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Latest european plastics news

Companies

26.02.2021 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PA 6.6: Ascend declares force majeure for precursor ACN in the US

26.02.2021 COVESTRO  Demand recovers in second half of 2020 / Overall sales decline nearly 14% / 2021 earnings seen sharply higher / Polycarbonates show lone rise in profit

26.02.2021 PREZERO  First products made with reclaimed packaging waste / Belgian sorting operations underway / Integration of Swedish operations from Suez

26.02.2021 WALKI Installation of 10-colour flexo press in Poland

25.02.2021 BRASKEM  Polyolefin producer expands production of bio-based ethylene in Brazil / Investment of EUR 50m

25.02.2021 ELIX POLYMERS Circular economy operations consolidated under new brand

25.02.2021 ARKEMA  Further PVDF capacity planned in China

25.02.2021 LOYAL  Taiwanese group to build second EPS plant in Northern China

25.02.2021 ADLER PELZER Acquisition of Faurecia acoustic unit / Eight plants in Europe could change hands

25.02.2021 ZKW Austrian headlight manufacturer to open development offices in Czech Republic and China / Sales decline by 17.6%

24.02.2021 COCA-COLA  Beverage behemoth to test paper bottles in Hungary / Cooperation with Alpla and BillerudKorsnäs

24.02.2021 ALPA EUR 250m to be spent for recycling operations / Expansion and international push

24.02.2021 DSM  Materials segment suffers / Sale of divisions to Covestro expected by July

24.02.2021 K.D. FEDDERSEN German firm to supply PA 6.6 from Ascend

24.02.2021 PALSGAARD Danish plant-based additives producer adds capacity to meet strong demand

24.02.2021 CDS  Italian closure firm continues to expand / Acquisition of Poland's Viki Plast

23.02.2021 HUBER  Additive manufacturer raises prices for “Kemgard” smoke suppressants

23.02.2021 SUMIKA POLYMER COMPOUNDS  PP compounding subsidiary to be built in Poland

23.02.2021 PLAYMOBIL German toy manufacturer reports decline in sales / Big slump in Southern Europe / Turnover well below industry average

23.02.2021 ELECTROLUX 2020 marked by extreme fluctuations / Cautious outlook for Europe

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People

22.02.2021 UPONOR President and CEO Jyri Luomakoski to leave the pipe manufacturer / 2020 best year since financial crisis in 2008

02.02.2021 LEGO Colette Burke appointed new CCO / Vacancy in digital department also filled recently

01.02.2021 NELIPAK Pat Chambliss appointed new CEO

26.01.2021 ORBIA CEO Daniel Martínez-Valle steps down / Sameer Bharadwaj announced successor

19.01.2021 KRAUSSMAFFEI Bharat Sharma is the new VP of Asia-Pacific region

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Markets

26.02.2021 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS USA  Slow restart of polymer production / Problems from frost damage, shortage of spare parts and supply-chain failures

26.02.2021 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Antioxidants: BASF declares force majeure on DTBP

26.02.2021 POLYURETHANE  Maintenance at BASF and Sadara in March / Tight availability narrowed further

26.02.2021 PRINTING INKS Thinking outside the box: manufacturers are under pressure / Prices for titanium dioxide explode

23.02.2021 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  ABS: Ineos Styrolution declares force majeure for specialities from Cologne

23.02.2021 PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY  GKV reports declines in polymer volumes and turnover / Profound change in raw material supply imminent / Roth: “Recyclate quotas cannot be enforced as in a planned economy”

22.02.2021 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Vestolit declares force majeure for PVC in Central America / Material also in short supply in Europe

22.02.2021 ABS  Prices approach new all-time high / No relief until at least May / European feedstock supply not running smoothly / Significantly lower impact of Chinese New Year also a contributing factor

22.02.2021 PLASTICS RECYCLING  PRE-Eunomia study highlights key measures to improve rigid HDPE and PP collection and recycling / Need for better data in supply chain

19.02.2021 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  DuPont declares force majeure on polyamides, PPA, PBT worldwide / Deliveries stopped / BASF USA also cuts back

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Production and Engineering

19.02.2021 RESEARCH Fluorescent markers: Demon project for improved plastics recycling completed / Higher prices for better qualities

17.02.2021 BADA Compounder expands portfolio of high-temperature polyamides

15.02.2021 SOLVAY Lab launched with Italy's Leonardo to develop composites / Applications sought for aerospace

04.02.2021 PRO-PAC OSTENDORF PLASTIC Mono-MAP tray for meat needs no absorbent pad / Investment in the lower seven-figure euro range

03.02.2021 SIRMAX Compounder adds four grades to bio-compounds portfolio

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Industry

25.02.2021 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT As You Sow files shareholder proposals with 10 consumer goods giants to reduce plastics use / Call for sustained commitments / Urgent new findings from EMF report

24.02.2021 STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS Collaboration with PRE to offer reciprocal membership / Move aims to advance take-up of recycled PS

23.02.2021 CEFLEX Market potential for new flexible packaging recycling process / Recyclate quality suitable to replace virgin polymer grades

23.02.2021 ISOPA Herman Motmans elected new president

18.02.2021 PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA North American country joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation's global “Plastics Pact” / Commitment towards zero plastic-waste economy by 2025

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