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BASELL
Skeberis selected as sole agent in Greece / Key accounts supplied directly / Logistics support
07.04.2006
POLYMER PRICES
PET March 2006: Still no clear direction / Pressure from soft demand and long supplies continues
05.04.2006
RUSSIA
Massive expansion of PET production / Imports around 90% / Overcapacity in 2008?
04.04.2006
SPOLANA
Plants shut down due to flood warning / Consequences drawn from 2002 incident
31.03.2006
BIESTERFELD
Joint venture with Petroplas / Emphasis on local service / Comprehensive portfolio
30.03.2006
RP COMPOUNDS
Expansion in eastern Germany
29.03.2006
DISTRUPOL
Innovene HDPE in Ireland added to portfolio
27.03.2006
BIOENGINEERING PLASTICS
Bio-based polyols used in flexible foams / Cargill technology overcomes earlier problems
24.03.2006
INTERVIEW
Rainer Huneke, managing director of Biesterfeld Plastic, explains the strategy of the pan-European distributor / Scepticism about LME futures / Price volatility will probably increase further
23.03.2006
TOTAL
Arkema to be floated in May
23.03.2006
POLYURETHANES MARKET
Cartel proceedings in US / Leading feedstock makers investigated on price fixing charges
20.03.2006
COMPOSITES
UK launches EUR 3.1m aerospace composite centre
16.03.2006
BOREALIS
Closure of Norwegian HDPE plant definite
15.03.2006
COMPOUNDING INDUSTRY
Sluggish European growth / Integrated players dominate the market / Increasing consolidation even among independent compounders / Asian market continues to grow / AMI report
15.03.2006
RUSSIA
Increasing demand for PP / Imports cover one third of the market requirements
09.03.2006
REICHHOLD / SPOLCHEMIE
Agreement on polyester resin production in eastern Europe
03.03.2006
CHINA
Leading masterbatch producers hold 75% of the market / Annual growth of 15% / AMI study
01.03.2006
JEC
Innovative work in composites recognised / Wide range of new plastics applications
01.03.2006
SHELL
Chinese site at Daya Bay ready for start
01.03.2006
BASF
Turnaround planned for steam cracker
01.03.2006
EPS
Further growth in demand / Consumption driven by insulation in Europe and packaging in Asia / High capacity utilisation at European plants / Benzene crisis intensifies price volatility
16.02.2006
BASELL
Pernis LIPP plant to close next year / European strategy review / Wesseling cracker back up
16.02.2006
LUCITE
Charterhouse to sell MMA giant / Other private equity buyers said to be interested
16.02.2006
BOREALIS
Norwegian HDPE plant may close / Some 100 jobs at stake / Middle East cheaper
16.02.2006
PET
Lower anti-dumping duty for Chinese producer
07.02.2006
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