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
PLASTICS AND ENERGY German plastics producers keep renewables surcharge exemption / Compromise with EU	10.04.2014
BAYER German group sees record sales in 2013 / “Difficult market environment” for plastics / MaterialScience earnings sink by 15% / Recovery possible in 2014 if PC overcapacity eases	03.03.2014
LANXESS Impairment charge for Q4 2013 and net loss for full year / Overcapacity for rubber and higher costs	27.02.2014
PEOPLE Lanxess replaces CEO Heitmann with former CFO Zachert / Dark clouds on the financial horizon	27.01.2014
FRX POLYMERS Evonik added to list of investors in US start-up of flame retardants	20.01.2014
CHINA 2.7m t of engineering thermoplastics consumed in 2012 / National strategy to raise domestic output / Self-sufficiency does not preclude imports	09.01.2014
BAYER Group forecast for 2013 upheld / BMS cost-saving scheme confirmed / PC overcapacity seen to ease	04.11.2013
FRX POLYMERS First commercial-scale plant opens for halogen-free flame-retardant plastics / Boosts ability to meet growing demand worldwide	25.10.2013
BAYER CEO announces cost-cutting measures at subgroup MaterialScience / Up to 700 jobs may be lost	19.09.2013
BAYER Increase of 80% in Russian sales targeted by 2017 / “Substantial share” in plastics markets	10.09.2013
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Production declines by 2% EU-wide in the first five months of 2013 / Growth engine revving in fits and starts / Company chieftains now more cautious about full-year outlook / Cefic trend report	12.08.2013
BAYER Full-year earnings targets “increasingly ambitious” / MaterialScience hit by poor PC business	01.08.2013
PEOPLE Bayer MaterialScience: Miebach is new China president	09.07.2013
ALBEMARLE Joint venture in mineral flame retardant with Senze Meilu / Solidifies growth strategy in emerging applications and regions	22.05.2013
BAYER Weaker than expected Q1 showing at BMS / Full-year forecast now lower	26.04.2013
BELGIUM Plastics and rubber products output falls 2.6% in 2012 / Negative business trend continues into 2013 / World's largest per capita plastics producer / Federplast survey	09.04.2013
PEOPLE Markus Steilemann appointed new head of Bayer MaterialScience's Polycarbonates business unit	28.03.2013
BAYER Group earnings hit by pharma litigation charges / Bayer MaterialScience makes positive contribution / Polymer growth rates rebounding	01.03.2013
TREOFAN BOPP film manufacturer on track for growth / Management wants to increase sales outside Europe / Job cuts at German plant in Neunkirchen / High potential for technical film	12.02.2013
PEOPLE Michael Koenig appointed to Bayer's management board effective April 2013 / Personnel reshuffle	17.12.2012
YEAR IN REVIEW Life is a roller coaster ride, the European plastics industry finds again in 2012 / Forces majeures and consolidation / North-South profitability gap grows as the shadow of Middle East and China shrinks	14.12.2012

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