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BAERLOCHER
Purchase of Chemtura's OBS business for rigid PVC / Stake in the Ca-based heat stabilisers market
12.05.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Iraq moving back onto the stage?
09.05.2008
PVC RECYCLING
Vinyl 2010 scheme sees 80% increase in 2007
09.05.2008
SOLUTIA
PA capacity to be expanded by 68,000 t/y / Growth in demand to reach 20% in China
08.05.2008
DSM
PA development production unit starts up
08.05.2008
SIBUR
Managers seek to acquire petrochemicals producer from Gazprom
08.05.2008
POLYONE
Vinyls unit rebranded Geon / Prelude to a sell-off? / Third colour development centre in China
07.05.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos to close former Borealis PP plant at Bamble by the end of 2008 / LDPE unaffected
05.05.2008
OCTAL
PET resin offered ahead of Q4 2008 start-up
05.05.2008
PVC
India: Consumption is rising rapidly / Demand driven by pipes / Capacity expansion
05.05.2008
EXXONMOBIL
Extension of European distribution contracts with Biesterfeld
05.05.2008
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
PU systems joint venture with Baulé / Synergies in cast elastomers
02.05.2008
COMPOSITES
Growth of 4% in the past six years / Carbon fibres are gaining ground / JEC Composites Show in Paris spotlights lightweight construction elements and thermal insulation to cut CO2 emissions
30.04.2008
SOLVAY ADVANCED POLYMERS
Commercial PEEK production starts up in India
29.04.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Repsol declares force majeure for SM and PO from Tarragona
25.04.2008
LME
LyondellBasell resigns from plastics committee
25.04.2008
BASF
“Ecoflex” bioplastic capacity to reach 74,000 t/y / Additional 60,000 t/y capacity on stream in 2010
24.04.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Strike threatens Ineos site at Grangemouth / Dispute over new pension plan
22.04.2008
TEKNOR APEX UK
IMDC appointed as European distributor
21.04.2008
OCTAL
PET expansion to bring additional 500,000 t/y
18.04.2008
SABIC
Withdrawal from Osos Petrochemicals jv talks
18.04.2008
ENSINGER
Expansion of injection moulding and machining capacity / New plant in Ergenzingen / Production facility in China
18.04.2008
TECHNOCOMPOUND
Independent compounder on course of expansion / LGF thermoplastics set for growth / Technical compounds also to be focused
15.04.2008
BOROUGE
Stage three to add 2.5m t/y capacity by 2014
11.04.2008
BAYER
Acquisition of Netherlands PU systems house
11.04.2008
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