BRASKEM Purchase of Solvay's Latin American PVC business / Business valued at USD 290m	20.12.2013
BENVIC OpenGate buys Solvay's PVC compounding business / Integration with Kem One and Tessenderlo's Profialis?	20.12.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Total: Striking employees at French refineries / Unions exert pressure for better wages / Three crackers potentially offline	18.12.2013
KEM ONE OpenGate leading in the stretch / Unions present project "Phoenix" / Further potential delays to final decision	17.12.2013
YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 Part 1 – General overview: US shale gas boom has European plastics players worried / Commodity sectors dogged by overcapacity, insolvencies / Italy goes all out for biopolymers / Mixed picture for European converters	13.12.2013
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS UHMW grade added to “KetaSpire” PEEK range	22.11.2013
SOLVAY Creation of PTFE joint venture in China with SH3F / New plant to start up in Q1 2014 / Feedstocks secured for nearby fluoropolymers project	19.11.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend November 2013: PE and PP producers pass on lower costs / Signs point to stabilisation / PVC stands its ground / Styrenics fall in line with monomer	14.11.2013
SOLVAY / INEOS EU to probe PVC joint venture plans in depth	08.11.2013
SOLVAY Cellulose acetate bio-plastic offers engineering alternatives	04.11.2013
SOLVAY Purchase of a stake in Canadian composites specialist Aonix / Collaborating on thermoplastic composites	31.10.2013
SOLVAY Adjusted earnings fall 13% / Vinyls as assets for sale / PA turnaround expected	30.10.2013
SOLVAY Plan to launch PA compounding line in Russia / Medium-term goal to open new plant in Southeast Asia / Introducing temperature-resistant "Technyl One" polyamide	25.10.2013
INEOS / SOLVAY EU has reservations concerning JV deal / Ineos puts forward divestment of two German plants	25.10.2013
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS Partnering with Agiplast on recycled PVDF resins / Introducing “Fluorloop” grade sourced from production scrap	16.10.2013
POLAND Plastic processing: Production value continues to climb despite 2012 volume drop / Blustery economic headwinds picking up / Construction sector in a hole following completion of large projects / New impetus for growth starting 2014	09.10.2013
SOLVAY / INEOS Awaiting clearance from European Commission for PVC JV	18.09.2013
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS New medical concepts use PPSU instead of metal / Material gives cost and performance benefits	23.08.2013
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Production declines by 2% EU-wide in the first five months of 2013 / Growth engine revving in fits and starts / Company chieftains now more cautious about full-year outlook / Cefic trend report	12.08.2013
SOLVAY Operating profit falls 14% in second quarter of 2013 / Good progress on chlorovinyls JV with Ineos / Confidence in full-year earnings performance	06.08.2013
IMCD Distributing Solvay's specialty fluoropolymer range	26.07.2013
FRANCE Plastics Processing: 2012 volume drops to 4.5m t / Further declines expected in 2013 / Heavy losses in the automotive sector / Insolvency filings on the rise / Market expected to rebound in 2014	26.07.2013
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS Chinese fan producer employs PPSU in injection-moulded impellers / Material provides high impact and toughness	18.07.2013
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics June 2013: Situation still balanced / Supply adjusted to demand / Notations predominantly stable / Butadiene price plummets / Benzene also down / Automotive industry brings stability	04.07.2013
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS Production of PEEK and PAEK starts in China / Expansion of distribution network	27.06.2013

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