UPDATE - PVC

Additional bottlenecks expected / Several producers face problems with primary products / Low inventory levels

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Vynova declares force majeure for PVC in Wilhelmshaven

VYNOVA

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

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

Poll of European plastics consumers ranks Repsol top overall supplier / “Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2020” provides rankings for materials companies

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

Fifth edition of “Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe” / Special prize for circularity / Voting open until May

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2020: Styrenics ride on the styrene wave / Most other polymers unchanged / Business picks up only slowly / Little likelihood of much change in March

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

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

Fourth edition of "Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe" / Voting open until mid-May / New polymer types added

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

"Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2018": Six plastics producers awarded / Vynova gets special prize for polymer quality / Ceremony at EuPC conference in Milan

PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY

2015 production drops 3% over 2013 / Increase in plastics processing / Growth in packaging, automotive engineering and medical devices / Recycling as key economic factor / Consultic study 2015

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were

UK

Are the energy prices for chlorine production in Runcorn falling? / Potential exemption from climate tax

VYNOVA

Converts Tessenderlo mercury-based production plant to KOH / Now playing in the top league in Europe

KEM ONE

EU Commission approves state aid package / “Appropriate response” to company's woes / Investment projects proceeding / Now Europe's second largest PVC producer