• Home
• News
  • Companies
  • Materials / Production
  • Markets
  • People
  • Plastic fantastic
  • Industry
  • Events
  • Regions and countries
• Polymer Prices
  • Feedstocks / Aromatics
  • Standard Thermoplastics
  • Engineering Thermoplastics
  • PET
  • Polyurethanes
  • Composites
  • Recyclate
  • Plastixx - Polymer Price Index
  • North America
  • China
  • Announcements
• Job opportunities
  • View job offers
  • Publish your job offer
• Service
  • Suppliers Guide
  • Videos
  • Events
  • Trade names
  • Your account

News by topic

Regions and Countries

28.08.2012 BELARUS  Plans to invest USD 17.2 bn in petrochemical sector by 2020 / State-owned Belneftekhim to raise almost USD 10 bn

24.08.2012 REACH  ECHA launches classification and labelling consultation for DIHP plasticiser

22.08.2012 FLUOROPOLYMERS  Chinese market expected to grow at 6-8% a year / Automotive sector drives / Foreign players vying to get in on the action / CCM International report

21.08.2012 EVONIK  “Plexiglas” showroom in Turkey / Celebrating 25 years in the country

14.08.2012 GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY  Plastics industry holds its own in H1 2012 market turbulence / Expectations of slackening business going forward / Raw materials and euro crisis continue to bite

07.08.2012 SRI LANKA  Government grant to support local plastics industry / Sector dominated by SMEs / Plastics consumption expected to rise by 10-12% per year

07.08.2012 POLYMER PRICES  North America July 2012: Feedstock turnaround puts an end to the downward spiral of standard thermoplastics / PE and PS notations tending upwards in August / PP and PVC still stagnant / Engineering plastics remain weak

03.08.2012 CHINA  Compliance with government ban on super-thin plastic bags varies / Supermarkets score high, farmers' markets low / Cities more obliging than the countryside

30.07.2012 TAIWAN  USD 3.3 bn state grant to revamp petrochemical sector

24.07.2012 SPAIN  Plastics industry rises output by 1.9% in 2011 / Increase in exports offsets fall in domestic demand / Packaging remains largest market by far

19.07.2012 INDIA  Polymer demand outstrips GDP / Third largest consumer after China, US / GlobalData report

18.07.2012 GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL  14m t of new petrochemical capacity brought on stream in 2011 / Saudi Arabia leads the pack / Regional players are setting their sights to the east / Feedstock surplus will sweep global markets in near future

17.07.2012 PET RECYCLING  EU 27 collected 1.6m t of PET in 2011 / Recycling rate grows by 9.4% year-on-year / Recyclers operating at only 77% capacity utilisation / Latest Petcore, EuPR figures

16.07.2012 US BIOPLASTICS  Demand expected to rise 30% to 25m t by 2016 / Freedonia sees USD 680m value

12.07.2012 CARRIER BAGS  UK usage of single-use bags increased in 2011 / Second consecutive rise / Levy cuts consumption in Wales / Changing spending habits

© 2001-2026 Plasteurope.com  |  Imprint  |  Privacy  |  Cookie settings

Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry. It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe, one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry. We offer daily updated business news and reports, in-depth market analysis, polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry, including a suppliers guide.

News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Register