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POLIMERI EUROPE
Cracker at Gela likely to close / 120 jobs at stake / LDPE unit would be supplied from Priolo
26.01.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Lanxess: "Force majeure" lifted on ABS from Tarragona
25.01.2007
LOGISTICS
Vos and Bertschi agree European cooperation / Dry bulk goods
25.01.2007
INEOS
Investment in US polybutene plant / Materials handling system to optimise production assets
24.01.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Sabic ends "force majeure" for C2 and C3 from Geleen
22.01.2007
INEOS
Modernisation and expansion of polyolefins assets / EUR 150m scheme / New technology
22.01.2007
PS/EPS
Global PS consumption stagnating / European market in consolidation / Growth in China slower than expected / EPS on the upswing in Europe and worldwide
22.01.2007
INEOS
Review of HDPE production assets / Market improvement needed if UK plant is to survive
19.01.2007
UHDE
German contractor to build Egyptian PP plant / "Breakthrough" for new propylene-to-PP process
18.01.2007
PVC MARKET
Chinese demand to reach 12m t in 2010 / Construction and packaging drive growth / Freedonia report
17.01.2007
BASELL
"Spheripol" process selected for Chinese PP plant
17.01.2007
BOREALIS
EUR 90m spending scheme for PP in Finland and Austria / Pipe, packaging and automotive
16.01.2007
POLYVINYL BUTYRAL
Global manufacturing oligopoly / Annual market growth above 5% / Volume sales around 200,000 t/y / Greater safety with glass-polymer laminate
16.01.2007
JINHAAS
JV to produce plastics additives in China / Rohm and Haas holds 51% share
16.01.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Shell declares "force majeure" on Wesseling ethylene and propylene
15.01.2007
HYDRO POLYMERS
Sale or listing still planned
12.01.2007
BORSODCHEM
Permira funds acquire 92.9% / Squeeze-out planned / Support for TDI / MDI expansion
11.01.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Global footwear competence centre in China / "Technical backbone" for BaySystems
10.01.2007
GE PLASTICS
Business up for sale after all? / Burden of higher raw materials costs / Private equity buyer seems likely
09.01.2007
LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS
Polyplastics to increase "Vectra" LCP capacity / Demand escalating / Further expansion planned
09.01.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Dow ends PP "force majeure" at Wesseling
08.01.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Italy revives ten-year old revamp plan for Porto Marghera infrastructure / Other sites to follow?
08.01.2007
LA SEDA
PTA and PET license to Russia
08.01.2007
BASELL
Acquisition of Münchsmünster cracker finalised
04.01.2007
ICI
Second emulsion polymerisation plant in China
02.01.2007
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