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Latest european plastics news

Companies

14.11.2024 CELANESE  ‘Demand shock' in automotive industry weighs heavy / Compound output reduced for 10 plants

14.11.2024 PLASKOLITE  Sheet manufacturer to shutter former Covestro plant in the US / 90 jobs to be slashed

13.11.2024 INDORAMA VENTURES  Q3 profits soar on cost cuts, restructuring despite lacklustre growth / Main segment PET revenues fall

13.11.2024 BRASKEM  Sales, operating results skyrocket / Lower net loss / Change in management

12.11.2024 OPMOBILITY Automotive supplier reports increase in sales / Boost from new Tesla component plant in US

12.11.2024 COVESTRO  Management, supervisory board recommend sale of shares to Adnoc / Arab company pledges to preserve Covestro

12.11.2024 CHIMCOMPLEX Plans for carbon-based polyols / UK Econic as licensor

12.11.2024 RAVAGO Acquisition of UK distributor Ceda Chemicals

12.11.2024 REVALYU  German recycler significantly expands site for chemical PET recycling in India

11.11.2024 BEWI  Q3 sees EPS specialist still in the red / Signs of improvement reported in some markets

11.11.2024 PAQUES BIOMATERIALS  MoU with paperboard producer to build full-scale PHA biomass plant / Start-up slated for 2027

11.11.2024 AUNDE Automotive supplier acquires Toyota Boshoku subsidiary

11.11.2024 KIEFEL  Thermoforming machinery maker closes Austrian site / Move affects 130 jobs

08.11.2024 COVESTRO  New investments in energy efficiency at Tarragona / Solar power deal with BP

08.11.2024 CEPSA  Spanish energy and chemicals group rebrands itself as Moeve / EUR 8 bn reorganisation

08.11.2024 PSB INDUSTRIES Cosmetics packaging manufacturer completes Quadpack takeover / Merger with Texen

07.11.2024 HUNTSMAN  Isocyanate producer reports loss in Q3 / Lower price decline, higher volumes offer hope

07.11.2024 SABIC  Plastics group lifts force majeure for PP homopolymers from Germany

07.11.2024 HEXPOL Acquisition of majority stake in US compounder Piedmont

07.11.2024 BERICAP  Closures manufacturer acquires Amcor share in JV / Production plants in Canada, US, Mexico

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People

30.10.2024 BIESTERFELD German distributor announces management changes

16.10.2024 K.D. FEDDERSEN German distributor gets new sales director in France

08.10.2024 MERAXIS New heads of sales, polymers divisions announced

01.10.2024 RENOLIT Karsten Jänicke tapped as chair of management board

20.09.2024 RADICI  Co-owner Paolo Radici passes away

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Markets

14.11.2024 PVC  India's anti-dumping duties beneficial for European producers / Exports to the country could be worthwhile again

13.11.2024 EUROZONE ECONOMY  German investor mood sours after Trump victory / Ifo reports more signs of economic problems / Order shortage in plastics sector

13.11.2024 GERMAN TOY INDUSTRY  Manufacturers face cost pressure amid climate targets / ‘Kidults' target group grows / Limited use of recyclates and organic alternatives

13.11.2024 MEDICAL PACKAGING  European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers announces initiative to recycle pharmaceutical blister packs

12.11.2024 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Polyethylene: Borealis declares force majeure for production in Finland

11.11.2024 PACKAGING EUROPE  Europen manifesto spells out industry's priorities / Trade body calls on EU to fast track PPWR

11.11.2024 AZERBAIJAN  Joint venture kicks off plastics waste processing into pyrolysis oil / Export likely cornerstone of project

08.11.2024 LOGISTICS  Another Trump presidency is a step in the wrong direction – analysts / Port strikes in Canada put pressure on chemical industry

07.11.2024 UPDATE - RECYCLING UK  Waste management group Viridor to shutter mechanical recycling plant in Avonmouth / PET bottle recycler QC Polymer insolvent

05.11.2024 PACKAGING UK  Government urged to help reduce packaging use, facilitate recycling / LGA calls for review of moves to cut EPR fees

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Production and Engineering

07.11.2024 EXOLON Sheet supplier to present Med range plastic sheets for medical packaging at Compamed

05.11.2024 TEKNI-PLEX Medical-grade bio-based PVC compounds with ISCC-Plus certification

04.11.2024 POLYPLASTICS POM grades with short cellulose fibre reinforcement in development

31.10.2024 SK CHEMICALS Copolyester from recycled plastics for use in EBM by Korean resin producer

30.10.2024 BASF PA 6, TPU grades with low-carbon footprint / Ultramid ZeroPCF to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions

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Industry

14.11.2024 EUROPEAN POLITICS  EU commissioner candidates confirmed / Climate discussion front and centre / Von der Leyen plans to ‘engage' with Trump

12.11.2024 CHEMICAL RECYCLING  UK government accepts use of mass balance to verify chemically recycled plastics for packaging tax / EU member states show support, EC mulls it over

12.11.2024 POLAND  DRS introduction postponed to October 2025 / Operators voice discontent with decision

12.11.2024 ECHA  SVHC list extended to include flame retardant triphenyl phosphate

11.11.2024 CIRCULAR ECONOMY GERMANY  German federal environment agency considers special levy on dairy-product packaging / Decision receives harsh criticism from associations

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