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PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS North American shale gas deposits shift the feedstock balance / Second cheapest route to ethylene / Asian naphtha base too costly? / Large gas deposits in France and Poland / Public sentiment sours on fracking	11.07.2011
SHELL Plans to build large-scale ethane cracker fed from Marcellus Shale Basin / Output could reach 1m t/y	09.06.2011
LANXESS HQ move to Cologne confirmed for 2013 / Over 1,000 employees in energy-efficient building	23.05.2011
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Research partnership with Chinese auto maker	11.05.2011
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Investing USD 120m into Texas site / Money to go towards MDI debottlenecking and TDI upgrades	05.05.2011
DOW US chemical giant plans to source ethane from shale gas reserves / New feedstock avenues open the way to raising North American cracker capacities	28.04.2011
BAYER MaterialScience triples EBITDA in 2010 against 2009 / Volumes but not prices at pre-crisis level	01.03.2011
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Inauguration of CO2-to-polyols pilot plant / Commercial production possible by 2015	21.02.2011
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Distribution deal with Albis Plastic extended to Russia	27.01.2011
STYROLUTION BASF and Ineos plan to operate new business as a 50:50 joint venture / New big styrene player is born	30.11.2010
BAYER MaterialScience leads Q3 peformance / EBITDA up 90% / Sabic takeover talk dismissed as “speculation”	29.10.2010
SOUTH AFRICA Automotive plastics market expected to reach USD 208m in 2016 / International players drive development / Local industry highly dependent on imports / Latest Frost & Sullivan study	23.08.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE New measurement and energy managing system developed / Trimming greenhouse gas emissions	10.08.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE First-half 2010 considerably above expectations / Full-year EBIDTA may be more than double 2009	30.07.2010
PEOPLE Alexander Sunder appointed managing director Distribution at Albis Plastic	09.07.2010
STYRENIC POLYMERS German output down sharply since 2007 / Standard grades and EPS stable / Margins now improving	01.06.2010
BAYER MaterialScience leads group forward in Q1 / Finance press speculates on polymers divestment	03.05.2010
POLYURETHANES Reactive polymer material with constantly growing consumption / Spotlight on Asia / Foams dominate the scene / Isocyanate and polyol components make for enormous diversity	31.03.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE PC film with antimicrobial coating developed	26.03.2010
PLASTICS ECONOMY Producers begin to emerge from recession / Capacity cutbacks help boost the bottom line / Asian rebound fuels hopes for worldwide recovery / Overextended players still dealing with crisis	22.03.2010
BASF Fortune magazine's “most admired” chemical company / DuPont, Bayer, Dow place in top ten	15.03.2010
BAYER “Marked recovery” from 2009 slump seen / BMS chief optimistic about PC, MDI and TDI growth	01.03.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Short-time working and more plant shutdowns / Slight revival in PU orders	16.12.2008

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