USA

Revised recycling law draft in Congress seeks 30% recyclate in plastic packaging / Bucshon, Davis look to stimulate private sector investment

US REGULATION

Washington considers end of ‘chasing arrows' symbol / EPA says labels can be misleading / Industry calls for wider definition of recyclability

RECYCLING USA

Rigid PP recyclability upgraded to “Widely Recyclable”

INEOS

Acquisition of Cristal North America closes / Tronox and Venator in legal dispute

INEOS

Purchase of Cristal's US titanium dioxide assets for USD 700m / Tronox seeks to gain FTC approval for acquisition of Saudi player

INDORAMA

Thai group asserts itself in US – takeover of M&G's Texas PET plant approved / Commercial start of PIA production in Alabama / Entry into PET recycling

TRONOX

European Commission issues final approval for acquisition of Cristal / US authorities' decision on titanium dioxide merger pending

TRONOX

Conditional EU approval for acquisition of Cristal / Titanium dioxide merger still awaiting US' decision

A. SCHULMAN

Shareholders to vote on takeover by LyondellBasell

CLARIANT

Additives division continues to invest in China / Joint venture with Tiangang / New plant near Beijing to start production in 2019 / Merger with Huntsman on schedule

DOW / DUPONT

US approves merger / Dow to divest EAA copolymers and ionomers

US RECYCLING

Consumer access to non-bottle rigid plastics recycling improves to 57% / Concerns that access to recycling does not ensure high recycling rates / ACC studies

A. SCHULMAN

US authorities give green light to takeover of ICO