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The European Market for PP Compounds

According to a newly published report by AMI, European demand for PP compounds has stalled since the middle of 2018 caused by mounting issues in the automotive industry.

Borealis and Borouge offer monomaterial solutions suitable for packaging applications

New polyethylene and polypropylene-based monomaterial pouch solutions developed in value-chain collaboration.

Borealis launches new BorPure resin at the K 2019

Borealis launches resin at the K 2019: BorPure RF777MO, designed for flip-top cap applications.

New EN standard for stormwater boxes

CEN has published a new set of standards for stormwater boxes. The new standards simplify the existing complicated market situation in Europe with a myriad of local standards, quality marks and approvals and make it easier for designers and purchasers to compare.

Ineos Styrolution highlights StyLight at Composites Europe

Ineos Styrolution’s StyLight portfolio ranges from PP (polypropylene) or SAN (styrene acrylonitrile) glass fiber composites suitable for non-visible structural applications to modified PP or SAN based composites specifically designed for aesthetic applications.

Borealis holds ceremony for its new world-scale plant in Kallo

New facility to secure supply of propylene for our European PP and customers

Borealis and Mondi create recyclable, polypropylene-based food packaging

Breakthrough Borealis innovation is a viable and more sustainable alternative to non-recyclable packaging for meat and dairy products

Sibur and Gazprom Neft to develop PP production in Omsk

Sibur and Gazprom Neft have consolidated 100% of the authorised capital in Poliom, a polypropylene plant in Omsk. Sibgazpolimer, a joint venture of the two companies, has signed an agreement to acquire a 50% stake in Poliom from the Titan Group.

Asahi Kasei introduces family of glass-reinforced PP Thermylene P11

Asahi Kasei has launched Thermylene P11, a next-generation family of glass-reinforced polypropylene (PP) compounds with unprecedented strength.

Plastics and foams contribute to the future in-car living space

Plastics and foams are more than just lightweight materials. They will prove to be a significant addition to the user experience in future automotive interior.

Borealis’ EverMinds ambition moves industry one step closer to plastics circularity

Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announces the introduction of a new plastics recycling technology, Borcycle.

BASF and SIBUR collaborate to develop innovative polymer solutions

Signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to seal the commitment from both companies to develop innovative solutions.

Commercial-scale production of bio-based plastic from renewable materials

This collaboration marks the first time bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene were produced simultaneously at commercial scale.

WEEE recycling and its problem: BLACK PLASTIC

Black plastic parts occur increasingly often in daily life and have therefore become a large challenge for recycling and separation technologies.

Over 120 companies to showcase recycling innovation at PRS Europe

New ways to recycle plastics, technologies to improve recycling processes and new applications for recycled plastics are among the many innovations on show at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2019, taking place at the RAI Amsterdam on 10 and 11 April 2019.