Borealis acquires specialty polymers producer
Borealis signs an agreement to acquire full ownership of Speciality Polymers Antwerp N.V.
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Changes on European PVC compounds market
Ineos Compounds and Doeflex Compounding receive EC's clearance for PVC compounds business combination.
Propylene value chain in the USA
A new Ceresana's market study provides complete transparency regarding current and future development of the entire propylene value chain.
Global PVC market to rise
Demand for PVC to increase by 3.2% per year until 2021, according to Ceresana research.
Export of Italian machinery grew
In the first quarter of this year exports of Italian machinery are up by almost nine percentage points compared to January-March 2013.
Huhtamaki to acquire Positive Packaging
Huhtamaki has entered into an agreement to acquire Positive Packaging, a privately owned flexible packaging company.
Lanxess: remodelling of the company
We present an interview with Matthias Zachert, CEO Lanxess AG.
Global market for plastic containers
Analysts at Ceresana expect global market volume to rise to 46.2 million tonnes in 2021.
Demand for PET Packaging Material to reach $60 billion by 2019
The global PET packaging market is worth $48.1 billion in 2014, amounting to almost 16 million tonnes according to a market report from Smithers Pira.
Evonik acquires US silicic acid esters producer
With its acquisition of the US company Silbond, Evonik consolidates its position on the global market of functional silanes.
German machines' sales nearing records level
Turnover in plastics and rubber machinery manufacturing fell only slightly short of the most recent record of 6.5 billion euro.
Weak paper demand hits BASF
BASF will shut down an annual capacity of latex of 120,000 metric tons and cut 250 jobs.
