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PLASTICS MARKETS Worldwide production plummets in 2009 / Slump in polymer consumption throughout Europe / PVC and engineering plastics hardest hit / Horizon much brighter in 2010 / PlasticsEurope report	16.11.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Price hike for aliphatic isocyanates	15.11.2010
ASSOCIATIONS PlasticsEurope forms engineering plastics promotion group / Focal point for discussion	08.11.2010
BAYER MaterialScience leads Q3 peformance / EBITDA up 90% / Sabic takeover talk dismissed as “speculation”	29.10.2010
THAILAND Demand for plastics is picking up / Local companies are planning investments	29.10.2010
SABIC Saudi Arabian polycarbonate line to go onstream in 2011	28.10.2010
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks in October 2010: MDI still points up / TDI comes down after battles for market share / Polyols flat despite turbulence / MDI tends tight / TDI long / Costs bite in Q4	27.10.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Polycarbonate expansion in Thailand can go ahead / Decision on new Asian plant this year	25.10.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Price increase for thermoplastic polyurethanes	22.10.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Tighter regulations lead to strong rise in global PU foam demand	20.10.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE New transparent casting compound for LEDs	19.10.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE High pressure forming process for extra-large PC parts / Console to be displayed at “K 2010”	12.10.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Development of materials for printed electronics sector	23.09.2010
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks in September 2010: MDI prices rising / TDI and polyols weaken / Stable production levels ensure slight surplus / Demand begins to cool down / Little support for increases	22.09.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE PC/ABS blend developed for dishwasher applications	08.09.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Solar powered refrigerators for Swaziland / PU feedstocks enable eco-friendly cooling solution	30.08.2010
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE Technology for using carbon dioxide as a feedstock for plastics making strides / European and US governments provide funding / Polymer producers pursue worldwide development projects	18.08.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE New measurement and energy managing system developed / Trimming greenhouse gas emissions	10.08.2010
BORSODCHEM China's Wanhua plans complete takeover	09.08.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE First-half 2010 considerably above expectations / Full-year EBIDTA may be more than double 2009	30.07.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Collaboration with Holst Centre on flexible electronics / Partnership will lead to increased material functionality	16.07.2010
SOLAR IMPULSE Plastics industry enables first manned solar night flight / Solvay and Bayer are project partners / Search for suitable innovative high performance plastics and solutions	09.07.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE High gloss polycarbonate film for 3D components / Scratchproof finish retained by pre-cured coating	05.07.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE New “Baymedix” biomaterials for medical applications / Aggressive growth targeted	28.06.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE First Asian functional films research centre opened in Singapore / Electronics focus	25.06.2010

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