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Latest european plastics news

Companies

23.05.2019 LOGOPLASTE  UK expansion for Portuguese packaging manufacturer

23.05.2019 SAFIC-ALCAN French distributor opens subsidiary in Greece

22.05.2019 GAIL  Another Indian group expands polypropylene production / New integrated facility to start up by 2024

22.05.2019 GREINER  Expansion at headquarters complete / Polyurethane foam production to increase in Hungary

22.05.2019 FIRESTONE BUILDING PRODUCTS Start of production of PIR insulation boards in Germany / First plant in Europe

21.05.2019 INEOS Acquisition of Cristal North America closes / Tronox and Venator in legal dispute

20.05.2019 PLAYMOBIL Toy production in Malta under expansion / Over EUR 60m invested since 2017 / Focus on automation

20.05.2019 LIQUI-BOX  Owner Olympus plans merger with DS Smith's plastic packaging activities / Investor acquires US tank manufacturer

20.05.2019 LANXESS  Q1 earnings up / Sales contract due to weak automotive industry / New board member for Specialty Additives

20.05.2019 DKSH Swiss distributor markets Huntsman's MDI in India

17.05.2019 POLYPLASTICS Launch of POM grade / Enhanced sliding and creep properties

17.05.2019 ASAHI KASEI  European headquarters moving to Düsseldorf harbour

16.05.2019 BASF  New "Verbund" site in Zhanjiang to include polyamide and TPU facilities / Additional information surfaces

16.05.2019 EXXONMOBIL  Doubling of TPE production capacity in UK completed / New US facility for TPO and LAO

16.05.2019 ROMPA Dutch group acquires plastic precision components maker ITB

16.05.2019 MILACRON "Uniloy" blow moulding machines to be bought by Osgood Capital and Cyprium Investment / Brian Marston appointed CEO

16.05.2019 PENTAGON PLASTICS UK injection moulding and tooling group rebrands

15.05.2019 OMV Partnership with Borealis extended in Austria / Synergies for “ReOil” chemical recycling plant

15.05.2019 BASELL ORLEN  PP expansion completed in Poland

15.05.2019 LOTTE  USD 3.1 bn Lake Charles hub inaugurated / MEG plant called biggest in US / Joint cracker with Westlake

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People

23.05.2019 RÖCHLING Executive board member and head of Automotive is leaving company due to “strategic differences”

07.05.2019 SCHUR FLEXIBLES Michael Schernthaner appointed CEO of films producer

30.04.2019 GRAMMER Thorsten Seehars to become CEO of automotive OEM

25.04.2019 ELIX POLYMERS David Castaneda is new CEO of ABS manufacturer

16.04.2019 CELANESE Lori Ryerkerk to become new CEO

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Markets

23.05.2019 CHINA  Plans to add major new PP capacities in the next two years / Significant reduction of import dependency expected

21.05.2019 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Styrene: Explosion disrupts Hanwha Total's production in South Korea

21.05.2019 GLASS FIBRE PRODUCTS  GlassFibreEurope again takes action against dumping by Chinese producers / EU starts investigation / CPIC and Jushi concerned

17.05.2019 FRANCE  Plastics processing sales set a record in 2018 / Profitability of companies weak in a European comparison / Great hopes for recyclate / Voluntary initiatives versus national roadmap

14.05.2019 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Olefins: Sabic declares force majeure on production from "Olefins 4" cracker in Geleen / Unknown impact on PE and PP production

13.05.2019 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Rigid plastic packaging recycling capacity totals 1.7m t / Largest national shares in Italy and Germany

10.05.2019 US / CHINA  World awaits outcome of trade talks / Washington threatens to lift import tariffs to 25% / Plastic packaging and appliances may be affected

07.05.2019 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Polypropylene: Braskem declares force majeure on production in Schkopau

07.05.2019 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PP: LyondellBasell declares FM on "Clyrell" copolymer production in Ferrara

07.05.2019 RECYCLING FRANCE  SRP members produce over 435,000 t of recycled plastics in 2018 / Improvements needed to meet target of recycling 100% of French plastics

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Production and Engineering

20.05.2019 TUPPERWARE Sabic's polymers from post-consumer waste used in plastic household goods / Reusable on-the-go coffee cups

17.05.2019 EVONIK Radiopaque PEEK material for medical implant technology

09.05.2019 BIOPLASTICS  EUBP disputes basis of UK plastic bag study / Results throw doubt on biodegradability performance / Need for clearer labelling and certification

09.05.2019 HENKEL Detergent and cosmetics packaging made entirely of recyclate / “Social Plastic” rPET in collaboration with Plastic Bank

08.05.2019 AMCOR Launch of recyclable flexible polyolefin film for food and non-food packaging

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Industry

23.05.2019 EU PLASTICS STRATEGY Formal adoption of single-use plastics directive by European Council

22.05.2019 BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION Martin Althorpe elected as next president

22.05.2019 PLASTICSEUROPE / EPCA European Youth Debating Competition: Discussions on energy, climate protection and plastics

21.05.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Launch of global waste alliance "Prevent" / "Waste is a raw material and not garbage"

20.05.2019 PET RECYCLING UK  Scottish government publishes details of deposit return scheme

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