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Europe

20.03.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Coca-Cola and other major brands disclose plastic packaging production figures / Businesses across value chain commit to reducing plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP report

20.03.2019 POLYMER PRICES  Engineering Recyclate March 2019: Weak volume calls from automotive industry depress prices / Some further discounts in April

20.03.2019 BASF  Further expansion at German site being mooted / Possible construction of plant for battery materials

20.03.2019 INEOS PP-based composite added to portfolio / Automotive surface applications

19.03.2019 PIE SPOT PRICE MONITOR  Upward trend in olefins pushing up polymers

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North America

20.03.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Coca-Cola and other major brands disclose plastic packaging production figures / Businesses across value chain commit to reducing plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP report

20.03.2019 DUPONT Expansion of polyimide film production in US / More global capacity planned

18.03.2019 DISPOSABLE GLOVES  Health and safety awareness drives global demand / Vinyl market to grow by 7.9% per year to 2025 / Grand View Research report

15.03.2019 POLYETHYLENE  PE imports from the US gaining steam / Impact on European producer margins / Vast majority of new capacity still to come / Noticeable decline in imports since January 2019

14.03.2019 POLYMER PRICES  North America February 2019: Most markets in a rollover / Producers unable to push through hikes for PE, PVC or PS / PP still weak / Engineering plastics prices stable / Increases expected in March

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Australia

06.03.2019 IFCO Brambles sells reusable plastic container specialist to Triton and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

20.02.2019 KURARAY Plantic's bio-based high-barrier packaging wins award in South Korea

13.02.2019 AMCOR European Commission approves takeover of Bemis / Divestment of three plants in Ireland and UK required

09.11.2018 JACOBS ENGINEERING US contractor sells petchem division to Australian competitor / WorleyParsons signs contract for Sabic's production sites in Europe

27.09.2018 AMCOR Eric Roegner to become president of Rigid Plastics division

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Asia

20.03.2019 MITSUI CHEMICALS Expansion of glass fibre-reinforced PP in China / Demand rising for replacing metal in cars

19.03.2019 POLYETHYLENE HDPE 100: Iran now has its own catalysts for production

18.03.2019 POLYESTER MARKETS  India's Haldia plans large complex for feedstocks PX and PTA / USD 4 bn investments

15.03.2019 RÖCHLING Expansion of sheet production in India / Further investments planned

14.03.2019 INDIA  Restrictions on plastics waste imports / Special economic zones included / Other loopholes closed / Shortage of recycling capacity

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South America

22.02.2019 BRASKEM Start-up of demo plant for renewable MEG in Denmark / Collaboration with Haldor Topsøe on “Mosaik” process for PET feedstock

21.02.2019 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  PP: Braskem lifts force majeure at Wesseling facility

15.02.2019 GRUPO LANTERO Coexpan subsidiary buys BO Packaging Chile / Extended presence in South America

14.02.2019 COMPOSITES Erika Bernardino Aprá to head industry association Almaco / Brazilian market less dynamic than expected

07.02.2019 LYONDELLBASELL  Sales rise 13% led by Advanced Polymer business / Net income falls nearly 4% on non-US Olefins and Polyolefins / Braskem deal delayed

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Africa

27.02.2019 LEGO Toymaker opens division head office in Dubai / Coverage of 68 markets in Middle East and Africa

22.02.2019 PLASTIC FANTASTIC East African litter turned into seaworthy boat

19.02.2019 SASOL LLDPE plant starts up in Louisiana / Cracker and LDPE line to follow in 2019

18.02.2019 INDORAMA Purchase agreement to take over Bevpak (Nigeria) / PET preforms and closures production

08.02.2019 TRADE FAIRS "Plastprintpack Ethiopia 2019" to be held in May / Domestic consumption of plastics rising

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