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TICONA
Earnings show improvement in 2005
07.03.2006
DSM
Sales rise for Performance Materials / Healthy earnings growth for engineering polymers
03.03.2006
BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE
New regional centre in Hong Kong
02.03.2006
BASF
Plastics sales rise 11% in 2005 / Price hikes dampen demand / Syrenics problems persist
01.03.2006
EMS
Polymers boost group sales in 2005 / Major investment in Swiss plastics production
21.02.2006
POLYONE
Record income in Q4 and full year 2005 / Improving margins and product spread
20.02.2006
LUCITE
Charterhouse to sell MMA giant / Other private equity buyers said to be interested
16.02.2006
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Price increases for hardcoat PC films
09.02.2006
FIBERFIL
DSM divests North American PP compounding business / Company regains independence
02.02.2006
DUPONT
Good year for Performance Materials despite the hurricanes / Earnings surge in 2005
02.02.2006
A. SCHULMAN
New first-quarter record / Net income much improved / CFO Stefanko enters retirement
01.02.2006
GE PLASTICS
Expansion at European technology centre
27.01.2006
GE PLASTICS
Improved sales, profits in 2005 / Upcycle seen to continue / Immelt ready to milk the cash cow
19.01.2006
BASF
Takeover of Lati´s nylon activities in US / New “PlasticsPlus” platform for specialities
05.01.2006
DEGUSSA
High performance polymers identified as growth segment / Plans for PMMA in Asia
05.01.2006
RADICI
Majority-owned joint venture to produce PA in India / Takeover of Nylstar in Italy also planned
15.12.2005
SIRMAX
Buyout of jv partner / Italian distributing and compounding company eyes growth in Europe
15.12.2005
TICONA
Ticona with new POM medical technology unit
01.12.2005
QUINN GROUP
MMA plant planned for eastern Germany / State subsidies / Challenge to powerful competitors
01.12.2005
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS
Significant profitability gains in third quarter / Higher feedstock bill passed on to customers
01.12.2005
A. SCHULMAN
Compromise with investor / Growth strongest in Europe and Asia / New solid-colour sheets
03.11.2005
DOMO
Chemicals and nylon polymers unit up for sale / Plants in Belgium and eastern Germany to shut
06.10.2005
A. SCHULMAN
Corporate raider targets US compounder and distributor / “Neglect” of shareholder interests
06.10.2005
GE PLASTICS
Business may be up for sale / Restructuring at parent group continues / No “sacred cows”
22.09.2005
LANXESS
European headquarters for styrenics to Spain / 300 jobs to go in Germany / Cost saving plan
22.09.2005
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