BIOPLASTICS

Global production forecast to grow by 20% to 2022 / Transition to circular economy drives demand / Brand owners increasing usage of bio-based materials / Study by EUBP and nova-Institut

ARKEMA

More speciality polyamides in China / Expansion of PA 12 production

ARKEMA

Joint development of 3D powders with EOS / Speciality chemicals group posts good Q3 results

ARKEMA

Jean-Marc Viallatte is supply chain vice president

ALIANCYS

JRD is new distributor for India / Composites, gelcoats and bonding pastes in portfolio

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

3D printing heads for small series production / "Formnext" exhibition in Frankfurt a "centre of gravity" / Market expected to triple by 2023 / Quality assurance a difficult issue

POLYAMIDE

Price hikes for speciality PA / Arkema and EMS confirm increases

POLYMER PRICES

China Engineering Thermoplastics September 2017: Limited supply drives prices up / Environmental restrictions continue

ARKEMA

PVDF expansion continues / US plant production to increase

ARKEMA

Emergency workers allege health risks from hurricane-hit Texas plant / USD 1m lawsuit

ARKEMA

Hervé Castres Saint-Martin new vice president Raw Material and Energy Procurement

ARKEMA

Organic peroxides plant explodes in Texas / Hurricane floods damage cold-storage units

ARKEMA

Major new investment in bio-sourced PA 11 / “Significantly” enhanced Asian presence

ARKEMA

Start-up of expanded PVDF plant in China / Capacity addition of 25%

ARKEMA

Expansion of French PEKK production completed / Plans for world-scale plant in US confirmed

ARKEMA

Sale of 50% Oxochimie stake to Ineos / Former joint venture partner guarantees acrylic ester supply

ARKEMA

Price hikes for impact modifiers and processing aids

MEDICAL POLYMERS

Global market to expand by 13% per year to 2022 / Ageing populations and prevalence of chronic diseases lift demand / Allied Market Research report

ARKEMA

Price hike for speciality polyolefins

3D PRINTING

Global materials market to see annual growth rate of 18.3% to 2022 / Lower prices and rising adoption of technology fuel growth / Plastics as leading material / Automotive will remain biggest consumer / Allied Market Research study

ARKEMA

Price hike for fluoropolymers and speciality polyamides

ALTUGLAS

Price hike for PMMA resins and sheets

IVY GROUP

New name for Kem One Innovative Vinyls / OpenGate Capital portfolio company / Focus on PVC compounds, profiles and pipes

ARKEMA

“Kynar” PVDF production to increase by 25% at Changshu

EVENTS

“European Biopolymer Summit” to take place in London in early December