ITALY

Plastics industry in strong recovery mode in 2015 / Thermoplastics consumption rises by 3% to 5.5m t / Strong acceleration in Q4 / Demand from automotive segment particularly high / Biotechnology continues to play an important role

GFBIOCHEMICALS

Purchase of US levulinic acid producer Segetis / Part of growth strategy for bioplastics starting material

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries

GFBIOCHEMICALS

World's largest levulinic acid plant on stream in Italy / Feedstock for bioplastics