• Home
• News
  • Companies
  • Materials / Production
  • Markets
  • People
  • Plastic fantastic
  • Industry
  • Events
  • Regions and countries
• Polymer Prices
  • Feedstocks / Aromatics
  • Standard Thermoplastics
  • Engineering Thermoplastics
  • PET
  • Polyurethanes
  • Composites
  • Recyclate
  • Plastixx - Polymer Price Index
  • North America
  • China
  • Announcements
• Plastics Exchange
• Material Databases
  • Plastics & Elastomers
  • Polymer Additives
• Job opportunities
  • View job offers
  • Listgrove listings
  • Publish your job offer
• Service
  • Suppliers Guide
  • Videos
  • Institutions
  • Events
  • Trade names
  • Your account

Latest european plastics news

Companies

24.06.2022 BRÜCKNER German machine maker reports major sales growth / Bottlenecks in steel, electronics delay deliveries / Focus on equipment for battery separator films

24.06.2022 INEOS  VAM expansion in UK off the table / Plans for acetic acid, downstream products in US

23.06.2022 TRINSEO Compounder Vamp Tech now distributing elastomers in Southern Europe and North Africa

22.06.2022 BASF  Research says PE/PA multilayer films compatible for recycling / Findings serve as basis for reclassification of PA / Promising results for PET/PE film reclaim technology

22.06.2022 INEOS STYROLUTION  Agreement to access styrene monomer made from post-consumer waste / Indaver‘s depolymerisation plant said to be first in Europe / Launch of bio-based ASA, SBC products

22.06.2022 ENGEL Injection moulding machine manufacturer sees strong growth / Significant recovery after pandemic dip / Increasing costs erode margins

21.06.2022 SINOPEC  Explosion, fire lead to widespread shutdown of Sinopec petchem facilities in Shanghai / Cause unknown

21.06.2022 DUPONT  Divestment of POM business / Sales talks to start soon

20.06.2022 VERSALIS  C2/C3: Cracker in Dunkerque back in service after force majeure

20.06.2022 REPSOL  Spanish PEX plant to be completed by mid-2024

20.06.2022 LEGO EUR 950 mn investment for new US factory / Production start set for H2 2025 / Plans for carbon-neutrality with onsite solar park

17.06.2022 BOREALIS PP based on bio-waste finds use in European pipes

17.06.2022 EPSOTECH Polyolefin ocean waste to be used in extruded products

16.06.2022 NOVAMONT  Tough market environment spurs short-time work at Terni, Italy plant

16.06.2022 COVERIS Investment in Austrian site / Production of five-layer stretch films for silage bales

15.06.2022 SCHUR FLEXIBLES  B&C sells its shares and threatens legal action / Investigations against board members ongoing

15.06.2022 BRENNTAG Majority stake in regional Saudi distributor Al-Azzaz

15.06.2022 DOW Flexible packaging recycling project in Africa expands to Egypt, Guinea

14.06.2022 SK CHEMICALS  PET film ops of South Korean firm to be sold locally

14.06.2022 PERSTORP Expanded output for renewable polyols / Headquarters production to shift away from fossil sources

More news...

People

21.06.2022 KEM ONE CEO Chalmin departs / Successor expected to drive growth

16.06.2022 COVESTRO Markus Steilemann confirmed as CEO until May 2028

31.03.2022 PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION President of US group exits after less than three years / No word on a successor

31.03.2022 LYONDELLBASELL Vanacker to assume CEO post on 23 May

24.03.2022 BOREALIS Mayer appointed VP of polyolefins, innovation

More news...

Markets

24.06.2022 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  EVA: TotalEnergies declares force majeure on shipments from French site

24.06.2022 PACKAGING GERMANY Consumption up 14% in the past 20 years / Increased demand for reduced sizes / “Next milestone must be the recyclability of packaging” – GVM study

23.06.2022 PU MARKET  Asia-Pacific output to increase over 5% annually for next five years / Industry still below pre-pandemic levels / Rigid foam production declines / IAL report

23.06.2022 LOGISTICS  Cash windfall for shipping companies / Looming threat of strikes in logistics industry / Container freight rates remain varied

23.06.2022 ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY Looking outside the box: Strong demand within Europe / Exports slump

22.06.2022 NATURAL GAS SUPPLY  MD of Plastics Europe Deutschland: Lower Russian gas flows could push resin making outside Europe / Lower-cost production areas would profit

21.06.2022 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PVC: Explosion at Petkim in Turkey / Firmer prices possible for Europe

21.06.2022 ENERGY MARKETS  Europe scrambles to secure Middle East LNG / TotalEnergies set to lead expansion of Qatar's North Field

20.06.2022 RAW MATERIALS  Decline in gas deliveries to Germany, France, Italy / Rome considers emergency measures

20.06.2022 WORLD ECONOMY  IFW Kiel: High prices, bottlenecks slow recovery / Global GDP outlook revised lower/ Record order backlog at German industrial firms

More news...

Production and Engineering

23.06.2022 KRAIBURG TPE TPE compound for cosmetics applications

23.06.2022 AMPACET NIR-detectable masterbatch for black flexible applications

13.06.2022 SABIC UK label manufacturer uses PP made from ocean-bound plastics

13.06.2022 WALKI Finnish group launches recyclable materials for packaging of frozen foods

10.06.2022 RESEARCH  Scientists use UV light to break down plastics / Incorporating sugar in PLA increases biodegradation

More news...

Industry

24.06.2022 PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY Stunning blow for GKV: assembly of delegates excludes TecPart from the association / Departing President Roth: “irreconcilable differences” / Election of new president failed

24.06.2022 PLASTICS WASTE  OECD: plastic waste volumes could nearly triple by 2060 / Rate of resin consumption to outpace other materials

24.06.2022 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT USA SUP ban for national parks / State of Rhode Island opens chemical recycling facilities / Ongoing debates

23.06.2022 PLASTICS RECYCLING UK Indigo first plastics recycler to join Sustainably Sourced Plastic scheme

21.06.2022 RECYCLASS European recycling accreditation service approves two more packaging products from Belgium and Thailand

More news...

© 2001-2022 Plasteurope.com  |  Imprint  |  Privacy  |  Cookie settings

Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry. It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe, one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry. We offer daily updated business news and reports, in-depth market analysis, polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry, including a suppliers guide, career opportunities, a trade name directory and videos.

News | Polymer Prices | Material Databases | Plastics Exchange | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Trade Names | Videos | Associations & Institutions | Register | Advertising