BASF

Albis, Ultrapolymers to share POM direct sales in Europe

PLASTICS AND FINANCE

Brand Finance rates corporate brand performance / BASF wins again / Resin makers dominate top 25 / Consultants increasingly reward sustainability

KOLON INDUSTRIES

Advancing PHA becomes focus / Work starts with Dutch start-up Paques Biomaterials

LOGISTICS

Berlin puts upgrade cost for national rail system at EUR 88 bn / BASF launches low-water barge / Russia-India sea link set to strengthen

BASF

Expansion of bioplastic film brand / Extrusion coating on paper, board for food packaging

BIOPLASTICS

Chemists redesign biological PHAs / LG Chem, Gevo to develop bio-based feedstocks / PHA used to line paper cups / First bio-PP production planned in the US / Biodegradable straw doesn't get soggy

NEVEON

'Breakthrough' in PU foam recycling process for mattresses / Use of certified feedstocks

BASF

Business as usual at AGM, despite critical issues / CEO Brudermüller defends China policy

BASF

Plastics segments lose ground in Q1 / Some sales declines exceed 20%

EDITORIAL

Viessmann deal sends warning signal to German plastics converters

PLASTICS AND CLIMATE

Huntsman's PU plants, PC resin obtain mass balance certification / PKN Orlen plans to speed up carbon-neutrality goals

BASF

Additives receive ISCC Plus certification / Plans for expansion of Valeras brand

BASF

Q1 sales decline surprises observers / Lower Q1 operating profit, net income still beat estimates

POLYMER PRICES

North America March 2023: Mixed price development despite subdued demand / Propylene, PP continue upward trend, PA 6 loses further ground / April expected to be generally weak

M. HOLLAND

Agreement to distribute Lavergne's recycled resins in North America

AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING

Audi, Mercedes-Benz incorporate more recycled material in serial production / Chemical reclaim of plastics waste from cars project

ALBIS

Distribution of plastics with lower carbon footprint from SK Chemicals, BASF

BASF

Ketan Joshi appointed new head of Intermediates division

BASF

BTC Europe signs deal with India's SCI / Distribution of pigments in Europe

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

Design for recycling guide now in Arabic, Czech, Spanish / Plastics drive range of advances / RecyClass approves HDPE tube / Bioplastics for LVMH perfume caps

POLYMER PRICES

North America February 2023: Feedstocks drive prices up for polypropylene and polystyrene / PVC rises due to exports / Tendency for surplus in all segments / March expected to be weak

QUANTAFUEL

Cash woes hit recycling tech firm / UK-based Viridor submits takeover bid / BASF, Lego owner exit

RUSSIA

A year of war takes toll on Russian plastics, chemical industries / State payments support refineries

EDITORIAL

Of red lines and crossing them

BASF

Management swings the axe / Production of TDI, caprolactam to end at HQ site / Plans to reduce adipic acid output / Company forecasts weak H1