PFAS

Investigation unveils eye-popping cost of cleaning forever chemicals' pollution in Europe / “Lobbyists conduct disinformation to water down EU proposal to ban PFAS”

ELIX

Sale of ABS manufacturer complete / China's Sinochem pays EUR 195m

ASCEND

Expansion of PA 6.6 resin capacity in South Carolina / Investment of USD 35.2m

COMMENT

BASF: Where is the good ship Ludwigshafen headed?

ELIX POLYMERS

Sun European Partners sells Spanish ABS specialist to China's Sinochem

COVESTRO

Bayer sells most of its remaining shares / Exit from plastics sector imminent

COVESTRO

Elevation to Germany's DAX / Bayer shareholding now just 14%

BASF

Operating profit up by a third in 2017 / Upstream businesses drive revenues / Higher prices and margins / Ludwigshafen TDI plant back up by April?

LANXESS

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway takes 3% stake / Markets try to interpret move

COVESTRO

Bayer reduces stake by nearly 11% / Plastics producer's share makes rapid strides

BERRY PLASTICS

Jean-Marc Galvez becomes new president of Consumer Packaging unit

ABS

Solid growth on a global basis / Worldwide capacities of 10m t/y / Asia dominates production and consumption / Restructuring in Europe makes an impact / Market players still face challenges

DUPONT

Spin-off of Performance Chemicals division / Fluoropolymers and TiO2 in new company

ASCEND

Set to bring new compounds to European and Asian markets / Company now finalising site for new production plant in Texas

STYRENIC POLYMERS

German output down sharply since 2007 / Standard grades and EPS stable / Margins now improving