ABS

Realignment of grades in PIE's price reports / Extrusion and injection moulding materials now separate / Producers from Asia targeting Europe more strongly / Surplus puts pressure on European producers' margins

CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS

Global demand to grow by 7% per year to 2027 / Slump in demand expected around 2022 / Higher prices due to supply chain bottlenecks / Smithers Rapra report

MIELE

Expansion of washing machine production / Plans for plastics processing line in Poland / Investment in Gütersloh

WHIRLPOOL

US household appliance producer fundamentally reorganising its production base in Poland / Investment of EUR 235m

ELECTROLUX

Swedish group joins bidding war for General Electric's household goods business

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Investors drawn to low-wage countries / ASEAN member states constitute alternative to China / Highly heterogeneous region / E&E, automotive drive Thai plastics demand / Massive expansion in plastics production capacities