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...
View ArticleMaterial 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...
View ArticleSibur 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....
View ArticleLyondellBasell 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...
View ArticleGoing 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.)....
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The world’s largest congress for plastics experts in the automotive industry. read more
View ArticleMarine 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...
View ArticleEU Proposes Protection For Plastic Bottle Industry
The European Union wants to impose new trade barriers on imported plastic from Iran, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, saying the countries illegally give aid to exporters who supply plastic for...
View ArticleA Long Way Ahead
On The Mend — As Europe pulls out of the worst recession in most people's memory, the local plastics industry is taking stock and preparing for the future. K 2010 seems to come at just the right time...
View ArticleZachert to Replace Heitmann as Lanxess CEO in May
In a surprise move late on Jan. 26, German chemicals, plastics and rubber producer Lanxess announced the resignation of Axel Heitmann, its chief executive since the company's split from Bayer in 2004....
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The world’s largest congress for plastics experts in the automotive industry.read more
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