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17.10.2016 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Isocyanates: Covestro's force majeure on MDI and TDI likely to remain in place until December

17.10.2016 TURKEY  Plastics processing production reaches 8.6m t in 2015 / Need to increase added value identified / PAGEV sets up EUR 20.6m centre of excellence near Istanbul

14.10.2016 UBE  Significant PA 6 capacity increase in Spain / Added volumes due on stream in 2018

14.10.2016 MECAPLAST  Acquisition of US automotive OEM Key Plastics / Deal includes plants in Germany, Portugal and the Czech Republic

14.10.2016 DUPONT  First European “Zytel HNP” PPA plant starts / High performance automotive applications

13.10.2016 UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY  British Plastics Federation outlines priorities for Brexit talks / Single market access “crucial” / Converters depend on EU for polymer / Some 40% of plastics firms foreign-owned

13.10.2016 COVESTRO  PC capacity in Shanghai doubled / EUR 3 bn investment programme for global PC headquarters wrapped up

13.10.2016 TOTAL  Surface finishing technology specialist Atotech sold to investor Carlyle

13.10.2016 AIROPACK  Dispenser production to be relocated from Switzerland to The Netherlands / Acquisition costs push dispenser manufacturer into the red

12.10.2016 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Global demand for functional additives to rise by 6% per year to 2021 / Slower growth forecast for barrier coatings / Smithers Pira report

12.10.2016 MANALI PETROCHEMICALS  Acquisition of British PU systems house Notedome for EUR 15m / Expansion downstream

12.10.2016 FICOSA  Cooperation with majority shareholder Panasonic on development of smart rear view mirror / EUR 50m order to produce unit incorporating credit card slot for toll payments

11.10.2016 NOVAMONT  Renewable BDO plant starts up at Bottrighe / Output 70% higher than planned / Products claimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 56% / Genomatica technology

11.10.2016 HIGH BARRIER FILMS  Growth rates expected to exceed those of general food packaging film / Applications differ greatly according to world region / AMI report

11.10.2016 BASF  Joint venture with Avantium for FDCA and PEF / Synvina to develop markets for PEF films and bottles / Technology to be licensed

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