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Latest european plastics news

Companies

18.01.2019 BASF / SOLVAY  EU green lights polyamide deal / Required conditions outlined for the first time

18.01.2019 LOTTE / BP  USD 175m expansion at Ulsan up to 2020 / VAM capacity to double

18.01.2019 CC POLYMERS JV of Indorama, Alpek and Far Eastern closes acquisition of PET complex in Corpus Christi

18.01.2019 ULTRAPOLYMERS Marketing of Ineos Styrolution's complete portfolio across German-speaking Europe / Distribution agreement extended

17.01.2019 INEOS  New cracker and PDH facilities confirmed at port of Antwerp / Jim Ratcliffe says decline of petrochemicals in Europe to be reversed

17.01.2019 GRUPO ANTOLIN Acquisition of minority stake in Spain's Walter Pack / Partnership for car interior lighting components

17.01.2019 PLASTIC OMNIUM French group completes sale of environment division / Focus on automotive business

17.01.2019 WESTLAKE  Purchase of French PVC compounder Nakan completed

16.01.2019 CELANESE Acquisition of Indian compounder Next Polymers completed

16.01.2019 CARCLO Technical plastics specialist's 2018 profits below expectations / Production problems at UK group being addressed / CEO moves over to beef up recovery plan

16.01.2019 GURIT  Swiss company plans to sell composite components business / Operating profit for fiscal 2018 revised down

16.01.2019 KURARAY JV with PTT and Sumitomo proceeds with butadiene derivatives plant in Thailand / Adjacent Kuraray MPD project also confirmed

15.01.2019 TREOFAN Jindal's acquisition of BOPP producer creates disturbance / Plant closure?

15.01.2019 ALPEK DAK Americas to buy PET recycling plant in US / New capacity of 45,000 t/y

15.01.2019 RECTICEL New partner in Proseat automotive products JV / Sekisui Plastics to take majority share

14.01.2019 BASF Framework agreement for Guangdong signed / Sustainability embedded in site concept / Wholly-owned cracker will produce 1m t/y of ethylene

14.01.2019 IKEA  Parent company of furniture giant invests in recycling plant in Amsterdam / Facility to use Umincorp's magnetic technology

14.01.2019 ELIX Sale of ABS manufacturer complete / China's Sinochem pays EUR 195m

14.01.2019 FICOSA Extension of facility in Portugal / Cables for automotive industry

11.01.2019 JACKON INSULATION  Price hikes for additional XPS products

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People

18.01.2019 RÖCHLING Michael Brosseau to head US automotive business

16.01.2019 IAC New executive leadership team for automotive supplier / David Pascoe appointed CTO

15.01.2019 HUHTAMAKI Charles Héaulmé appointed next president and CEO of Finnish packaging group

14.01.2019 DOW POLYURETHANES Ana Carolina Haracemiv becomes new head for Europe, Middle East, Africa and India / Polyol plant opened in Thailand

09.01.2019 ARBURG Raffaele Abbruzzetti becomes new subsidiary manager in Italy / Expansion of partnership with Sverital

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Markets

18.01.2019 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PVC: Vestolit resumes supply from Marl / Force majeure remains in effect

18.01.2019 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  Processors sceptical about EU targets for recycled materials usage / Quality issues are still main barrier to usage / EuPC's second survey on recyclate

17.01.2019 PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA New record for ARA waste collection system / Plastic packaging gaining

16.01.2019 UNITED KINGDOM Brexit deal suffers heavy defeat / Plastics companies concerned about no deal / Cefic asks for solution to avoid supply chain disruptions / BPF survey

16.01.2019 PLASTICS INDUSTRY  Global production rises to 348m t / Europe defends its position as second-largest producer / Consumption increases slightly across all countries / Germany still largest processor by far

16.01.2019 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Olefins: Fire at Karpatneftekhim's site in Ukraine

16.01.2019 TURKEY  Medical plastics production and consumption on downtrend / Germany, China and US are top importers and exporters / Trade deficit expected to fall with a rise in exports

15.01.2019 HDPE PIPES  Global sales to grow 5% per year to 2025 / Growing urbanisation boosts demand for water supply pipes / Allied Market Research report

15.01.2019 SHALE GAS  Glitch-plagued Mariner East 2 pipeline now up and running / Third US shale transport route planned / Economic impact study fuels LNG fervour

14.01.2019 PET RECYCLING  PET bottle collection in Europe reached almost 60% in 2017 / Petcore Europe says harmonised collection is needed

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Production and Engineering

18.01.2019 BASF “Ambitious” plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions / Cracker could run on renewable energy

07.01.2019 LATI Antistatic and colourable compound enhances control of electrical properties

03.01.2019 RPC BPI PROTEC New collation shrink film with 30% post-consumer recyclate

02.01.2019 REPSOL First PP grade for gamma radiation sterilisation

20.12.2018 EMS-GRIVORY High hydrolysis resistant PPA for automotive and food applications

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Industry

17.01.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Global alliance of 29 companies aims to help manage plastics waste / Commitments totalling over USD 1 bn

09.01.2019 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  Italy bans sale of plastic cotton swabs at the start of 2019 / More initiatives in other EU countries / Planned and enforced prohibitions and regulations across the globe

08.01.2019 MARINE LITTER New glitch for Ocean Cleanup / End section becomes detached / Vehicle to be towed to Hawaii for damage assessment / Boyan Slat still confident

03.01.2019 PLASTICS STRATEGY EU deal to ban certain single-use plastics clears another legislative hurdle / Measures against marine litter / Industry associations register complaints

21.12.2018 REACH  UK government publishes new guidance in the event of a "no deal" Brexit / Plastics additives industry concerned

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