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-China – Polyethylene Terephthalate and the prices of its chain are always weak.
PET Bottle grade export 1,190/1,210 $/ton – PET Bottle grade domestic market 9,100/9,250 yuan/ton – PET Filament grade SD domestic market 9,100/9,250 yuan/ton – PET Filament grade BR domestic market 9,050/9,150 yuan/ton
PTA Taiwan 940/950 $/ton – PTA domestic market 6,850/7,000 yuan/ton – MEG $ 790/810 $/ton – MEG domestic market 6,750/6,850 yuan/ton – PX Korea 1,210/1,225 $/ton
POY 150D/48F domestic market 10,150/10,250 yuan/ton – DTY 150D/48F domestic market 12,000/12,100 yuan/ton – PSF domestic market 10,250/10,350 yuan/ton
Bond-Laminates GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of the German company LANXESS, has begun construction of a fourth production plant for the production of composite thermoplastic reinforced with continuous fiber at its Brilon site (Brilon, Germany), says LANXESS .LANXESS production hightech materials Germany
Two new production lines will be commissioned in mid-2019.
The area of the new workshop will be 1500 thousand square meters. An investment of several million euros will significantly expand production capacity.
The European Parliament voted to completely ban the use of disposable plastic goods in order to reduce the level of pollution of the seas and oceans, where plastic waste is sooner or later, Kommersant reports.European Parliament ban disposable plastic
As indicated in the directive adopted on October 24, by 2021, the production and use of items such as plastic tubes, disposable plates and cutlery, and all disposable plastic items that have an alternative will be completely banned.European Parliament ban disposable plastic
The use of plastic products in which there is no alternative should be reduced by at least 25% by 2025
-Crude Oil Prices Trend
-Novamont invests in plant with eye on food packaging and bags
Novamont has announced a revamped Mater–Biopolymer plant south of Rome, significantly boosting production capacity from 120,000 to 150,000 tons per year.
The investment will help boost its efforts to enter the food packaging and food servicing market, as well as supplying compostable plastic carrier bags.
The new facility will increase production of Origo-Bi, Novamont’s biopolyesters featuring high levels of renewables, components of Mater-Bi compostable bioplastics, used to manufacture various applications as an alternative to traditional plastics, including coffee cups and pods, carrier bags, cutlery, straws and food packaging.
-Eurozone business growth hits two-year low, optimism lowest since 2014
The eurozone economy grew at the slowest rate for more than two years in October on the back of an export-led slowdown that has now spread to the services sector, according to a flash composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) from IHS Markit on Wednesday.
The flash eurozone composite PMI reading for October was 52.7, down from September’s reading of 54.1.
A reading above 50.0 indicates growth whereas a reading below that level signals a contraction.
-GRS certification for RadiciGroup recycled polyester
The Group’s measured sustainability is also certified to the Textile Exchange standard
RadiciGroup’s post-consumer recycled polyester yarns, r-Radyarn® and r-Starlight® – UNI 11505-certified since 2014 – have recently been certified to the Global Recycled Standard (GRS) promoted by the Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization that operates internationally for the promotion and responsible development of sustainability in the textile industry
-Shortages lead to panic buying as hard Brexit looms
UK petrochemicals and fuel buyers are trying to stockpile gasoline components, polymers and glycerine in preparation for a potential hard Brexit, the possibility the country may leave the EU in 2019 without having reached a trade agreement with the bloc.
However, some products are in shorter supply and that is making it difficult to secure additional materials, leading to what is described as “panic buying”. The UK is a net importer of polymers, with many products like engineering plastics feeding into the country’s strong automotive and housing industries.
A highly important agreement for technological and commercial relations between Italy and Russia was signed in Moscow in the presence of Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin and Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
The agreement is worth 17.6 million Euro for Italian company Bio-on: 5.6 million for licensing the technology to produce 100% natural and biodegradable PHAs bioplastic, and 12 million for supplying high-tech fermentors design plants to the TAIF JSC group.
This agreement will see the Russian Federation’s first PHAs production plant (in Republic of Tatarstan) with Bio-on technology.
The TAIF JSC group will invest 90 million Euro in the production hub. The hub is expected to be operational by 2020.
-Asia benzene under pressure on crude, lengthening supply
Asia’s benzene market slumped this week amid a sharp pull back in the crude oil sector and market fundamentals suggest the pressure on the molecule will remain strong in weeks ahead.
Spot prices in Asia declined below the $800/tonne FOB (free on board) Korea level this week, the first time for this year, according to ICIS data. On 19 October spot prices closed at $803/tonne FOB Korea.
-Essentra packaging division returns to growth
Essentra’s packaging division returned to growth in Q3, reporting an increase of more than 4%, excluding the impact from the closure of the Newport folding cartons site last year.
Essentra’s packaging division posted growth in Q3
The Milton Keynes-headquartered business attributed the growth to “a meaningful improvement in both Europe and Asia and North America”.
The full-year outlook for the division for 2018 is for an improved year-on-year trend in revenue and margin.
Elsewhere, Essentra said its components division delivered “a robust organic result”, with total revenue growth boosted by the ongoing successful integration of Micro Plastics and an early contribution from the acquisition of Nolato Hertila in July.
-PMMI sees bright future for beverage packaging in North America
Manufacturers are responding to demand for options at each distinct beverage opportunity throughout the day. Pic: ©GettyImages/DuxX Manufacturers are responding to demand for options at each distinct beverage opportunity throughout the day. Pic: ©GettyImages/DuxX
Smaller can sizes, less packaging material and eco-friendly manufacturing practices are all trends to watch in the beverage industry.
BeverageDaily was at Pack Expo last week to find out what’s hot and what’s not in the industry this year.
The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI) hosted Pack Expo 2018 in Chicago this month and talked about the processing and packaging industries of the future.
This month’s show in Chicago was the largest Pack Expo to date with more than 50,000 attendees, according to VP of industry services at PMMI Tom Egan.
-New ultra-high melt flow PP for breathable nonwovens
At this week’s RISI Asia Pacific Hygiene Products Symposium, Sabic will unveil an innovative new polypropylene (PP) resin product engineered to deliver enhanced properties in melt-blown fibres for nonwoven fabrics.
The new product, designated Sabic PP 514M12, can serve a wide range of potential end-uses in personal hygiene applications and other market segments. It is the first grade of a new family of high-flow resin compounds which the company started to develop only two years ago and is expected to be commercially available by end of 2018.
Hygiene market challenges
The current hygiene market challenges and the high level of consumer needs have pushed the partners along the entire hygiene value chain to accelerate their development programs and deploy highly innovative solutions, the company reports. “We always take challenges as opportunities and seek to anticipate market trends and dynamics to introduce new products for smart applications.”
-Can Bioplastics Turn The Tide On Indonesia’s Waste Problem?
It’s early morning on Saba Beach, on Bali’s east coast. Around 50 people in yellow “I am a Trash Hero” T-shirts comb the coastline. Organizing them is Wayan Aksara, of Trash Hero Indonesia, a community group with 38 chapters across the island nation.
In one year alone, the volunteers have collected 15 metric tons of plastic trash. Aksara knows, though, that picking up trash will not solve the problem.
“The more important is that we educate the people. How they manage their trash. How to stop plastic,” he says.
