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VICTREX
Acquisition of Mitsui Chemicals stake in Japan jv / Sales tonnages ahead in all markets
17.04.2007
CHEVRON PHILLIPS
New PPS plant to be built in Texas
05.04.2007
DSM
Spanish composites specialist Fontanals acquired
05.04.2007
STANELCO
Heavy losses at sustainable packaging developer
03.04.2007
DOW
British Vita´s Hyperlast PU systems business acquired / Products for extreme conditions
15.03.2007
AGROLINZ MELAMINE
Italian plant closed / Small capacity / No backward integration
14.03.2007
MITSUI CHEMICALS
Reorganisation aimed at accelerating earnings growth / Financial and environmental targets
08.03.2007
INVIBIO
Carbon fibre reinforced grade of PEEK
07.03.2007
EARTHSHELL
Bankrupt biodegradable product pioneer to be auctioned / Licensee makes initial bid
01.03.2007
BASF
New DHDPS plant at Ludwigshafen to provide PES feedstock / "Ultrason E" capacity to double
20.02.2007
REICHHOLD
Univar appointed UK distributor
07.02.2007
INEOS
Investment in US polybutene plant / Materials handling system to optimise production assets
24.01.2007
LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS
Polyplastics to increase "Vectra" LCP capacity / Demand escalating / Further expansion planned
09.01.2007
BOREALIS
Agrolinz Melamine to be integrated / OMV chemicals activities united under one roof
08.01.2007
ICO
Record annual turnover / Income after tax improves by 169% / Further organic growth in 2007
21.12.2006
DOW
Acquisition of Bayer´s Wolff Walsrode cellulose business / Aim to dampen earnings cyclicality
21.12.2006
DEGUSSA
European distribution partners for PEEK named / Production facilities at Chinese joint venture
18.12.2006
VICTREX
Sharp increase in profits for PEEK specialist / Continuing rise in sales and tonnage
08.12.2006
DUPONT
Construction of Singapore "Vespel" unit under way
28.11.2006
GE PLASTICS
Launch of "Extem" thermoplastic polyimide / USD 280m for production plants / Rollout in Q1 2007
24.11.2006
PPG INDUSTRIES
UK glass fibre plant restructures / Focus on single-end, direct-draw rovings / 100 jobs axed
20.11.2006
POLYONE
New TPE facility on stream in Spain
16.11.2006
TEKNOR APEX
TPE production site in Europe from 2008 / New plant in China under construction / Three offices opened
08.11.2006
RTP
TPE division formed / New compounds will have additional properties to traditional TPEs
01.11.2006
NOVAMONT
First refinery for bioplastics from vegetable oil opens in Italy / Expansion up to 2008
27.10.2006
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