SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS Wear resistant grade of “Veradel” PESU is introduced / Under-the-hood applications	01.06.2015
DSM Launching “Xytron” family of PPS compounds / Partnership with China's NHU	27.05.2015
SOLVAY Foreign exchange rates lift operating profit in Q1 / Speciality Polymers business records strong growth / Functional Polymers operating profit down	11.05.2015
EUROPEAN POLYAMIDE MARKET Polymer consumption reaches about 1m t/y / Automotive industry as main driver / Production capacities difficult to distinguish / Independent compounders make up one-third of the market / AWJ study	30.04.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ineos declares force majeure for PVC from Wilhelmshaven	23.04.2015
HIGH-PERFORMANCE PLASTICS 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	21.04.2015
ARKEMA Follow up: PEKK to fill niche demand for high-temperature polymers / Manufacturing thermoplastic composites for Boeing?	25.03.2015
INEOS / SOLVAY Last hurdle to Inovyn jv mounted / Remedy business to be divested to ICIG industrial holding	20.03.2015
SOLVAY Speciality foams partnership with 3A Composites / Targeting transportation applications	12.03.2015
SOLVAY Double-digit earnings growth for Q4 and FY 2014 / Strong performance for specialty polymers led by electronics and automotive sectors / Functional polymers sales down but profits up on optimisation measures	03.03.2015
SOLVAY Launching PEEK production in the US / Plant to start up in mid-2016	02.03.2015
SOLVAY Capacity expansion for high-performance red pigments	26.02.2015
PLASTIC PIPE INDUSTRY Sector characterised by consolidations in Europe / Germany remains largest producer / Top 10 companies account for 40% of output / Wavin is market leader / AMI reports	20.02.2015
SOLVAY Acquisition of CPChem's “Ryton” PPS business wrapped up	07.01.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Europe struggles to remain competitive amid US shale gas onslaught / Industry organisations call on EU to help / Oxford study analyses chances and risks	05.01.2015
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS High performance PCT introduced for LED television applications / Improved processability combined with heat and light stability and whiteness retention	22.12.2014
SOLVAY Earnings up 10% in Q3 / CEO upholds “high single-digit earnings forecast for full year / Brazilian competition authorities reject sale of Indupa to Braskem	14.11.2014
ASSOCIATIONS Solvay CEO Clamadieu elected president of Cefic	23.10.2014
SOLVAY Maintenance turnaround in Chalampé / Adipic acid production for polyamide chain to be off stream for six weeks	08.09.2014
SOLVAY CPChem's “Ryton” PPS business acquired for USD 220m / Deal includes Belgian production plant / Part of focus on more specialised solutions	05.09.2014
VESTOLIT SVC Global sells German PVC producer to Mexichem / Further changes in the European PVC market	07.08.2014
WESTLAKE Vinnolit acquisition wrapped up / “Major step” on US PVC producer's strategic path	01.08.2014
SOLVAY Earnings rise in Q2 2014 on strong volumes and restructuring / Functional Polymers sales impacted by weak pricing / Softness in non-consolidated vinyls assets to go to Inovyn	01.08.2014
PVC MARKET European production landscape undergoing massive changes / Global capacity shifts drive consolidations / Overcapacities mean additional closures cannot be avoided / Who will be the next victim in this game of Russian roulette?	29.07.2014
SOLVAY Cable jacketing flame retardant delivers improved flexibility and flame resistance	21.07.2014

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