PFAS / FLUOROPOLYMERS

Is the EU serious about the PFAS ban? / Interview with pro-K expert Michael Schlipf

RÖHM

Bohnen named CEO of Plexiglas manufacturer

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

PLASTICS AND HEALTH

What the PFAS ban proposed by the ECHA means for the plastics industry / PIE talks with materials expert Michael Schlipf about the “forever chemicals”

POLYPLASTICS

Celanese to sell its 45% stake to Daicel for EUR 1.4 bn / JV partners to part ways after 56 years / Marketing conflicts

CELANESE

Thermoplastic copolyesters production expansion in Italy

TREOFAN

Jindal's acquisition of BOPP producer creates disturbance / Plant closure?

INDORAMA

Takeover of Invista's polyester plant in Germany / Focus on specialised PET barrier types

COMMENT

BASF: Where is the good ship Ludwigshafen headed?

CELANESE

Definite agreement to purchase Italian compounder SO.F.TER. / Latest step in recent restructuring / Acquisition will double global engineered materials portfolio

KAP INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS

Acquisition of Safripol in EUR 272m deal / Polymer producer adds to offering of manufacturer's diversified chemical business

HROMATKA

Jörg Schottek appointed CEO of Swiss distributor

KALLE

German sausage casings producer sold from one investor to another / Acquisition price more than doubles that of 2009

CELANESE

Portfolio expansion to include compounded PA / Move follows entry into PEEK market

MITSUBISHI PLASTICS

USD 100m capacity boost for BOPET film in South Carolina / 60th anniversary of "Hostaphan" business

POLYETHYLENE

High-pressure production: LDPE becoming increasingly tight in Europe / Global importance wanes / New plants mostly flexible and easily switched to EVA / Specifically targeted types more expensive

POLYETHYLENE

Low-pressure production: HDPE and LLDPE output linked / Number of global swing plants rising / European lines no longer competitive / Local converters increasingly dependent on imports / Exclusive PIE report

SUKANO

Thomas Bernhardt to take over as CEO at Swiss masterbatch producer in October

VYNOVA

Europe's third largest PVC producer opens for business / Stefan Sommer named CEO

DEPRON

Dutch court liquidises former Hoechst foam manufacturing subsidiary

COMMENT

BMS bits soon sailing under different flags?

PVC MARKET

European production landscape undergoing massive changes / Global capacity shifts drive consolidations / Overcapacities mean additional closures cannot be avoided / Who will be the next victim in this game of Russian roulette?

PEOPLE

Lanxess replaces CEO Heitmann with former CFO Zachert / Dark clouds on the financial horizon

INDORAMA

Sales buoyed by margin rebound in Asia / North America best performing region / Projects underway to improve cost position

ALPEK

Mexican petrochemical giant seeks IPO