LANXESS

Buyer of PU activities found in Japan's Ube / Proceeds to reduce debt

REPOL

Spanish compounder increases capacity / New extruder from Coperion

TURKEY

Processed polymer volume declined in 2020 / Packaging and white goods make up ground / Positive but shaky outlook for 2021 / Associations vehemently oppose import ban on plastic waste from Europe

UBE INDUSTRIES

Polyamide specialist opens first office in Turkey / Expansion of business in the Middle East

RECYCLING SOUTH KOREA

JGC to carry out feasibility study for plastics waste gasification recycling plant

NORDMANN

Distribution partnership with Repol extended to whole of Europe

NORDMANN

Distribution of Repol's engineering compounds in France

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Caprolactam: Ube Industries declares force majeure on production in Spain due to fire / PA production unaffected

UBE INDUSTRIES

Acquisition of US plastic compounds manufacturer PCTNA / First manufacturing base in North America

CHEMICAL RECYCLING

Japanese firms collaborate on waste gasification / Plans to license "Ebara Ube Process" and build plants in Japan and elsewhere

UBE

Acquisition of majority stake in Spanish compounder Repol / Expansion of PA 6 business

TECHNO-UMG

Japan's new integrated player now due to start in April / Three-way merger

UBE / MITSUBISHI RAYON

Agreement reached to merge Techno Polymer with UMG ABS

SPAIN

Economy continues to show solid growth / Plastics processing also on the up / Centro Español de Plásticos estimates annual turnover of EUR 14.5 bn / Positive stimulus from construction and automotive industries

UBE MACHINERY

Merger with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' injection moulding machinery business complete / Response to “increasingly severe” business environment

UBE

Significant PA 6 capacity increase in Spain / Added volumes due on stream in 2018

POLYAMIDE

Caprolactam market consolidates as a result of excess capacities in China / European PA 6 notations crumbling / Feedstock market shifts start to impact Europe / PA 6.6 prices sliding / Adipic acid availability continues to lengthen

UBE

Launching new PA packaging grade at “K 2016” fair / Reduced risk of retort shock

UBE MACHINERY

Deal for majority stake in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' injection moulding machinery subsidiary

UBE / MITSUBISHI RAYON

Planned merger between UMG joint venture and JSR subsidiary Techno Polymer / Japanese ABS industry continues to consolidate

UBE

Spanish activities merged under Ube Corporation Europe / Part of internal restructuring

UBE INDUSTRIES

Strontium carbonate nanoparticles produced for optical applications / Single layer retardation films improve viewing of LCD displays

UBE

PA 6 capacity expansion in Castellón brought on stream

UBE INDUSTRIES

Chemicals and plastics profit to plunge 60% for full year / Caprolactam market remains weak

UBE

Profit warning due to excess of caprolactam in China