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Latest european plastics news

Companies

14.12.2018 SABIC Feedstock from chemically recycled plastics for European plants / MoU with UK's Plastic Energy

13.12.2018 CHEVRON PHILLIPS  PX line at Mississippi plant to be shut down at the end of 2018 / Reduction of 10% of North American capacity

13.12.2018 SONATRACH / RÖNESANS  PP plant planned in southern Turkey / Gas supply from Algeria / Earmarked for Turkish feedstock market

13.12.2018 LANXESS German company announces EUR 200m investment for flame retardants production

13.12.2018 RTP Plans for compounding plant in Ireland face local opposition / Protest group readies to appeal planning approval

12.12.2018 BASF  Earnings outlook for 2018 cut / Shipping, automotive and isocyanates pressure

12.12.2018 DS SMITH  UK packaging company plans to exit plastics business / Strong growth for paper and packaging segments

12.12.2018 POLYTEC Austrian automotive supplier awarded major contract from premium carmaker / New plant to be built in South Africa

11.12.2018 ALBIS PLASTIC  New extrusion lines in operation at Chinese compounding plant

11.12.2018 KRAUSSMAFFEI German plastics machinery manufacturer target of ransomware attack / Customer data unaffected / Production impacted

11.12.2018 POLYPIPE Plastic pipes group acquires UK's Manthorpe Building Products

11.12.2018 KRAIBURG TPE Thermoplastic elastomer capacity increase in Malaysia

10.12.2018 BOREALIS PP increase planned in Belgium / Beringen facilities to be converted to "Borstar" and expanded

10.12.2018 CURRENTA  Bayer to unload 60% of Chempark operator / Covestro reportedly uninterested / Private equity investors in focus / Workforce wants to prevent break-up

06.12.2018 LOOP INDUSTRIES Multi-year rPET supply agreements with Coca-Cola and PepsiCo / Chemical recycler's net loss widens in H1 2018

06.12.2018 HANWHA TOTAL PETROCHEMICAL  Plans to expand PP and ethylene capacity in South Korea by end-2020 / USD 500m project complements ongoing ethylene and PE expansion

06.12.2018 TOTAL CORBION PLA  Start-up of commercial PLA plant in Thailand / Boost to global output by nearly 50%

06.12.2018 FREUDENBERG MEDICAL Construction of new manufacturing plant and global HQ in the US

04.12.2018 ANWIL PVC producer considers capacity expansion in Poland

04.12.2018 COVESTRO Stake in DCP increased to 80% / Joint venture with Japan's DIC

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People

13.12.2018 BOREALIS Lucrèce Foufopoulos-De Ridder appointed executive VP Polyolefins and Innovation & Technology

12.12.2018 PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION President and CEO Bill Carteaux passes away

10.12.2018 EUMBC Ampacet's Marc Cornu confirmed as president of masterbatch and compounder association

07.12.2018 AHPI Dimitrios Syrmos elected president of Greek plastics industry association

04.12.2018 EVONIK Joachim Dahm will be new head of Performance Materials division

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Markets

14.12.2018 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PE: Sabic lifts force majeure on supply from Gelsenkirchen

14.12.2018 PLASTICS RECYCLING Taiwan restricting imports of plastics waste

10.12.2018 LOGISTICS  Situation improves along Rhine river / More rainfall imminent / The Netherlands expects improved navigability to ARA region / Polymer production problems should ease

06.12.2018 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PP: Braskem declares force majeure in Germany / Raw material deliveries unexpectedly cancelled

05.12.2018 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  France: Strike suspended at refineries / Trade union negotiations resume

04.12.2018 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Olefins: LyondellBasell shuts down cracker in Germany due to failure

03.12.2018 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PET: Indorama declares force majeure on production in Rotterdam / More technical problems after fire

03.12.2018 TURKEY  Currency crisis stifles polymer imports / Prices soar as lira falls / Markets in calmer waters since September

03.12.2018 UK RECYCLING  Report recommends levy on virgin packaging to boost recyclate demand / Establishment of single producer responsibility organisation proposed / Eunomia report

03.12.2018 FLUOROPOLYMERS  German industry association pro-K sees PTFE prices continuing to rise / Short supply clashes with robust demand

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Production and Engineering

10.12.2018 AMPACET New range of conductive black masterbatches / First branch opened in Morocco

22.11.2018 RESEARCH  Singapore scientists convert PET waste into aerogels / Customisable surface treatments

22.11.2018 BASF Launch of PPA compounds / Suitable for automotive parts

21.11.2018 DSM Thermoplastic copolyester for 3D printing

19.11.2018 KURARAY PVOH market leader launches filaments for 3D printing

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Industry

14.12.2018 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  EU council adopts parliament's lower threshold for PBDE flame retardants / Proposal to review POPs regulation two years after taking effect

14.12.2018 EU CIRCULAR ECONOMY Report outlines technology solutions to meet EU plastics strategy / Joint R&D agenda from EuPC, SusChem, Cefic, PlasticsEurope and ECP4

12.12.2018 PLASTIC PACKAGING Revised guidance to aid design of easy-to-recycle products / Recoup and BPF publication

11.12.2018 NORTH AMERICA  Plastics industry of US, Canada and Mexico applauds "USMCA" trade agreement

10.12.2018 MICROPLASTICS  ECHA shares thoughts on restriction assessment / Dossier to be released in January / Focus on hazards to the environment

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