Solvay

Medical-grade PESU introduced / Transparency and stiffness at high temperatures

EU close to classifying BPA as category 1 reprotoxin / REACH Committee approves draft

Portfolio expansion to include compounded PA / Move follows entry into PEEK market

Composites distribution contract awarded to Bang & Bonsomer / Expanded coverage in Baltic states and Finland

Newspaper says Belgian group plans to exit PA business / Goldman Sachs reportedly tasked with finding a buyer

German compounder Leis Polytechnik acquired / Portfolio now includes high-performance plastics

21 new shale gas licenses acquired in the UK / Now country's “leading shale gas company”

Purchase of Cytec Industries completed / Foothold in aerospace and automotive composite markets / Integration by year-end

3D-printed fuel intake fabricated in PEEK for “Polimotor 2” plastic engine development / Overall weight reduction of 40%

Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were

License to produce Solvay's “Torlon” PAI compounds / Materials used to produce high-performance parts

Pre-coloured PPSU resins added to “Radel” range / Series developed for aircraft interiors

Entry into PEEK compounding market / Base polymer from Solvay? / Acetic acid and VAM output to be widened at Clear Lake site

Chase Plastic distributing “Amodel” PPA range in the US

New polymer R&D centre opens in Lyon / Collaboration involving all key French producers

Five glass fibre-reinforced grades added to “Amodel” PPA range

People's Republic extends punitive duties on PVC, PA 6.6 resin and adipic acid

Operating profit increases by 14% in Q3 2015 / Strong pricing helps push up earnings / Advanced Materials business leads gains / Russian chlorovinyls JV contributes to improved Functional Polymers result

Innovative high-value PA recycling project / Initial focus on airbags / New plant in Poland due onstream in 2016

Acquisition of German compounder Epic Polymers / Focus on long fibre-reinforced materials for automotive applications

Marketing of Solvay "Technyl" polyamides in Italy

Big engines, individualised cars roar at “IAA 2015” / Small combustion engines steal the show from e-vehicles / OEMs favour structural parts made of steel and aluminium / GFRP and CFRP deemed too expensive / Hybrid materials pose a challenge for recycling

“BioHub” biosuccinic and isosorbide European research project concludes / Two plants successfully commissioned

Plans to close German PVC production site in Schkopau / Failure to negotiate VCM supply contract

Spanish authorities allege breach of electricity interruptibility deal at Martorell site / Demand back-payments / Decision could damage PVC hub's future viability