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A. SCHULMAN Purchase of Citadel Plastics completed / Acquisitive growth strategy continues	08.06.2015
MITSUBISHI New liaison office in Turkey / Marketing PVC compounds and thermoplastic elastomers	15.05.2015
HEXPOL Expansion of Mexican rubber compounding activities	11.05.2015
A. SCHULMAN Shared Service Centre to move from Belgium to Poland / Part of "ongoing cost control initiatives"	08.05.2015
BASF Stronger volume sales of plastics in Q1 2015 / Margin improvements as currency effects compensate for lower selling prices / EBIT slips on higher provisions for share rise payouts	05.05.2015
NEPHTECHIM Kazakh group invests EUR 14m in new PP polymerisation and compounding line	27.03.2015
MITSUI Shanghai functional polymeric materials plant starts up / Output to cater to local automotive and packaging suppliers	25.03.2015
BIESTERFELD Distributing DIC Performance Resins' speciality resins products in Turkey	25.03.2015
A. SCHULMAN US composites specialist Citadel Plastics acquired in USD 800m deal / Second growth platform for Expanded Vision strategy / More balanced geographic footprint	17.03.2015
TECHNOCOMPOUND "Bioblend" line of Polyblend affiliate acquired / Resinex appointed distributor	06.03.2015
POLYONE Additional long-fibre speciality thermoplastics line in Ohio / Metal replacement	23.02.2015
POLYONE Appointment of John Midea as senior VP global operations and process improvement	11.02.2015
POLYONE Operating loss of USD 14.3m in Q4 2014 / Full-year earnings fall by 33% to USD 155m / Sales decline by 6% in final quarter, but increase 2% over full year	29.01.2015
CELANESE Significant gains for Advanced Engineered Materials business	27.01.2015
SIRMAX Italian compounder builds first plant in the US / Expanding international market presence	21.01.2015
CELANESE Amsterdam becomes new Europe HQ / Sulzbach loses several key functions	14.01.2015
A. SCHULMAN Double-digit growth in Q1 net income / Europe struggles with lower volumes and currency effects / Sales in Americas and Asia boosted by acquisitions	12.01.2015
SOLVAY Acquisition of CPChem's “Ryton” PPS business wrapped up	07.01.2015
HEXPOL Purchase of US thermoplastics compounder RheTech / NAFTA activities strengthened	07.01.2015
AUDIA INTERNATIONAL Lower electricity costs drive compounder's plan to invest in South US / Shale gas not a factor	07.01.2015
TOSAF Israeli compounder chooses North Carolina as site of first US facility / USD 13m investment	18.12.2014
RTP Three plants acquired from contract compounder Alloy Polymers	12.12.2014
POLYMER-CHEMIE Total acquires majority share in compounding subsidiary Polyblend / New lines under construction in Carling	01.12.2014
A. SCHULMAN Stryker Ohio plant to close with loss of 70 jobs / Ongoing review of manufacturing footprint following three acquisitive years / Reduction in SG&A expenses	20.11.2014
A. SCHULMAN Renewed cuts in European workforce / Operating income jumps by 29% in fiscal 2014 / Improved Q4 performance across all regions	17.11.2014

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