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Companies

23.08.2017 BASF  Acquisition of Innofil3D / Next step along the 3D printing value chain

23.08.2017 BRASKEM  Large-scale PE plant in Mexico sales help lift H1 results / Debottlenecking of PP plants in Germany

23.08.2017 TRELLEBORG New plant for sealing business in Denmark

23.08.2017 HBPO Two new plants in Mexico / Million-dollar investments in North America / Product portfolio extended

22.08.2017 BISCHOF + KLEIN  Expansion of capacities in Germany / Films and packaging specialist celebrates 125th anniversary

22.08.2017 POLYTEC  Telford paint shop on track to open in Q1 2018 / EBITDA for first half of 2017 rises nearly 37%

22.08.2017 GRAF Foundation stone laid for PE recycling plant in Germany / Sorting of dark-coloured plastics / Backward integration

22.08.2017 INNOVIA High-speed film with wide sealing range launched / New BOPP products widen application and market possibilities

22.08.2017 REHAU Pipe supply agreement with Aquatherm in UK

21.08.2017 SABIC  Shell's shares in joint venture Sadaf taken over / Deal completed

21.08.2017 ATHLONE EXTRUSIONS Irish sheet manufacturer acquired by Swiss firm Schweiter Technologies

21.08.2017 FAINPLAST Italian compounder expands capacity for halogen-free flame-retardant compounds

21.08.2017 TEKNOR APEX German compounding capacity expanded / New products in the market from 2018

21.08.2017 ERGIS New stretch film line operating in Poland / Expansion plans for German subsidiary MKF

18.08.2017 BOREALIS Quarterly profit down along with higher sales / Declining polyolefin margins

18.08.2017 FIBERLINE COMPOSITES Joint venture formed with Schöck to boost use of glass fibre in concrete reinforcement / New plant in Germany to start up in 2019

18.08.2017 PHILLIPS CARBON BLACK Indian carbon black producer expands capacity

18.08.2017 FOAMPARTNER Sale of share in joint venture Woodbridge FoamPartner / High raw material costs push down half-year EBIT

17.08.2017 GABRIEL-CHEMIE  New EUR 3.7m masterbatch hub in Russia planned / Strong regional demand

17.08.2017 NPC  Iranian firm acquires propylene licence from Air Liquide for Lurgi's MTP process

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People

22.08.2017 RÖCHLING Hanns-Peter Knaebel to become new CEO / Ludger Bartels will retire at the end of 2017

17.08.2017 LEGO  Change of management after eight months / Christiansen to become CEO of the toy company in October

14.08.2017 GORENJE Franjo Bobinac to remain CEO of Slovenian appliances maker until 2023

10.08.2017 RKW Board member Matthias Kaufmann to leave plastic film manufacturer

07.08.2017 AVERY DENNISON US manufacturer appoints Pascale Wautelet as vice president of R&D in EMEA / Label & Graphic Materials division

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Markets

23.08.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  MDI: BorsodChem lifts force majeure in Hungary

23.08.2017 US PACKAGING FILMS  PET growth to outpace major resins / Rising barrier requirements in food applications drives demand / Strong growth in pharmaceuticals market / Freedonia report

21.08.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  POM: Force majeure in effect for some compound grades from BASF / Bottlenecks continue

21.08.2017 THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUNDS  Metals substitution drives global consumption / Asia-Pacific accounted for half of demand in 2016 / Auto applications lifted by fuel efficiency regulations / Grand View Research report

18.08.2017 GLASS FIBRE MARKET  European producers see threat if EU drops Chinese anti-dumping duties on open mesh fabric

17.08.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  MDI: BorsodChem declares force majeure on deliveries from Hungary

17.08.2017 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PET: JBF disconnects plant in Belgium / Liquidity problems / UAE production also set to stop

17.08.2017 PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA ARA collected 534,000 t of separated waste in first half of 2017 / Collection volumes grew for all materials

16.08.2017 AUTOMOTIVE FILMS MARKET  Global demand driven by expanding car production / Consumers prefer protective wraps and greater comfort / Grand View Research report

15.08.2017 PLASTICS APPLICATIONS  Security printing market set for growth / Polymer banknotes gain credibility / Smithers Pira report

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Production and Engineering

23.08.2017 BIO-FED Biobased PA 6.10 compounds added to portfolio

16.08.2017 BIOPLASTICS Spanish Aitiip Technology Centre to develop bio-additives for plastic bottles from plants / Part of EU's “LIFE” programme

10.08.2017 LANXESS New PBT compound for electric car battery components / Joint development with Hella

09.08.2017 MONDI Water-soluble films introduced for packaging / Applications in home care and agricultural industries

07.08.2017 HOLLAND COLOURS Launch of colourant for PET packaging

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Industry

16.08.2017 NESTLE Collaboration with UK town turns plastic bottles into benches / Launch of global campaign aimed at improving recycling

16.08.2017 SPE Russell Broome to step down as managing director

09.08.2017 CARRIER BAGS Tesco phases out 5p plastic bags / Recyclate “bags for life” to cost 10p

07.08.2017 COLOMBIA  National plastic bag fee introduced in July / Follow-up to awareness and recycling campaign

31.07.2017 COSTA RICA  National initiative to replace single-use plastics with renewables by 2021

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