BAYER Good start to 2015 buoyed by lower euro / BMS lifts EBITDA by nearly 16% / Dekkers says polymers sub-group will earn full cost of capital this year / Flotation still on track	05.05.2015
POLYURETHANES India imposes tariffs on polyols imports / Duties affect deliveries from Europe, Singapore and Australia	21.04.2015
DSM Polymer Intermediates and Composite Resins businesses spun off as NewCo / Global investor CVC holds majority stake / Caprolactam supply ensured for 15 years / Focus on Performance Chemicals	18.03.2015
INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS INDUSTRY Most producers see sales and earnings improvement in 2014 / Cautious optimism for 2015 / Falling raw materials prices and strengthening demand provide impetus / Currency shift will boost European companies	06.03.2015
BAYER New group performance records last year / MaterialScience battered by market turbulence in Q4 / Plans for a carve-out on track for mid-2016 but Dekkers does not exclude outright sale	27.02.2015
WANHUA World's largest MDI producer commissions new line in Yantai / Smaller old facility shuttered	25.11.2014
DSM Dutch chemical group may spin off or sell plastics business / Acrylonitrile and caprolactam in view	11.11.2014
LANXESS Around 1,000 jobs to be shed in corporate realignment up to 2016 / Cuts mostly in rubber / PA and PBT unaffected / Zachert says losses likely in Q4	10.11.2014
BAYER CEO lifts overall forecast for 2014 / BMS sales rise on volume gains but EBITDA margin recedes	31.10.2014
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Private equity investors said to be considering takeover bids / Holding as yet focused on IPO	24.10.2014
COMMENT BMS bits soon sailing under different flags?	26.09.2014
POLYURETHANES Middle East drives production growth in EMEA / Region consumed 5.8m t last year / Steady gains / Flexible foam most dominant end application / Latest IAL Consultants report	22.09.2014
UPDATE - BAYER Supervisory board unanimously approves flotation of Bayer MaterialScience division / IPO by 2016 at the latest / Focus on HealthCare and CropScience	18.09.2014
INEOS LDPE plant in Cologne switched off following incident involving excess pressure / German site to undergo inspection	17.09.2014
BAYER Full-year earnings guidance for 2014 upheld / Moderate earnings rise expected / “Significantly higher” volume sales seen at MaterialScience in Q2	31.07.2014
ALBIS Austrian affiliate Gangus renamed Albis Plastic Vertriebsgesellschaft	31.07.2014
HEXPOL Elasto builds new TPE production line in Sweden / Stellana restarts “Vulkollan” wheels line after fire	21.07.2014
CYTEC Collaboration with Dralon to develop industrial grade carbon fibre production / Growing demand from automotive sector	14.07.2014
EVONIK PA 12 capacity at Marl expanded / Strategic holding for standalone businesses	02.07.2014
PEOPLE Dekkers extends Bayer contract only until 2016	06.06.2014
PEOPLE In Memoriam: Dieter Freitag, Bayer MaterialScience	12.05.2014
LANXESS “Strategic partners” sought for accelerated realignment / Too little cost control, too much investment in oversupplied markets, says new CEO / Site closures mulled / Earnings of Performance Polymers rise in Q1	09.05.2014
COMMENT Bayer, balloons and games people play	02.05.2014
BAYER Strong showing by plastics buoys group performance in Q1 2014 / MaterialScience unit improves earnings by 79%	29.04.2014
CHINAPLAS 2014 World's second largest plastics fair opens its doors / Exhibition space fully booked / Key theme of “Greenovation” / Trend towards fully automated processes to ensure competitive edge amid rising labour costs	23.04.2014

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