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Latest european plastics news

Companies

21.10.2021 TOTALENERGIES French group joins US PP recycling initiative

21.10.2021 PLASKOLITE  US profile and sheet maker buys most assets of Israeli competitor Plazit-Polygal

21.10.2021 WIRTHWEIN German processor expands in Poland / Over 100 jobs to be created by 2027

20.10.2021 RECTICEL Follow-up: Greiner criticises Recticel board / Offer for PU foam unit still stands

20.10.2021 REPSOL Officials ink deal for Portuguese polymer project

20.10.2021 EXXONMOBIL First large-scale advanced plastics waste recycling facility to be built in US state of Texas / 500,000 t/y more global recycling capacity planned by 2026

20.10.2021 ARKEMA Plant for bio-based PA 11 powder to be built in China / Sister project for major polymer investment in Singapore

19.10.2021 DOW Countdown to carbon neutrality underway / Net-zero emissions targeted by 2050 / Advanced recycling to pave way for circular plastics

19.10.2021 DSM  Acceleration of programme to cut emissions and carbon footprint / Aim to reach net zero by 2050

18.10.2021 BRASKEM IDESA  Agreement with Pemex to build ethane import terminal in Mexico / Adjustment of ethane supply contract

18.10.2021 MERAXIS  Distribution group establishes independent sales company in China

18.10.2021 BIESTERFELD Distributor again in family hands / Hannover Finanz sells back entire stake

15.10.2021 STARLINGER PET recycling unit installed at India's Srichakra Polyplast / Investment of EUR 8.6m

15.10.2021 ENGEL  Injection moulding machine manufacturer sees dynamic development / Annual turnover expected to be close to pre-crisis level / Risks through material shortages

15.10.2021 EPSILYTE Takeover of StyroChem Canada / Deal creates one of largest EPS producers in North America

14.10.2021 SHELL  Link-up with Pryme on advanced recycling / Two European pyrolysis units planned

14.10.2021 RECTICEL  Business with engineered foams goes to Carpenter / Takeover by Greiner no longer an issue?

14.10.2021 MITSUBISHI POLYESTER FILM BOPET production line planned in Wiesbaden / Third major investment since 2018

13.10.2021 ARBURG  Sales forecast of more than EUR 700m confirmed / Work force to increase to 4,000

13.10.2021 MITSUI CHEMICALS / SKC JV for PU raw materials to be dissolved / Disagreement over future

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People

06.10.2021 TRINSEO Francesca Reverberi becomes new senior VP and chief sustainability officer

28.09.2021 AAGE VESTERGAARD LARSEN Management change at Danish plastics recycler / New line for post-consumer waste

03.09.2021 W.R. GRACE Bob Patel to take over as CEO from 2022

01.09.2021 RÖCHLING CEO set for quick exit / Move unexpected / Interim successor pulled from advisory board

27.08.2021 LYONDELLBASELL CEO Patel announces retirement / Exit possibly linked to deadly accident

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Markets

19.10.2021 PA 6.6  China retains punitive tariffs for US imports / Measures against Europe previously lifted

19.10.2021 RAW MATERIALS GERMANY Economic institute HWWI reports significant rise in energy prices / Index nearly doubles from last year

15.10.2021 POLYURETHANE FOAMS EUROPE  2020 presented a range of challenges / Sharp rise in demand in H2 / Slabstock foam sees almost 4% increase / Higher growth in foam production in Southeast Europe

14.10.2021 LOGISTICS  Finally: freight rates fall for important routes / Containers clog European ports

12.10.2021 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  ABS: Ineos declares force majeure for US plant in Ohio

08.10.2021 LOGISTICS  Waiting for Christmas: Every 10th container ship stuck in a traffic jam / Ports bursting with containers / Heavy parcel flows expected / Prices bring a quantum of solace

07.10.2021 WIND TURBINE BLADES  Siemens Gamesa introduces recyclable blades / Vestas, partners to develop similar technology

01.10.2021 USA  +++ UPDATE +++ Louisiana, Texas still affected by storm damage / Notable rise in resin imports

30.09.2021 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Oxo alcohols: OQ Chemicals declares force majeure for production in Germany

30.09.2021 LOGISTICS  China's Cosco grabs Tollerort container terminal at the Port of Hamburg / UK in dire need of truck drivers / Freight rates plateau

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Production and Engineering

21.10.2021 MONDI Launch of recyclable, mono-material retort pouch / Food and wet pet food applications

20.10.2021 PLASTICS AND RESEARCH  Recycling process uses mechanisms that occur naturally in proteins / Another technology converts waste to carbon nanotubes

18.10.2021 POLYPLASTICS Entry into long-fibre segment with “Plastron” grades / Cellulose LFT under development

18.10.2021 SOLVAY PEEK grade selected by Malema for flow meters used in Covid-19 vaccine production

14.10.2021 EXXONMOBIL “Exceed XP 7” LDPE grades target high-performance film applications

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Industry

21.10.2021 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  UK research links plastics pollution and climate change / Three ways the crises connect / Call on global policymakers for joint approach to combined threat

20.10.2021 FRANCE  Ban on plastic packaging for wide range of fresh produce starts in 2022 / 20% reduction in SUP packaging by 2025 planned

15.10.2021 FAKUMA German trade show with masks: 27th fair in Friedrichshafen / Restart after one-year pandemic break / More time for discussions with 25% fewer exhibitors / Focus turns to K 2022

14.10.2021 RECYCLASS Certification of first products with recycled content

12.10.2021 FAKUMA German plastics trade fair begins / 1,470 exhibitors from 39 countries expected / PIE and sister publications in attendance

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