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CHINA
Rise of 27% rise in value of plastics production in 2007 / Pipes and profiles segments on the brink of consolidation / More stringent safety regulations for the chemical industry
21.11.2008
LA SEDA
Financing obtained for Portuguese PTA plant / Interquisa acquisition finally falls through
21.11.2008
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY
Middle East: Considerable growth in imports / Germany by far the largest supplier
21.11.2008
ALPHACAN
Sanitary and heating pipes business divested
21.11.2008
ALBIS PLASTIC
New distributor for BASF polymers in Benelux and France
20.11.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Bayer MaterialScience: Force majeure for PU components in North America lifted
19.11.2008
BASF
Ciba stake of 94.6% nailed down / Final result this week
19.11.2008
BOREALIS
“Lupotech T” specified for 350,000 t/y LDPE plant
19.11.2008
AUTOMOTIVE
First German supplier insolvency averted for now / Automakers grouping criticises bank policies / Short-time working and extended leave
18.11.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
CMAI sees flood of polyolefins on its way from the Middle East / Successful conference in Düsseldorf
18.11.2008
OLTCHIM
Scaling back production to 40% of capacity / Sourcing of C2 and C3 from Arpechim halted / Job cuts
18.11.2008
VISIOCORP
Considering strategic options / New working hours to generate savings
18.11.2008
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
PU systems house opens in Guangzhou
18.11.2008
CABLE INDUSTRY
Europe: 1.3m t polymers for cables in 2008 / Market still dominated by PVC / PE steadily gaining ground / Big regional variations / Demand highest in Italy / Publication of AMI's latest guide
17.11.2008
LUCITE INTERNATIONAL
Mitsubishi acquires UK producer for USD 1.6 bn
17.11.2008
FRANCE
Plastic packaging associations CSEMP and UNITES merge / Segment has sales of EUR 7.1 bn
17.11.2008
INTERQUISA
Shutdown of 630,000 t/y PTA plant in San Roque / Rising Asian imports hit profitability
14.11.2008
APPC
455,000 t/y PP plant commissioned in Jubail
14.11.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow: Force majeure ended at Freeport, Texas
14.11.2008
TOY MARKET
EU Parliament about to adopt revised toy safety directive / Calls for independent checks
14.11.2008
SABIC
New PP line comes on stream at Ibn Zahr / World's largest single “Unipol” facility
13.11.2008
HUHTAMAKI
US flexible packaging production to close / Site dedicated to films production
13.11.2008
ROHM AND HAAS
Additives plant starts up in Turkey
13.11.2008
FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
“EPLA international fair of plastics and rubber processing”
13.11.2008
POLYMER PRICES
New "A-Plastixx" indices enable analysis of plastic prices by individual markets / Greater transparency for converters and their customers / Packaging, construction, automotive and E&E applications
12.11.2008
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