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27.06.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
3M settles landmark PFAS lawsuits / Up to USD 12.5 bn for drinking water detection claims / Three chemical companies agree to USD 1 bn PFAS settlement
14.06.2023
PLASTICS AND FINANCE
Brand Finance rates corporate brand performance / BASF wins again / Resin makers dominate top 25 / Consultants increasingly reward sustainability
08.05.2023
BOPET FILMS
Global capacity to exceed 10 mn t/y / Asia acts as growth engine with China, India / Packaging, electronics serve as main drivers / Technology still comes from Germany
04.05.2023
DUPONT
Acquisition of Spectrum Plastics for USD 1.75 bn / Forward integration with injection-moulded components for medical devices
06.04.2023
UPDATE - KEM ONE
New CEO Barbieri must win back trust / Plant shutdowns due to strikes in France
06.04.2023
CELANESE
First financial year shaped by DuPont and ExxonMobil acquisitions / Energy-hungry acetyl route under heavy pressure
20.03.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
US to finally regulate “forever chemicals” / EPA proposes limits for PFAS in drinking water / Europe also on the case
10.03.2023
INVISTA
Murphy tapped as new CEO / Major expansion of materials business / Company exits carpet fibres
08.03.2023
PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
US orders Denka to cut emissions from chloroprene plant / DuPont named in complaint / EPA aims for environmental justice
06.03.2023
CELANESE
Significant price hike for Hytrel thermoplastic copolyesters
24.02.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
ECHA takes aim at “forever chemicals” PFAS / Some 10,000 substances under review / Bans or restrictions could affect imports to Europe
14.02.2023
DUPONT
Q4 sales down on weak markets, currency swings, divestitures / Cost control helped boost EBITDA
04.11.2022
DUPONT
Takeover of Rogers fails / Chinese hurdles end USD 5.2 bn bid
03.11.2022
CELANESE
Takeover of DuPont core plastics ops complete / Limited restructuring likely / CEO hails company as new leader in engineering plastics
26.10.2022
POLYPLASTICS
Pressure on POM market declines slightly / First European compounding facility at Ter Plastics in Poland
26.08.2022
DUPONT
Price hike for POM in Europe
24.08.2022
DUPONT
Slight growth in Q2 from continuing operations / Acquisition of Laird boosts electronics segment
04.08.2022
DUPONT
Materials manufacturer rolls out renewable version of Hytrel thermoplastic / Distributed by Biesterfeld in EMEA
29.07.2022
UPDATE - RUSSIA
Polymer industry hit by weak demand / Downward price trend in July / Exports in disarray / Packaging, car sectors suffer
12.07.2022
LANXESS
CEO Zachert warns of German deindustrialisation / JV with Advent for polyamides in e-mobility
21.06.2022
DUPONT
Divestment of POM business / Sales talks to start soon
14.06.2022
SK CHEMICALS
PET film ops of South Korean firm to be sold locally
13.06.2022
PLASTICS AND FINANCE
Consultant Brand Finance rates “most valuable” and “strongest” chemical brands / BASF, DuPont, Rongsheng, and Ineos in prominent positions
02.06.2022
DUPONT
Price hikes for various engineering plastics
23.05.2022
CELANESE
Record earnings in Q1 / Distribution changes for South Korean POM joint venture KEP
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