Acquisition of French PVC recycler Ereplast																				20.09.2019				
LANXESS								 Two new production lines for composite material start operations / Lanxess subsidiary widens capacity by 50%																				20.09.2019				
COVESTRO								 Divestment of European production of polycarbonate sheets to Germany's Serafin																				20.09.2019				
NESCHEN								 German film manufacturer expands distribution to Northern Europe / Filmolux Scandinavia founded																				19.09.2019				
ELECTROLUX 				
				 Almost 1,700 jobs to be cut worldwide in efficiency drive / Major changes to production in Hungary																				19.09.2019				
HUNTSMAN								 Opening of PU systems house in Dubai / Base for expansion into Middle East and North Africa																				18.09.2019				
LEGO 				
				 H1 revenue and consumer sales rise / Business in China sees double-digit growth																				17.09.2019				
LYONDELLBASELL 				
				 Polyolefins producer sets out expansion in China / MoU with Liaoning Bora for cracker complex JV																				17.09.2019				
ALPLA								 Plans progress with PTT to build rPET and rHDPE plant in Thailand / JV Envicco established																				16.09.2019				
TOTAL CORBION PLA								 Opening of 75,000 t/y bioplastics plant in Thailand / Fully integrated production chain from sugar to PLA																				16.09.2019				
SHIN-ETSU 				
				 Ethane cracker in Louisiana just ahead of commissioning																				16.09.2019				
HAYDALE 				
				 UK graphene specialist gets European Space Agency funding / Project on non-metallic fuel tanks																				13.09.2019				
PETROCHINA 				
				 Construction of ethane cracker in Shaanxi province begins / Downstream PE totalling 800,000 t/y																				13.09.2019				
ARRAY PLÀSTICS								 Spanish injection moulder sets up plant in Mexico																				13.09.2019				
HYOSUNG								 Carbon fibre capacity expansion plans to 2028 / Hydrogen cars a major growth driver																				12.09.2019				
BOREALIS								 Groundbreaking for 750,000 t/y propylene facility in Belgium																				12.09.2019				
APTAR								 Partnerships with PureCycle Technologies and Loop e-commerce platform / Deal with Nippon Closures for tethered bottle caps / H1 sales up 5% on strong pharma demand																				11.09.2019				
SYNTHOS								 Polish group to get extrusion equipment from Italy's Union / XPS insulation panels with recycled resin																				11.09.2019				
EVONIK 				
				 Investment in Chinese 3D printing start-up / Medical implants made of PEEK																				11.09.2019				
BASF 				
				 Certified biodegradable PE film for tomato growers					More news...People															16.09.2019				
SÜDPACK								 Erik Bouts is new management spokesperson for German films manufacturer																				12.09.2019				
DSM								 Shruti Singhal will be DSM's next president of engineering plastics																				11.09.2019				
SONGWON								 CEO Maurizio Butti passes away																				03.09.2019				
WEENER PLASTICS								 CEO Roel Zeevat leaves packaging group / Anthonie Zoomers heads company in the interim																				30.08.2019				
RESINEX								 Head of German subsidiary departs / Nick Lemmens named managing director of Benelux branch					More news...		Markets															19.09.2019				
OIL MARKETS								 Saudi Arabia aims to meet all supply commitments in September / Petrochemical deliveries gather speed																				18.09.2019				
PVC 				
				 Chinese exports to Asia plummet in first half of 2019 / US remains top supplier to China despite trade tariffs																				17.09.2019				
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 				
				 Winds of change / Alternative mobility concepts compete with petrolheads at "IAA" / Suppliers more realistic than their big customers / Industry's "new beginning" mantra torn apart by double standards																				16.09.2019				
OIL MARKETS 				
				 Attack on Saudi oil production not expected to have lasting impact on plastics industry / Threat of retaliation / Converters should either react quickly or wait it out																				16.09.2019				
PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA 				
				 Tonnage decreases with challenging two years after China's import ban / "Strong domestic markets for recycling" / CPIA report																				13.09.2019				
WORLD TRADE 				
				 China makes concessions ahead of trade talks with US / 16 products freed from tariffs / More items to follow																				10.09.2019				
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN 				
				 Strong growth in recycling rate of post-consumer packaging  in 2018 / Total of almost 572,000 t / Cicloplast report																				10.09.2019				
MERCOSUR 				
				 Trading bloc updates plastic additives regulations / Close alignment with EU rules																				09.09.2019				
PLASTIC FILMS UK 				
				 Bpi protec studies consumer understanding / Poll highlights need for improvements in labelling, education and infrastructure																				06.09.2019				
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS 				
				 Propylene: Borealis declares force majeure in Kallo / FM is also now in effect on PP in Burghausen / Restart for OMV's cracker					More news...Production and Engineering															18.09.2019				
POLYONE								 Additive launched for rPET and PET bottles / Improved thermal stability during recycling																				17.09.2019				
KRAIBURG TPE								 Flame-retardant TPE series for adhesion to PA																				16.09.2019				
CLARIANT								 Masterbatches cut plastics content in packaging / Foam-cell structure																				13.09.2019				
BOREALIS 				
				 Collaboration with Mondi generates PP mono-material food packaging																				10.09.2019				
INEOS STYROLUTION								 Launch of high-flow ?Novodur? ABS grade / Suitable for household and electronics applications					More news...Industry															19.09.2019				
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT								 German department store chain Karstadt Kaufhof to abolish plastic bags / Amazon heads a different way / Aldi products will not contain microplastics in future																				18.09.2019				
BREXIT								 Nearly half of UK REACH registrations not yet transferred to EU entities / More than 700 substances may not be available from 1 November																				18.09.2019				
USA 				
				 New initiative launched by oil companies and environmentalists calls for carbon fee																				18.09.2019				
POLYCARBONATE SHEET								 Public voting for 2019 EPSE awards open / Projects using PC ? innovation, sustainability and design																				12.09.2019				
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT 				
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