Plastics group announces performance decline / Plant shutdowns impact results 06.11.2019
HUNTSMAN 
Divisional results collapse dramatically / Polyurethanes suffer from falling price of MDI 06.11.2019
BP Plans for US pilot plant for PET recycling technology / Start-up due in late 2020 05.11.2019
CLARIANT Core profit down 48% on provision to cover EU anti-trust probe into ethylene market / Masterbatches and Pigments business declines / Bernd Högemann joins executive committee 05.11.2019
ARKEMA 
Next to no organic growth in high-performance polymers / Acquisition of ArrMaz in the US boosts sales and earnings 04.11.2019
ALPEK 
Purchase of Lotte Chemical's UK PET plant / First acquisition outside the Americas 04.11.2019
EMERALD KALAMA Additives producer opens European central office in Rotterdam 04.11.2019
WOODLY Films and flexible packaging made of wood cellulose / Prototypes in cooperation with Amerplast and Wipak 01.11.2019
AUTOMOTIVE Fiat looking to merge with Peugeot Citroën / Fourth largest car manufacturer in the world would be created 01.11.2019
PROCTER & GAMBLE Consumer goods group plans to save over 300,000 t of virgin plastics per year by 2030 / Up to 50% recyclate used in detergent bottles so far 01.11.2019
ALBIS 
UK manufacturing plant to be closed / Company shifts production to three plants in Germany 01.11.2019
CELANESE 
Plastics business stable in Q3 vs Q2 / Q3 group profits and revenue down year on year 31.10.2019
COVESTRO 
Q3 profits plunge as disappointing demand depressed selling prices / Forecast for 2019 confirmed but narrowed ranges / Sales down 14.6% 31.10.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH 
Former DuPont CEO Kullman sides with Chemours in PFOA liability dispute / DuPont pushes back 31.10.2019
GRUPA AZOTY Update on PP project in Police / PDH Polska rebranded as Polyolefins 31.10.2019
BAERLOCHER 
Additives manufacturer extends portfolio of stabilisers for recycling / Investments in the last years focused on Asia 31.10.2019
NOVAMONT Expansion of "Mater-Bi" plant in Patrica / Launch of compostable biopolymers / Joint development with Italy's Saes group 30.10.2019
BASF / ADANI 
Borealis and Adnoc partners for India petrochemical project / USD 4 bn investment 30.10.2019
EMS 
Trade disputes and economic downturn put pressure on sales 30.10.2019
NESTE 
Partnership with Remondis to develop chemical recycling process for plastic waste / Target capacity of above 200,000 t/y More news...People 05.11.2019
TEKNOR APEX Suresh Swaminathan takes over global compounding business responsibilities 01.11.2019
SASOL CEOs Cornell and Nqwababa removed over high costs for construction of US cracker / Grobler takes over 30.10.2019
NELIPAK Roger Prevot appointed as new CEO 24.10.2019
BASF Managing board cut to six members / Sanjeev Gandhi resigns / Responsibilities redistributed / Ongoing corporate reorganisation 17.10.2019
MERAXIS Elmar Schröter is new executive director for recycled materials More news... Markets 01.11.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS 
Polyamide 6: Grupa Azoty lifts force majeure at Tarnów 01.11.2019
BOPP FILM 
Global demand to grow around 5% per year to 2023 / China and India dominate market / Flexible packaging remains key outlet / Wood Mackenzie report 31.10.2019
TURKEY 
Plastic compounds production and demand expected to fall in 2019 / Foreign trade to dip and widen deficit / Polypropylene holds largest market share 22.10.2019
CHINA 
Sharp change of direction toward circular economy / Away from industrial civilisation to ecological civilisation / Representatives of China at "K" 22.10.2019
PVC India no longer imposing punitive duties on imports from the EU and Mexico 21.10.2019
USA 
Plastics sector's exports and imports up in 2018 / Trade uncertainties remain major issue / Plastics Industry Association releases trends report at "K 2019" 18.10.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY Euromap reports declining business / Ray of hope in increasing use of recycled materials 17.10.2019
WORLD TRADE 
Trade war eases somewhat / Petrochemical markets unimpressed 16.10.2019
K 2019 Welcome to Düsseldorf! 15.10.2019
K 2019 The curtains go up / Düsseldorf at the centre of the plastics world for a week / Circular economy features strongly at this year's K / Partnerships along the entire value chain gain importance More news...Production and Engineering 06.11.2019
CLARIANT New barrier for PET packaged food and beverages 29.10.2019
UNITED CAPS First solutions for attached plastic closures / Presented at "K 2019" together with LyondellBasell 22.10.2019
SYNTHOS Eco-friendly EPS for insulation panels production launched 17.10.2019
SABIC Launch of polycarbonate based on renewable feedstock / New caps and closures R&D centre opens in the Netherlands 16.10.2019
INEOS STYROLUTION 
Sustainable products launched / Collaboration with Bage Plastics to produce grades with up to 70% recycled content More news...Industry 06.11.2019
MARINE LITTER The Ocean Cleanup presents new vessel to catch plastic pollution in rivers / ?The Interceptor? is planned to launch in 2025 06.11.2019
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE Partnership with Plug and Play platform to accelerate innovation efforts / Initiative aids startups / Two programmes per year in France, Singapore and US 04.11.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Costa Rica bans EPS containers / Violations can cost up to USD 7,600 04.11.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING IK publishes English-language guidelines for environmentally friendly packaging / Holistic approach for eco design 31.10.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Early progress being made to eliminate problem packaging / Accelerated efforts needed to reach 2025 targets / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP progress report More news... News by region and country PIE free trial subscription! $(function() { $('#pie_fade').crossSlide({ sleep: 3, fade: 1 }, [ { src: '/images/ad/PIE_subscr_01.png', href: 'http://pieweb.plasteurope.com/Default.aspx?pageid=601&referrer=PE', target: '_blank' }, { src: '/images/ad/PIE_subscr_02.png', href: 'http://pieweb.plasteurope.com/Default.aspx?pageid=601&referrer=PE', target: '_blank' }, { src: '/images/ad/PIE_subscr_03.png', href: 'http://pieweb.plasteurope.com/Default.aspx?pageid=601&referrer=PE', target: '_blank' } ]); });Loading... © 2001-2019 Plasteurope.com |
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