Keyword: polypropylene

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LyondellBasell Plans Permanent Closure of PP Plant in Italy

07.09.2023 -

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...

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Borealis to Acquire Rialti

04.07.2023 -

Borealis has signed an agreement to acquire Rialti, a producer of mechanically recycled polypropylene (PP) compounds for injection molding and extrusion.

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Grupa Azoty Starts New PP Plant in Poland

29.06.2023 -

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...

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TotalEnergies to Build Recycling Unit for PP

28.11.2022 -

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...

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Ascend Acquires California Plastics Recycler

09.11.2022 -

US nylon giant Ascend Performance Materials has acquired an undisclosed majority stake in compatriot Circular Polymers, a recycler of post-consumer high-performance...

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Braskem Gives Go-ahead for US PP Plant

27.06.2017 - The board of directors at Brazilian petrochemicals producer Braskem has formally approved the construction of a 450,000 t/y polypropylene (PP) plant at its site in LaPorte, near...

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Dow Chemical Wins Saudi Trading License

15.07.2016 - Dow Chemical has become the first foreign company to receive a trading license from the government of Saudi Arabia. The status allows the US group to hold a 100% stake in the...

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Dow Wins Saudi Trading License

23.06.2016 - Dow Chemical has become the first foreign company to receive a trading license from the government of Saudi Arabia. The status allows the US group to hold a 100% stake in the...