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Latest european plastics news

Companies

22.07.2019 OKNOPLAST Expansion of window profiles facility in Kraków

22.07.2019 AKWEL More capacity for automotive hoses in Turkey / Supply to Ford, Renault and Jaguar

22.07.2019 TORAY Production plant for battery separator film planned in Hungary

22.07.2019 ECONCORE Partnership with Ultrapolymers and DuFor / Recycled PET honeycomb core

19.07.2019 HENGLI World's largest catalytic PDH plant onstream in China / PP capacity surge

19.07.2019 EMS  Economic slowdown and trade conflicts dampen sales growth in H1 / Flat EBIT forecast for 2019

19.07.2019 NORDMANN Distributor of Kolon Plastic's thermoplastic copolyester elastomers

19.07.2019 HUHTAMAKI European court dismisses appeal against anti-competitive ruling

18.07.2019 VINMAR  Appointment of Talke for US logistics contract / Acquisition of polyolefins distributor Alpheus in Mexico

18.07.2019 TETRA PAK EUR 120m factory starts up in Vietnam

18.07.2019 NOVARES OEM supplier inaugurates second production hall in Czech Republic

18.07.2019 CHEN HSONG Among the leading Chinese injection moulding machinery makers / Footprint expands in Europe

18.07.2019 HEXCEL / ARKEMA Composites consortium secures funds of EUR 6m with Bpifrance / Lightweight materials for aerospace, automotive, oil and gas

17.07.2019 KOMPUESTOS Spanish compounder plans to expand / Compostable resins for single-use applications

17.07.2019 INEOS  Final go-ahead for 750,000 t cumene plant in Germany / Completion in 2021

17.07.2019 LEONI Automotive supplier considers divesting cable division / Plans for IPO or direct sale

16.07.2019 MILACRON  Hillenbrand plans USD 2 bn acquisition of US engineering group

16.07.2019 KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST Study with Petcore shows rPET can be recycled back into food packaging / Scott Tracey joins as CEO

16.07.2019 GREIF IBC manufacturer adds blow moulding machine in Morocco / Increased output of jerry cans for lubricants market

15.07.2019 RADICI  Strong first-half sales and profit / Stable margins despite sales volume reduction

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People

16.07.2019 PLASTICSEUROPE DEUTSCHLAND Matthias Müller is new head of communications

08.07.2019 IK Martin Engelmann to head German plastic packaging association

05.07.2019 LYONDELLBASELL Ken Lane to become executive VP of Global Olefins & Polyolefins

04.07.2019 PLASTICSEUROPE Executive director Karl-H. Foerster to leave producers' association

24.06.2019 COVESTRO Holly Lei announced as president of Covestro China

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Markets

22.07.2019 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING  Global sales estimated at USD 228 bn in 2019 / Revival in demand for single-use plastics in future / Smithers Pira report

22.07.2019 BIOPLASTICS  Spanish project creates products made with recycled biodegradable plastics / Industrial and post-consumer waste

19.07.2019 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY  Global car sales down 5% in 2019 / Industry faces consolidation and job cuts / Electric vehicles need one third fewer employees / Plastic content in cars above 30% for first time

19.07.2019 BEVERAGE CARTON RECYCLING Manufacturers take charge of recycling post-consumer materials / Groundbreaking ceremony for facility in Germany

17.07.2019 INDIA  Polyamide market sees growing automotive demand / Domestic processors buy around EUR 350m worth of PA polymers and compounds / AWJ report

17.07.2019 3D PRINTING  Global 3D printing materials market for healthcare set to skyrocket / Scarcity of compliant materials a challenge / Design influences print time and cost of parts / Frost & Sullivan and Wohlers reports

16.07.2019 PLASTIC PACKAGING TURKEY  Economic recession hits plastic packaging materials in Q1 2019 and full-year 2018 / Demand, output and imports fall but exports up

15.07.2019 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Polyamide 6: Grupa Azoty declares force majeure on polymer production in Tarnów

15.07.2019 LOGISTICS  Low water levels along Germany's rivers spreading / German minister of transport presents measures to improve navigability of Rhine

12.07.2019 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  YouGov's survey reveals small UK companies have been left behind in battle to cut out disposable plastics / SMEs need support, says litter campaign group

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Production and Engineering

18.07.2019 HUNTSMAN Urethane-based 3D printing materials for footwear

16.07.2019 POLYONE Infrared sortable black masterbatches for packaging

15.07.2019 DUPONT / EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL Thermoplastic vulcanisates for corner automotive seals

10.07.2019 RIVERDALE New additive raises impact resistance of recycled polyolefins

10.07.2019 PERSTORP Launch of renewable version of “Pevalen” non-phthalate plasticiser / Up to 40% renewable content initially

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Industry

22.07.2019 PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA adds four new substances to SVHC list / Two labelled as endocrine disruptors

19.07.2019 PET RECYCLING Petcore Europe launches chemical recycling group

18.07.2019 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  EU general court dismisses PlasticsEurope's BPA challenge / Listing as a SVHC and endocrine disruptor under REACH stands

17.07.2019 PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY Environmental group accuses Henkel of consumer fraud / Definitions of post-industrial and post-consumer recyclate disputed

17.07.2019 ASSOCIATIONS European plastics converters and machinery manufacturers to collaborate on promoting the use of recyclate

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