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REICHHOLD
Resins plant planned for Tianjin, China
19.09.2008
ASHLAND
Agreement with NPPL secures India production
19.09.2008
DUPONT
Expansion of capacity for “Tedlar” PVF film / Doubling of output / Backsheets for solar panels
15.09.2008
SOLUTIA
Raw material costs slash earnings in nylon division / Voss to head this low-earning segment
04.09.2008
CEREPLAST
First line installed at Indiana bioresins facility
13.08.2008
DUPONT
New “Vespel” polyimide plant starts in Singapore
31.07.2008
COMPTEK
Expansion in fluoropolymer compounds
29.07.2008
TICONA
New 20,000 t/y UHMW-PE plant starts up at Nanjing
28.07.2008
HUNTSMAN / HEXION
EU approves merger with “strings” / Hexion must sell some epoxy resins businesses / Lenders reject funding request
04.07.2008
DSM
Study into 20,000 t/y specialities expansion
01.07.2008
HUNTSMAN / APOLLO
Huntsman files counter lawsuit / Investor in the line of fire / “Fraud and tortuous interference”
26.06.2008
HEXION / HUNTSMAN
Suit spells end for proposed merger / Combined company would be insolvent, Hexion claims
19.06.2008
DEYANG
Steady expansion for Chinese PPS producer / Capacity for 30,000 t of compounds and fibres
16.06.2008
UPM-KYMMENE
New German plant to meet decking demand
23.05.2008
SOLUTIA
Capacity expansion on two continents for PVB and PVB films / Dramatic profit setback for PA segment
19.05.2008
LONZA
Remaining Polynt stake sold to Polimeri Speciali
14.05.2008
ASHLAND
Tough going for distribution and composites company in 2007 / Expansion of business in China planned
14.05.2008
SOLVAY ADVANCED POLYMERS
Commercial PEEK production starts up in India
29.04.2008
BASF
“Ecoflex” bioplastic capacity to reach 74,000 t/y / Additional 60,000 t/y capacity on stream in 2010
24.04.2008
ARKEMA
Deal with Amber Composites on multi-wall carbon nanotubes
22.04.2008
TEKNOR APEX UK
IMDC appointed as European distributor
21.04.2008
DYNEON
Fluoropolymers producer acquires US compounder
07.04.2008
HEXCEL
Aerospace prepreg facility opened in France
02.04.2008
BOREALIS
Innovation helps increase 2007 profits by 28%
18.03.2008
TEKNOR APEX
European custom compounding unit established
18.03.2008
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