ASCEND

Acquisition of French compounder Eurostar Engineering Plastics

SABIC

Development of certified circular PP grade / Collaboration with Greiner Packaging and Unilever

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Sabic extends force majeure for LDPE indefinitely / Raw-material shortage in Wilton

SABIC

Development of thermoplastics with recycled content to meet customer demand / Properties tailored to differing industry needs

VYNOVA

PVC resins made from mixed plastics waste / Sabic supplies ethylene produced with pyrolysis

POLYMER PRICES

North America October 2020: Prices ease except for PVC and ABS / Production recovers from hurricane damage / Widespread inventory-building / Little fresh stimulus expected in November

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Sabic declares force majeure for LDPE deliveries from UK

CLARIANT

Sale of pigment division back on / Unit likely revamped and polished through cost-cutting

SABIC

Applications for “circular” polyolefins on the rise / Packaging introductions for food and cosmetics / Oriented film research underway

SABIC

Sale of high-performance polymers likely / Fundamental restructuring / PC to remain in group / Company denies report of sale / Spanish PEI production moves to Singapore

PLASTIC PACKAGING

Technology constraints drag on growth of mono-material films / Asia-Pacific dominates global market / PP fastest growing polymer / Smithers report

ROTTERDAM POLYMER HUB

Start-up of second-phase expansion / Capacity for storing and handling PE and PP / Connection to Container Exchange Route

ELKAMET

German lighting firm signs PC supply deal with Sabic

SABIC

Capacity expansion for PPE resin / Support for 5G infrastructure build-up

SEALED AIR

Partnership with Plastic Energy as part of circular economy pledge / Equity in UK recycling technology firm

SABIC

New wood-plastic composites JV

DOW / SHELL

Collaboration on electrifying steam crackers

BERRY GLOBAL

Partnership with Mondelez on plastic packaging for cheese / Resins derived from chemical recycling

SAUDI ARAMCO

EUR 61 bn purchase of 70% stake in Sabic completed / Loan payment plan up to 2028

CORONAVIRUS

Industry firms continue contributions for plastic masks and shields / Multiple collaborations and networks set up in Spain

PLASTIC ENERGY

Study to build chemical recycling plant / Co-location with Viridor facility

SAUDI ARAMCO

EU commission greenlights JV with Baker Hughes / Composite plastic pipes for oilfield applications / Sabic takeover in Q2?

PCEP

Polyolefins recycling organisation elects board members / Mark Vester new chair

INEOS

Chemical recycling from late 2023 / Pact with Plastic Energy to use “Tacoil” feedstock

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

LLDPE: Europe becomes the stage for a sales battle for film grades / Prices for C4 and C6 materials nearly equal in some areas / Can plastics converters benefit from the price pressure?