OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP

Borealis, Vynova, and BASF win OCS Europe certification for all sites / Austrian company a pioneer of the standard

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PVC production: Vynova declares force majeure for chlorine downstream products

EVONIK

Sale of superabsorbents to ICIG completed / Third and final divestment round ahead

VYNOVA

Launch of R&D programme for solvent-based PVC recycling / First plant planned for 2030

PVC MARKET

European suppliers in fight of their lives / Firms slash production as demand dries up / Plant closure, shift abroad

EVONIK

Go-ahead for sale of Performance Materials business unit / ICIG acquires plant in Germany

ASSOCIATIONS

New haed in the European PVC industry: Schellerer appointed chairman of VinylPlus and ECVM

POLYMER PRICES

PVC August 2022: Clear price reductions / Demand still weak / Plant closures likely

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PVC: Vynova throttles European plants

BENVIC

Investindustrial to deal most assets of PVC compounder to ICIG / Merger with Vynova likely

PVC MARKET

Westlake Vinnolit lifts force majeure / Slight improvement in European supply situation / Supply disruption from Ukraine

VYNOVA

Two new hydrogen-fired steam boilers expected to cut carbon footprint

VYNOVA

Change in top management at PVC specialist

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PVC: Shin-Etsu declares force majeure in Rotterdam / Available capacity in Europe drops to 70%

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PVC: Vynova declares force majeure / Disruption with VCM

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Inovyn declares force majeure for PVC K70 types

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Vynova restarts PVC plant in Wilhelmshaven

UPDATE - PVC

Additional bottlenecks expected / Several producers face problems with primary products / Low inventory levels

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Vynova declares force majeure for PVC in Wilhelmshaven

VYNOVA

PVC resins made from mixed plastics waste / Sabic supplies ethylene produced with pyrolysis

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

Poll of European plastics consumers ranks Repsol top overall supplier / “Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2020” provides rankings for materials companies

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

Fifth edition of “Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe” / Special prize for circularity / Voting open until May

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics Trend February 2020: Styrenics ride on the styrene wave / Most other polymers unchanged / Business picks up only slowly / Little likelihood of much change in March

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

"Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2019": Nine producers awarded / Vynova wins overarching prize for customer communication / Ceremony at EuPC conference in Berlin

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

Fourth edition of "Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe" / Voting open until mid-May / New polymer types added