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POLYPLASTIC
Russian plastic pipe manufacturer expands compounding activities / Engineering thermoplastics capacity soon could reach 80,000 t/y
25.11.2010
ARKEMA
Threefold production increase at Changshu site
24.11.2010
LANXESS
EBITDA of Performance Polymers nearly doubled in Q3 / Nearly a quarter of sales in BRIC countries
12.11.2010
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF: Force majeure for PA compounds is lifted
09.11.2010
RADICI
Plans to expand production of compounds / Market for PA 6 and 6.6 expected to remain tight
08.11.2010
RTP
New compounding plant in Ladenburg / Second site in Europe / Close to major customers
05.11.2010
LANXESS
Plans to raise EVM capacity in Dormagen / Expansion driven by increasing demand from wire and cable industry
03.11.2010
RHODIA
Engineering Plastics division significantly expands polyamide production and compounding
01.11.2010
SOLVAY ADVANCED POLYMERS
Partnership with Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to develop bio-based polyamides
01.11.2010
BAYER
MaterialScience leads Q3 peformance / EBITDA up 90% / Sabic takeover talk dismissed as “speculation”
29.10.2010
SABIC
Saudi Arabian polycarbonate line to go onstream in 2011
28.10.2010
STYRON
Spin-off takes Dow's 50% stake in Sumitomo PC joint venture / New name to be announced
28.10.2010
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Rhodia lifts force majeure for polyamide chain / First signs of relaxation on the PA 6.6 market
26.10.2010
SOLVAY
Investment in Korean advanced materials fund / Focus on printed electronics and clean technologies
25.10.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Polycarbonate expansion in Thailand can go ahead / Decision on new Asian plant this year
25.10.2010
A. SCHULMAN
Acquisition of Brazil's compound and masterbatch producer Mash Compostos Plasticos
20.10.2010
SUMITOMO
Sumitomo: Singapore PMMA capacity to increase
20.10.2010
SHUMAN PLASTICS
Distribution agreement with Slovenia's Top Teh for “Dyna-Purge”
19.10.2010
SABIC
Expanding speciality PP compounding capacity in the US
15.10.2010
EVONIK
Extruded PMMA sheet capacity at Weiterstadt expanded / EUR 8m investment
13.10.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
High pressure forming process for extra-large PC parts / Console to be displayed at “K 2010”
12.10.2010
RHODIA
Earnings growth of 40% predicted up to 2015 / Focus on innovation / Special chemicals manufacturer in China acquired
11.10.2010
DOW
LG Chem takes over all Korean polycarbonate lines / Joint venture in the red since 2008
07.10.2010
TOSAF
New plastics compounds plant in Israel commissioned
01.10.2010
PEOPLE
Management changes at three Lanxess business divisions
29.09.2010
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