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Latest european plastics news

Companies

29.11.2021 BRIDGEWOOD PLASTICS  Blaze hits UK processing shop / Major incident declared

29.11.2021 EGEPLAST  Pipe maker to take full ownership of Swedish rival

29.11.2021 POLYPLASTICS Two “Renatus” glass-fibre reinforced PET grades introduced / Automotive applications

26.11.2021 PLASTCHEM  More compounding lines at new Dutch site

26.11.2021 NORNER R&D headquarters in Norway completed / Collaboration along plastics value chain

25.11.2021 UPDATE - OWENS CORNING  Options for short glass fibres operations could include sale / Materials used to reinforce plastic compounds

25.11.2021 IKEA Consumer plastic packaging to be eliminated by 2028 / Polymers may still be used to package food

25.11.2021 CELANESE  Collaboration with semi-finished goods manufacturer to develop POM with recycled content / Q3 sales and profits soar

25.11.2021 LANXESS  More Chinese compounding capacity for PA, PBT / News follows plans to hive off high performance materials

25.11.2021 LEONI German cable manufacturer still in the red / Losses diminished considerably

25.11.2021 PLASTIVALOIRE Car industry weakness hits French processor in Q4 / Turnover, earnings show strong growth for the year

24.11.2021 NOVA CHEMICALS  EUR 1.75 bn investment in PCR / Projects with CNG and GreenMantra

24.11.2021 FAURECIA Hella takeover offer expires / Stock ownership hits 79.5%

24.11.2021 ARKEMA  More PVDF production in France / Research centre for battery materials

24.11.2021 ALPLA Asia-Pacific head office in Singapore from 2022 / Fourth sustainability report presented

24.11.2021 POLIBAK More capacity for metallised BOPP film

23.11.2021 EASTMAN  Price hikes for PVB films / Plans for surcharges due to higher energy, logistics costs

23.11.2021 REPOL  Spanish compounder increases capacity / New extruder from Coperion

23.11.2021 GRUPA AZOTY  Expansion of PA compounding / Additional extruder from Feddem

23.11.2021 TEKNOPANEL  Turkish EPS processor to erect Balkan production facility / North Macedonian plant to primarily supply local region

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People

06.10.2021 TRINSEO Francesca Reverberi becomes new senior VP and chief sustainability officer

28.09.2021 AAGE VESTERGAARD LARSEN Management change at Danish plastics recycler / New line for post-consumer waste

03.09.2021 W.R. GRACE Bob Patel to take over as CEO from 2022

01.09.2021 RÖCHLING CEO set for quick exit / Move unexpected / Interim successor pulled from advisory board

27.08.2021 LYONDELLBASELL CEO Patel announces retirement / Exit possibly linked to deadly accident

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Markets

26.11.2021 WASTE MANAGEMENT USA  Environmental Protection Agency's strategy to improve municipal solid waste recycling / Plastics provisions in US infrastructure law

26.11.2021 RECYCLING UK  Recoup calls for greater collection and reclaim efforts

26.11.2021 PACKAGING AND E-COMMERCE Online retail giant Amazon to reduce plastic packaging in Germany / French postal service selects reusable plastic bags

25.11.2021 LOGISTICS  Rhine river's low water levels continue / Container freight rates stagnate across the board

24.11.2021 CHEMICALS AND CLIMATE  Decarbonisation of cement, chemicals, steel sectors could halve industrial emissions / Three levels of solutions in focus / Lux Research report

24.11.2021 LABELLING  Labels markets set for 3% annual growth through 2026 / Pressure-sensitive types to outpace wet glue / Sleeves poised to increase market share / Smithers report

23.11.2021 PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY Fast-food giants hop on sustainability bandwagon / McDonald's to replace Happy Meal toys / Burger King tests reduced-paper packaging

22.11.2021 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY  Reliability in short supply: Trust wanes among industry players / Dearth of raw materials burdens 2021 car production / Situation to first improve as late as 2024

19.11.2021 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  MDI: BorsodChem declares force majeure in Hungary / Backwards integration with aniline stalled

18.11.2021 LOGISTICS  Christmas has come and gone on the world's oceans / Container freight rates soften / Hapag-Lloyd boss Jansen expects slight easing in 2022

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Production and Engineering

29.11.2021 ANTOLIN Headliner substrate made of waste plastics, tyres

29.11.2021 SABIC “Noryl” polyols and “Superflow Ultem” resins for BiTS

26.11.2021 RESEARCH Spanish tech centre to study circular economy for composites / Focus on turbine, aeronautic components

23.11.2021 WESTLAKE Vinnolit launches lower-carbon “GreenVin” PVC / Second such product in 2021

19.11.2021 STARK PARTNER  Polish packaging producer to switch from PS to PP

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Industry

29.11.2021 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Virgin plastics use may have peaked for brands, retailers: EMF / Top consumer goods firms show more recycled content in packaging / Global Commitment 2021 Progress Report

29.11.2021 MARINE LITTER Volume of rubbish found on UK beaches falls / Plastics waste remains a problem / Great British Beach Clean survey

18.11.2021 SCOTLAND Ban of several single-use plastic items / Plastic straws exempted “under special circumstances”

18.11.2021 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Winners of “Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2021” announced

16.11.2021 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Coca-Cola, PepsiCo remain top plastics polluters / Break Free From Plastic brand audit report

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