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Latest european plastics news

Companies

18.06.2021 INEOS STYROLUTION  First volumes of ABS produced from recycled feedstock / Lower GHG footprint

18.06.2021 DISTRUPOL  Acquisition of Danish distributor Lautrup Chemicals

18.06.2021 ALBIS Distribution of Alphagary TPE compounds / Applications in medical sector and toys

18.06.2021 AVIENT Further collaboration with Oceanworks / Pair to develop more products with recycled marine waste

17.06.2021 SIBUR  Petchem ops to be merged with TAIF's / IPO delayed / Potential participation in Kazakh polyolefin projects

17.06.2021 IMCD Acquisition of Chinese distributor Shanghai Yuanhe Chemicals

17.06.2021 VESTEL Turkish white goods supplier buys Battenfeld-Cincinnati PS sheet line / Industry sales surge in Q1

16.06.2021 GRUPA AZOTY  Exit from POM business / Celanese to serve customer base, expand output in Germany

16.06.2021 CNOOC / SHELL Start-up of new SM/PO and polyols units at Huizhou complex / Capacity of 630,000 t/y for SM and 300,000 t/y for PO

15.06.2021 CLARIANT Pigments business to be merged with Heubach Group / Current owner to hold 20% in combined company

15.06.2021 EXXONMOBIL  Follow-up: Climate hedge fund nets three board seats

15.06.2021 CARGILL JV with Helm to build first US commercial plant for bio-based BDO / Plant sugar as feedstock

15.06.2021 RENEW ELP  Recycling outfit signs supply deal with Geminor UK / Teesside plant to process 80,000 t/y of plastics waste 2024 onward

14.06.2021 TRINSEO  Partnership with catalytic innovator ETB to scale up purified 1,3 butadiene process

14.06.2021 POLYKEMI Compounder to build new plant in China / Start-up of Chongqing facility in Q1 2022 / Total capacity expected at 120,000 t/y

14.06.2021 BRIGHTMARK Nearly EUR 560m investment for 400,000 t/y chemical recycling facility in the US / Conversion of all types of plastics waste to fuel and naphtha

11.06.2021 GUALAPACK  Italian stand-up pouch specialist acquires majority stake in Easysnap

10.06.2021 UPDATE - INDORAMA  PET world market leader buys recycling capacity from CarbonLite insolvency estate in Texas

10.06.2021 NATUREWORKS  Thailand approves PLA project / First biocomplex in the country / Start-up by 2024

10.06.2021 ARBURG Opening of prototyping centre in China

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People

11.06.2021 SOLVAY Carmelo Lo Faro appointed new president of materials segment

02.06.2021 TOMRA Tove Andersen named CEO

03.05.2021 MBA POLYMERS Appointment of Sam Marsters and Jonathan Armishaw to leadership roles

19.04.2021 EUCIA Ben Drogt tapped for newly created MD position

15.04.2021 ARMACELL Malte Witt appointed vice-president for EMEA

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Markets

18.06.2021 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Phenol: Borealis plant in Finland down again / Force majeure declared

18.06.2021 PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA  ARA presents circular economy package / Higher collection rates, more plastics recycling, digitalisation of the value chain

18.06.2021 PACKAGING WASTE Poll largely dismisses tethered caps for litter prevention / Just 26% of respondents see them reducing plastics trash – Sidel survey

17.06.2021 LOGISTICS  “Are our Christmas presents at risk?” / Coronavirus outbreaks in China trigger further rises in freight rates

17.06.2021 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY  Sales in Q1 back at pre-pandemic levels for the first time / Polymer producers lift sales by more than 7% / Rising demand expected for the whole year

16.06.2021 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Polypropylene: Unipetrol declares force majeure on Czech Republic

16.06.2021 PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY  Plastics collection for sorting up 4% in 2020 / Polarisation between north and south

16.06.2021 TURKEY  Demand, output of construction plastics rise in Q1 / Foreign trade expands / PU shows highest growth rate

15.06.2021 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Vestolit lifts force majeure for PVC deliveries from Marl / Fire at Formosa Plastics in Texas

15.06.2021 MEG  EU implements punitive tariffs against US, Saudi Arabian imports

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Production and Engineering

16.06.2021 EVONIK 3D-printable PEEK filament for medical applications / Further filaments for additive manufacturing in the pipeline

15.06.2021 AVIENT Development of “Renol” and “Remafin” masterbatches to make synthetic wine corks

14.06.2021 SABIC  Dielectric film handles high temperature and voltage / Bio-based reinforced compound targets electrical applications / Recyclability of 3D-printed scrap parts

28.05.2021 SOLVAY PEEK brand selected for plastic-metal implant system

28.05.2021 BILLERUDKORSNÄS 3D-formable paper to replace plastic in tube packaging from AISA

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Industry

17.06.2021 RECYCLING Ceflex calls for improved collection, reclaim of flexible plastics packaging

17.06.2021 TEPPFA Mónica de la Cruz elected vice-president of European pipe association / 218,000 t of recycled plastics used in new piping systems

14.06.2021 CHINA  Plan to ban disposable, non-degradable goods on flights and airports / To be extended to international flights

11.06.2021 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  Commission publishes guidance on SUP rules / Criticism from EuPC / Adoption of Implementing Decision on fishing gear

11.06.2021 CHILE Ban on SUPs in restaurants and bars / Certification programme for compostable plastics

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