POLYURETHANE FOAM

TDI shortage hits flexible foam supply / Impact felt at European furniture, mattress firms / Historic high prices likely

POLYURETHANE FOAM

Downturn in European flexible foam demand continues / TDI supply expected to improve / Mattress recycling making progress

GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY

Outlook for mid-sized firms worst in over a decade / Plastics and chemical sector struggles with costs, shortages – DZ Bank poll

POLYCARBONATE SHEETS

Current geopolitical, energy market reality cause for concern for EPSE members

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

GKV draws mixed conclusions for 2021: industry turnover increasing, but companies under massive pressure / Shortage of raw materials to remain high

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

Sales rise from January to November 2021 / Construction industry helps boost exports

GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY

DZ Bank survey: Processor margins under pressure / Nearly one in five shops have rejected orders

PLASTICS PROCESSING EUROPE

PCE warns of dangers from energy surcharges / Plastics converters may choose to exit Europe

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Value of market for 3D printing materials to skyrocket / Shorter lead times, development costs contributing factors: Frost & Sullivan report

POLYURETHANE FOAM

Europur outlines end-of-life options / Progress on chemical recycling projects / Initiatives needed to collect mattress and furniture waste, create markets for recyclate

POLYURETHANE FOAMS EUROPE

2020 presented a range of challenges / Sharp rise in demand in H2 / Slabstock foam sees almost 4% increase / Higher growth in foam production in Southeast Europe

POLYPROPYLENE FILM

European cast film production up for capacity expansion / Growth in demand due to food, medical packaging / AMI report

PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY

Sector serves as prime example for sustainability – DZ Bank study

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

3D printing could exceed 5% of global manufacturing by 2040, lower world trade / ING report

SWITZERLAND

Recovery stronger than expected / Optimism high in plastics industry / Volume off 5% in 2020 / Recycling gains momentum / Problems with EU agreement suggests trouble

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Global growth of at least 17% a year to 2026 / Large-scale production increasing / Polymer powders to overtake photopolymers / Statista, Sculpteo, Wohlers reports

PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY

Sector to be a job driver? / Raw material costs cause for concern / DZ Bank SME study

TURKEY

Processed polymer volume declined in 2020 / Packaging and white goods make up ground / Positive but shaky outlook for 2021 / Associations vehemently oppose import ban on plastic waste from Europe

POLYURETHANE FOAM

Raw material supply “critical” / Scarcity to continue

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

GKV reports declines in polymer volumes and turnover / Profound change in raw material supply imminent / Roth: “Recyclate quotas cannot be enforced as in a planned economy”