LyondellBasell plans to permanently close one of its two polypropylene (PP) plants at Brindisi, Italy, due to increasingly difficult market conditions and a poor outlook. The company has not disclosed which plant is affected, nor has it provided a timeline for the planned closure.
Polish chemicals and plastics producer Grupa Azoty has started up what it says is the first new polypropylene plant to be built in Europe in 15 years, while also realizing one of the largest investments in the European chemical industry.
France’s TotalEnergies said it plans to build a new production line for high-performance recycled polypropylene used in automotive applications at its polymer production site in Carling, France.
US nylon giant Ascend Performance Materials has acquired an undisclosed majority stake in compatriot Circular Polymers, a recycler of post-consumer high-performance polymers including PA 6 and 6.6, polypropylene and PET.
