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Latest european plastics news

Companies

02.07.2020 AVIENT PolyOne changes name / Clariant masterbatch acquisition completed

02.07.2020 SAUDI POLYMERS  Polystyrene production in Saudi Arabia to shut down

01.07.2020 ALBIS Distribution of Covestro's polycarbonate in Italy

01.07.2020 INEOS STYROLUTION Final results of chemical recycling project on depolymerising PS back to styrene

30.06.2020 BP / INEOS  Assets worth USD 5 bn to change hands / Chemical group gains berth in polyester and acetyls / Debt-financed deal leverages Styrolution

30.06.2020 MIGROS Retailer launches household plastics collection project in Switzerland / New sorting facility planned with Inno Recycling

30.06.2020 PLASTIVALOIRE  Car component supplier witnessed largely stable turnover / "Brutal decline" in current quarter due to Covid-19

29.06.2020 JOKEY Partnership with Neste to promote sustainable rigid plastic packaging

29.06.2020 BIESTERFELD  Distribution of Solvay's high-performance polymers in Europe

29.06.2020 SOLVAY  Sales drop at chemicals and plastics group / Composites plant closures in UK and US

29.06.2020 DOW Post-consumer recycled resins on European market / New sustainability targets include plastics waste prevention

26.06.2020 POLYKEMI New production hall at Kunshan / Space for five new extrusion lines

26.06.2020 HEROPLAS New German compounding joint venture / Materials include polyolefins

25.06.2020 INVISTA  Global market leader in PA 6.6 breaks ground for ADN plant in Shanghai / EUR 880m investment

25.06.2020 SENBIS  EUR 5.5m investment in Dutch testing plant for biopolymers / Part of chemicals and materials network Chemport Europe

25.06.2020 GRÖNING German film manufacturer invests in extrusion lines and certification

24.06.2020 DOW / SHELL  Collaboration on electrifying steam crackers

24.06.2020 MARCHESINI Additive manufacturing becomes integral part of production / Use of 10 Stratasys 3D printers

23.06.2020 COVERIS EUR 10m upgrade for medical packaging production in Germany

23.06.2020 SIG COMBIBLOC  French retail chain Intermarché launches carton packs with paper straws

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People

26.06.2020 INEOS STYROLUTION Steve Harrington appointed CEO / Kevin McQuade to become chairman

25.06.2020 PLASTICSEUROPE Covestro CEO Markus Steilemann is new president

25.06.2020 EQUATE Naser Aldousari to take over as CEO of petrochemical group

23.06.2020 BASF Kurt Bock takes over as new supervisory board chairman

16.06.2020 EUROPEAN BIOPLASTICS Joanna Dupont-Inglis new head of public affairs

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Markets

01.07.2020 CORONAVIRUS Pandemic to lead to major production and supply chain shift in global manufacturing industry / UK university study

29.06.2020 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Flexible formats to grow the fastest to 2024 / Demand growth in emerging markets to outperform world average / Smithers report

29.06.2020 CPI CARD / VISA Global launch of credit cards made from recycled PETG

26.06.2020 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY  Covid-19 crisis catches up with the sector in Germany / “Dramatic consequences” from second half year onwards / ZDB association expects zero growth at best / Non-residential construction particularly affected

26.06.2020 PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY  Industry takes a hard hit from Covid-19 / Many converters need the “ventilation” provided by the government

26.06.2020 PVC  Turkey initiates new anti-dumping investigation on imports from Germany and the US

25.06.2020 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  EVA: Versalis declares force majeure on "Greenflex" products from Oberhausen plant

25.06.2020 CHINA "Chinaplas 2021" taking place in country's technology hub / 19 halls and more online services at Shenzhen exhibition centre / Production of plastic products higher in May

25.06.2020 MEDICAL ELASTOMERS  Global market to expand by 6% annually to 2025 / Coronavirus pandemic drives up demand / Asia market to overtake Europe / Smithers report

24.06.2020 PLASTIC PACKAGING  French and German associations call for minimal regulation to implement EU's circular economy plan / Plastics tax does not take into account EPR contributions now in place

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Production and Engineering

30.06.2020 POLYONE Post-industrial recycled PA and bio-based TPEs produced in Europe

30.06.2020 BASF / GEHR Extruded stock shapes made from PPA

25.06.2020 LEHMANN & VOSS PA compound for extrusion-based 3D printing / Hollow microspheres range also expanded

18.06.2020 PLASTIC PACKAGING Black is the new green? / Dark pigments and masterbatches without carbon black

17.06.2020 REPSOL Polypropylene materials developed for 3D printing

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Industry

02.07.2020 PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION US chemicals group Dow drops its membership

01.07.2020 GERMANY  Government bans single-use plastic items / Environmental organisation calls for expansion of reuse systems

01.07.2020 ECHA  Three new plastics-related chemicals added to EU's SVHC list

30.06.2020 MICROPLASTICS  Wind and rain deposit tonnes of plastics in US national parks

29.06.2020 VINYL FILMS AND SHEETS EUROPE VFSE re-elects Roberto Bozzi as president

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