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Latest european plastics news

Companies

31.03.2023 M. HOLLAND Agreement to distribute Lavergne's recycled resins in North America

30.03.2023 SIBUR Exports to China, Turkey up despite lower margins / European export infrastructure to remain in place / Subsidiary Kazanorgsintez prepares lawsuit against Siemens

30.03.2023 HEUBACH Pigment producer reportedly plans drastic job cuts at Frankfurt location

30.03.2023 FLO Italy‘s disposable cup producer switches to cardboard, biopolymers

29.03.2023 ADANI  Major PVC project in India on ice / Fraud allegations send share price crashing

29.03.2023 BRASKEM  Weak Q4 leaves Brazilian polyolefin group in the red / Capacity expansion for bio-PE nears completion

29.03.2023 EVONIK Venture capital arm buys into UK startup / Technology said to improve polyolefin processing, recycling

28.03.2023 GRUPA AZOTY  European sales groups announced for new Polish PP output / DACH coverage open

28.03.2023 SABIC Petrochemical group appoints Al-Fageeh as CEO

27.03.2023 OLIN  Dutch cumene production to be halted / Changes on European market through Ineos start-up

27.03.2023 GARBO / SAIPEM Italian partnership for chemically recycling PET / Industrial scale plant to use ChemPET process

27.03.2023 DRÄXLMAIER  Plant for vehicle electrical systems starts production in Tunisia / Construction of development centre

24.03.2023 SAUDI ARAMCO Construction underway on South Korean cracker / Project signals latest step of major investment

23.03.2023 DOMO CHEMICALS Groundbreaking for Chinese compounding plant / Facility to process resin from Europe / Expansion of Asian presence

23.03.2023 PURECYCLE PP chemical recycling projects underway on three continents / Formerra to sell company's rPP in North America / Firm secures added financing

23.03.2023 VIBAC  Mass layoffs planned at Italian BOPP film site

22.03.2023 PLASTRIBUTION  British distributor buys domestic plastic sheet maker / PIE talks to CEO Mike Boswell: “Move is part of UK growth strategy – Brexit brought complexity and opportunity”

22.03.2023 REPETCO PET/PE reclaim plant goes online in Spain / Start-up uses patented technology for hard-to-recycle multilayer plastics waste

22.03.2023 LYONDELLBASELL  Polyolefin supplier adopts new strategy / Increased focus on green business

21.03.2023 UNIVAR US investor Apollo offers over USD 8 bn for distributor

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People

17.03.2023 BASF Ketan Joshi appointed new head of Intermediates division

08.02.2023 VANDEN RECYLING Thompson tapped as MD for UK, Europe

03.02.2023 DOMO CHEMICALS Kujundzic, Guélat join executive committee

16.01.2023 BASF Sties tapped as global SVP of plastic additives

11.01.2023 ASSOCIATIONS New haed in the European PVC industry: Schellerer appointed chairman of VinylPlus and ECVM

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Markets

31.03.2023 CHEMICAL RECYCLING EU plastics sector seeks harmonised content parameters for chemically recycled products / Commission urged to adopt mass balance method

31.03.2023 LOGISTICS  When will Deutsche Bahn start selling its logistics unit Schenker? / Flood of containers overwhelms storage / Freight rates flat to lower

30.03.2023 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Study calls for “bold” UN treaty on plastics waste / Current plans not enough to bring peak resin use by 2050 / More aggressive measures needed to stop consumption growth

30.03.2023 BIOPLASTICS  Need for farmland to remain low despite growing use of biopolymers – IfBB report / Algae pilot plant starts up in Spain / Circular foam for footwear said to be a first / Bio-based origami bottle

29.03.2023 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  German plastics, rubber industry more optimistic / Eurozone manufacturing under pressure

28.03.2023 USA  Biden wants domestic bio-based polymer dominance by 2024 / Plan details follow executive order from September 2022

28.03.2023 PLASTICS RECYCLING  Views vary on sustainability of plastics / Competition with other materials continues – PMMI report

28.03.2023 PLANT TRAYS European group to test reusable shipping trays for plants / Final decision due this summer

27.03.2023 ENERGY  Bank sector turmoil dampens oil price / War in Ukraine shifts global approach to energy dependence

24.03.2023 LOGISTICS  Warning strike blocks large ships from port of Hamburg / German trucking costs surge in 2022 / Protests, strikes engulf France / Freight rates steady or lower

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Production and Engineering

31.03.2023 ECKART Pigments use recycled and bio-based aluminium

24.03.2023 POLYPLASTICS PP compounds reinforced with long cellulose fibres / Lower carbon footprint

24.03.2023 SIG COMBIBLOC Aseptic carton pack made with sustainable materials / Container to be used for first time in European food application

20.03.2023 AMPACET PFAS-free additive for blown film extrusion

09.03.2023 RESEARCH Project to increase recyclate content in food packaging / Launch of digital platform Coppa

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Industry

27.03.2023 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  NGO recruits firms to back PFAS ban / Both sides mark their territory / No replacements for many applications

23.03.2023 FRANCE  EU Commission halts draft plastic packaging ban for fruit, vegetables / Officials seek clarity on use of Triman logo

20.03.2023 PLASTICS AND HEALTH US to finally regulate “forever chemicals” / EPA proposes limits for PFAS in drinking water / Europe also on the case

15.03.2023 POLYURETHANE FEEDSTOCKS  European Commission to amend workplace exposure limits for diisocyanates / New rules “key” to climate neutrality transition / Industry groups welcome EU-wide harmonisation

08.03.2023 PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY  US orders Denka to cut emissions from chloroprene plant / DuPont named in complaint / EPA aims for environmental justice

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