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Latest european plastics news

Companies

28.01.2020 SILGAN  Binding offer to acquire dispensing business from Albéa for USD 900m / Pumps and caps for global beauty markets

28.01.2020 ORBIA  Previous Mexichem group analysing strategic alternatives for PVC division / Processing apparently not affected

28.01.2020 REHAU  Plant at Austrian site of Neulengbach set to close / Relocation of micro-cable conduit production to Eastern Europe / Short-time working at three automotive sites

28.01.2020 REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS Packaging group launches initial public offering on Nasdaq / IPO could raise at least USD 1.18 bn

28.01.2020 GE HEALTHCARE 3D printing centre opened in Sweden / New plant to produce single-use kits for cell processing

28.01.2020 CONZZETA  Agreement to sell Schmid Rhyner to German Altana / Focus on sheet metal processing

27.01.2020 COCA-COLA  Customers like using plastic bottles, says sustainability head at WEF / New partnership with “Benioff Ocean Initiative” to clean up polluted rivers

27.01.2020 CARCLO  Shares trading again after group publishes delayed interim results / Sale of remaining Wipac activities

27.01.2020 AKRO-PLASTIC  Groundbreaking ceremony for compounding plant in China / Production expected to start in 2021

24.01.2020 MSK New plant for utility vehicle cabins in Slovakia

23.01.2020 BIESTERFELD Distribution of DuPont's polymers in CIS region

23.01.2020 WOODWARD / HEXCEL Aircraft suppliers pool competencies / Group sales would reach USD 5 bn

22.01.2020 NESTLE  EUR 2 bn investment plans to hike use of recycled plastics

22.01.2020 BASF Debottlenecking of antioxidants plant in Italy

22.01.2020 CROMWELL POLYTHENE Acquisition of Moorgreen Flexible Packaging

21.01.2020 OMYA ALGOL Distribution of Sukano's masterbatches in Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia

21.01.2020 SONOCO Acquisition of healthcare packaging and medical device thermoformer TEQ

21.01.2020 VICTREX JV with Yingkou Xingfu to build PEEK plant in China

20.01.2020 O.M.G.  Italian machinery manufacturer plans production in the US / Consequence of import tariffs

20.01.2020 GRUPA AZOTY Polyamide compounding up and running in Poland

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People

27.01.2020 COVESTRO Leadership changes in North America / Haakan Jonsson succeeds Jerry MacCleary as chairman of the board

24.01.2020 INOVYN Geir Tuft is new CEO of European PVC market leader

24.01.2020 DOMO  Appointment of Yves Bonte as new CEO / Solvay PA acquisition nears completion

08.01.2020 ENGEL Paul Caprio becomes new head of North America branch / Move from KraussMaffei

02.01.2020 RÖCHLING Boris Fröhlich new CEO of Medical division

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Markets

24.01.2020 POLYURETHANE  European flexible foam production could see “make or break” year / Weaker demand of late / China subdued in global comparison / Rigid foams make up ground

23.01.2020 CHINA  Ban on single-use plastics starting in 2020 / Production of household items containing microbeads to end this year

22.01.2020 PLASTIC PACKAGING EU commissioner Sinkevicius calls for a blanket ban / German and EU converters associations question environmental impact

22.01.2020 TURKEY  Agricultural plastics output and demand set to slip in 2019 / Reversal of past five years / Foreign trade continues to climb

21.01.2020 WORLD TRADE  US and China sign agreement in trade conflict / Import duties still in place

17.01.2020 PET  Fibre applications compensate for overall slowdown / Surplus tendency with paraxylene / PTA more balanced / Excessive increase in MEG capacities

16.01.2020 PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING  US reprocessing flat as exports fall / Industry and government driving reuse

10.01.2020 PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA  ARA achieves record result / Plastic packaging collection continues to grow

09.01.2020 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY  Global stagnation / “The road will be steep, stony and arduous” / New boss of German association receives support from the industry / Favourite cities for IAA to be named by end of January

06.01.2020 LOGISTICS Drastic increase in free capacity for European road freight transport

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Production and Engineering

24.01.2020 CCL INDUSTRIES Floating labels aim to improve PET recycling rate

09.01.2020 ALBIS  Compounds developed for fuel cell applications

07.01.2020 POLYPLASTICS Development of blister-resistant liquid crystal polymer grades

06.01.2020 BASF Next-generation "Basotect UF+" insulating foam grade available

20.12.2019 STORA ENSO  Pilot plant for PEF precursor in Belgium / Renewable packaging materials

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Industry

28.01.2020 ASSOCIATIONS Thorsten Muschal next president of CLEPA

27.01.2020 CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU parliament approves "Green Deal" / MEPs find goals too timid

23.01.2020 ITALY  Plastic tax on single-use packaging set to be in effect this year

23.01.2020 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  ECHA adds four new SVHC candidates to list / All are used with polymers

13.01.2020 EU TRADE Bilateral agreement with Singapore in effect / Basis for further ASEAN trade pacts

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