INDORAMA

Coronavirus pandemic hurts Q2 results / Net profit plunges by half

INDORAMA

Start of PET recycling in Poland / Purchase of IMP Polowat / Ethylene production halted in Louisiana after lightning strike

WELLMAN INTERNATIONAL

Indorama subsidiary to invest EUR 35m in new production site in France

COCA-COLA

Investment in CuRe Technology's depolymerisation process / Majority of output from new PET recycling plant in Western Europe planned

INDORAMA

Global market leader in PET buys recycler in Brazil

HUNTSMAN

Sales boost quarterly profit / Acquisition of CVC Thermoset complete

COLLIN

Extrusion line to produce protective PET films for European medical sector / Support from Indorama, NGR and Piovan

INDORAMA

Joint venture with Coca-Cola inked on bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in Philippines / 30,000 t/y capacity by 2021

INDORAMA

Significant fall in margins and spreads across businesses depress core 2019 profit

PET

Over 300 attendees at latest Petcore Europe conference / Agreement that EU's SUP directive focuses too much on plastics

INDORAMA

Huntsman chemical intermediates and surfactants businesses absorbed into IVL's newly created segment / Alastair Port heads new segment

INDORAMA

Acquisition of Huntsman's propylene oxide and MTBE activities completed

INDORAMA

Green Fiber International acquired / Further expansion in PET recycling

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Massive explosion at petchem site in East Texas / Presumably TPC's C4 facilities

HUNTSMAN

Divisional results collapse dramatically / Polyurethanes suffer from falling price of MDI

PET

EU imposes tariffs on PET manufactured in India

INDORAMA

Plans to put USD 1.5 bn into PET bottle recycling / M&As a major strategy

UPDATE - HUNTSMAN

Propylene oxide and MTBE activities to be acquired by Indorama / Impact on cracker in Port Neches

PLASTICS INDUSTRY THAILAND

Polymer production growth supported by domestic and foreign investments / Strong demand from packaging and automotive sectors / Reliable logistics infrastructure

PET RECYCLING

Petcore Europe launches chemical recycling group

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

"Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2019": Nine producers awarded / Vynova wins overarching prize for customer communication / Ceremony at EuPC conference in Berlin

INDORAMA

Mechanical completion of revamped US cracker / Vertical integration in PET

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Coca-Cola and other major brands disclose plastic packaging production figures / Businesses across value chain commit to reducing plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP report

INDORAMA

Takeover of Invista's German plant completed

INDORAMA

Financial guidance for 2019 reaffirmed / Record earnings and revenues in 2018 / Reporting segments expanded to five from three