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Jul. 08, 2019
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Marine Litter, Tighter Regulations, Progressive Digitalization
The world plastics production, according to the PlasticsEurope Market Research Group (PEMRG)/Conversio Market & Strategy, almost reached 350 million tons in 2017. China is the largest producer of plastics, followed by Europe and NAFTA. ...
Nov. 23, 2018
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Going Circular: How to Close the Loop?
Since their invention after the World War II, plastics started to grow faster than any other standard material. Since 1965 until 2015 the demand has increased 22-fold or double GDP growth (6.4% p.a.). In most cases plastics show a much ...
Aug. 23, 2018
News & Opinions
LyondellBasell completes Schulman Acquisition
LyondellBasell has completed its $2.2 billion acquisition of plastics compounder A. Schulman, doubling the size of its plastics compounding business and widening its portfolio to add an array of compounds for use in consumer and industrial ...
Jul. 26, 2018
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Sibur Said Preparing for IPO
Russian petrochemical and plastics giant Sibur is preparing for an initial public offering (ipo) that could be worth $2-3 billion, the news agency Reuters has reported, citing financial market sources. ...
Apr. 03, 2018
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Material Solutions for the Automotive Industry
Following the founding of Asahi Kasei Europe (AKEU), based in Düsseldorf, Germany, and the opening of a European R&D center in Dormagen, Germany, the Japanese chemical company has built on its marketing and sales activities.
Jan. 26, 2018
News & Opinions
SABIC Acquires 24.99% Stake in Clariant
In a surprise move, Saudi Arabian petrochemicals and plastics producer SABIC has stepped in as a white knight to rescue Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant from the jaws of two ravenous US hedge funds. ...
Jan. 11, 2018
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Bayer Divests More of Covestro
As it works toward unloading all of its shareholding in its former plastics subsidiary Covestro – the former Bayer MaterialScience – the Bayer group said it has begun an accelerated bookbuilding process for another sale of ...
Jan. 04, 2018
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Celanese Acquiring Custom Compounder
US chemicals and plastics producer Celanese is acquiring custom compounder Omni Plastics for an undisclosed sum. The subsidiaries of the Evansville, Indiana-based compounder, including distributor Resinal de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico, ...
Dec. 18, 2017
News & Opinions
Europe Calls for Duty Free Bioethanol
In the ongoing trade negotiations between the EU and the Mercosur bloc representing South American countries, excessive duties on bioethanol have become a key issue for the European side. According to the European Chemistry Council ...
Dec. 14, 2017
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Covestro to Hang onto Tarragona MDI Site
Engineering plastics producer Covestro has committed itself to continuing production of MDI in Spain rather than close its plant at Tarragona at the end of this year as envisioned two years ago. The former BayerMaterialScience, still based ...

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