of the plastics world for a week / Circular economy features strongly at this year's K / Partnerships along the entire value chain gain importance

14.10.2019 SHALE GAS  Scotland renews fracking moratorium / No permanent ban

09.10.2019 PLASTICS RECYCLING  Zero Waste Europe recommends changes to EU waste rules on chemical recycling / Plastics to fuels could undermine circular economy goals / ChemRecEurope supports all methods

07.10.2019 COMPOSITES  Cautious mood in the industry / “Composites Europe” trade fair continues to see drops in attendees and exhibitors / AVK report shows lightweight construction is no longer the dominant topic

07.10.2019 TITANIUM DIOXIDE  “Suspected carcinogenic effect” / EU commission classifies white pigment as a danger / VCI fears precedent / No alternative

07.10.2019 PA 6.6 Major maintenance and expansion of ADN plant in Chalampé has begun / Start to the new year

04.10.2019 PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY  GKV corrects annual forecast downwards / TecPart association sharply criticises populistic aberrations

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Production and Engineering

17.10.2019 SABIC Launch of polycarbonate based on renewable feedstock / New caps and closures R&D centre opens in the Netherlands

16.10.2019 INEOS STYROLUTION  Sustainable products launched / Collaboration with Bage Plastics to produce grades with up to 70% recycled content

15.10.2019 GRAFE Effective flame retardants for polycarbonate and PET / Alternatives to halogen-containing products

14.10.2019 HORIZON EUROPE Industry calls on EU council for bigger research budget / Planning starts on programme's first four years

09.10.2019 HOLLAND COLOURS Expansion of light-blocking colourants for PET packaging in Indonesia

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Industry

18.10.2019 MARINE LITTER  Study shows ships are a far higher source of plastics waste than previously assumed / More stringent monitoring required

18.10.2019 INDIA Government shelves binding nationwide phase-out of single-use plastics by 2022 / Target “recommended” / Industry slams lack of clarity over rules

11.10.2019 AUSTRIA  Over half of companies see circular economy opportunities / Waste prevention and recycling are most important measures / ARA survey

11.10.2019 USA Greenpeace accuses consumer good companies of false promises on plastics pollution / Call for investment in refill and reuse systems / SC Johnson quits Plastics Industry Association

10.10.2019 MARINE LITTER Ocean Cleanup vehicle is now catching and retaining plastics / Design work commences on a new full-scale system / Recycling on land

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