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Price hikes for speciality PA / Arkema and EMS confirm increases

PA group reports record half-year numbers / Good business with specialities / Raw material costs soar

PA specialist still set for growth

Sales down amid strong EBIT / Marked improvement in specialities business

Marketing Hoffmann + Voss' compounds portfolio in the Benelux states

PA specialist balances out negative effects of Swiss franc / Higher volume sales lift half-year EBIT

Jean-Claude Pierre named CEO of UK composites producer

Rising demand for polymeric materials with metal-like properties / Niche products make gains / Automotive, E&E, aviation and medical technology sectors as key drivers / Global capacities exceed 800,000 t/y

Expanding high performance plastics output in Domat / Exchange rate impacts financial results

Swiss film producer announces drastic salary cuts / Workforce on strike

New business helps boost sales in 2014 / Operating profit rises 12.8% to EUR 457m / Focus on high performance speciality polymers

Growth slows in Q3 but high-margin products hold up / Above-average earnings seen for 2014

Engineering thermoplastics consumption recovers slightly in 2013 / Gains driven by ABS and PMMA / Import volumes of PC, PA and SAN down / Asian producers increasingly step into the fold / Low local capacity utilisation rates / Plastinfo report

Engineering thermoplastics market contracts slightly in 2012 / Imports from Europe and Asia on the rise / Russian production still too low / Western European quality often not matched / Plastinfo report

High Performance Polymers segment drives sales / PA specialist to step up non-European activity

High performance polymers boost sales and profits / Market positions strengthened worldwide / Growth in US and Asia

PA 12 market facing extreme tightness after Marl blast / Evonik production out at least three months

Capacity addition of 25,000 t/y for PA 12 in Germany and Asia / “Sole integrated producer”

Matrix material of choice for CRP applications / Eight manufacturers in Europe / European capacity stands at 340,000 t/y / Prices influenced by polycarbonate and glycerol / Recycling limited to cement sector

Outlook for 2011 upheld after three quarters / Strong Swiss franc again pressures sales figures

Strong Swiss Franc tarnishes good business development in first half-year / Specialised polyamide supplier anticipates difficult market environment

Polyphthalamide expansion commissioned

Record performance in first-half 2010 / Operating income more than doubles against 2009 period

Expansion of PPA capacity announced

Strong second half year brings increased profit in 2009 / New speciality products for automotive industry help boost performance polymers unit