PLASTICS AND SUSTAINABILITY

Mass balance accounting takes hold as industry standard / More companies achieve Plus status / Software developments continue

VERTELLUS

US speciality chemicals group buys Dutch SMA producer Polyscope Polymers

POLYSCOPE

Cray Valley's SMA business fully integrated / “Good strategic fit”

TOTAL

Reconstruction of Carling site completed / Production of PS, specialities and resins

TOTAL

Mechanical properties of PE improved by “Dymalink” additive

POLYNT

Intermediate polymer specialist bids for entire composite activities from Total / New leader in Europe

TOTAL

Update: Plans to restructure Carling / More speciality resins in future / Cracker to be mothballed / Expansion of PE line included / Ineos to continue HDPE at Sarralbe site

GUSTAV GROLMAN

New European distributor for InChem's "Phenoxy" resins

CCP COMPOSITES

Total merges all its composites activities in new business unit

CRAY VALLEY

Bio-sourced unsaturated polyester resin range launched in Europe

GRPMS

Distribution agreement with Sigmatex for carbon fibre textiles

COMPOSITES

Price hikes for resins and related products in April / Most increases announced for North America

GROLMAN

Distributing Cray Valley's SMA copolymers in parts of western Europe

GRPMS

Appointment as exclusive UK distributor for Jushi glass fibre reinforcements

ARKEMA

Revenues expected to reach EUR 7.5 bn with inclusion of composites and bioplastics / Total's coating business acquired

CRAY VALLEY

Price increase for UPR and gel coats

CRAY VALLEY

Price increase for unsaturated polyester resins