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ASHLAND
German customer service staff widened
18.10.2006
VINNOLIT
Widened PVC capacity on stream at Burghausen site / New chlorine electrolysis unit mulled for Gendorf
17.10.2006
MERQUINSA
New TPU grades for the automotive industry
17.10.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Basell: "Force Majeure" on some LDPE from Wesseling
16.10.2006
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Plans to close 73,000 t/y MDI plant in US / Production concentrated at world-scale facilities
16.10.2006
WESTLAKE CHEMICAL
Eastman PE business to be bought for USD 255m / Deal includes Texas site and 320 km pipeline
16.10.2006
BASF
Plastics and colorants together for the first time at Fakuma / Focus on design and engineering
13.10.2006
VICTREX
Sales volumes rise 19% in fiscal 2006
13.10.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Technical problems shut Unipetrol crackers
12.10.2006
DOW
Expansion of MDI and EPS in Portugal
12.10.2006
SYMPHONY
Waste-to-energy diversification / New subsidiary in UK
12.10.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic "Force majeure" for PP homopolymer at Gelsenkirchen
11.10.2006
GE PLASTICS
European investment in high performance PC
09.10.2006
INEOS
Combined heat and power plant to be built at Runcorn
09.10.2006
INVISTA
Worldwide expansion for PA 6.6 / New plant in Asia
09.10.2006
BASF / DOW
Cornerstone laid for Antwerp HPPO plant
06.10.2006
CLARIANT
Acquisition of Ciba masterbatch business
05.10.2006
ARKEMA
Polyamide capacity increase in China
04.10.2006
AKER KVAERNER
Contract for world-class PTA facility in China
04.10.2006
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
"Force majeure" on TDI from US after Texas blast
03.10.2006
LANXESS
Lustran Polymers business unit dedicated in Spain / EUR 20m expansion / Profit expected for 2006
03.10.2006
RHODIA POLYAMIDE
New Chinese facility for PA feedstock
02.10.2006
DSM
New PA 6 plant to be built in China / Packaging grades
02.10.2006
HUNTSMAN / SABIC
Saudis buy UK-based chemical and polymer units for USD 700m / PE plant to be completed
29.09.2006
PPG
US glass giant acquires composites specialist Sierracin / Aerospace and military technology
29.09.2006
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