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BOREALIS
New LDPE plant starts up in Sweden
03.02.2010
BRASKEM
Brazilians announce the acquisition of Sunoco's PP activities / First move in planned future penetration of US market
02.02.2010
BRASKEM
Quattor acquisition completed / Largest commodity manufacturer in the Americas / In talks to acquire US operations
27.01.2010
SAMSUNG CHEIL
European compounding facility to be built in Hungary / Start-up scheduled for early 2011
25.01.2010
HUNTSMAN
New systems house in Russia / NMG joint venture tasked with production
22.01.2010
RADICI
Deal for US compounder Michael Day closes at USD 5.7m / Focus on automotive / Italian group has worldwide ambitions
20.01.2010
CHILE
Plastics manufacturers and processors looking for new export markets in Asia / Chilean plastics association predicts 5% growth
20.01.2010
BRAZIL
Merger of Braskem and Quattor seems imminent / Shareholder resistance fruitless
19.01.2010
TURKEY
Import duties on commodity plastics reduced?
15.01.2010
CARMEL
Acquisition by Oil Refineries / Move to optimise production process
14.01.2010
BOROUGE
Expansion in China / Sales office at Guangzhou flanks logistics hub / Applied R&D in Shanghai
13.01.2010
COMPOSITES
Several polyester and vinyl resins producers announce global price hikes
13.01.2010
CEREPLAST
Bioresins distribution pact with A. Schulman extended / Counting on expected demand growth
13.01.2010
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
EPA eyes action on phthalates and other chemicals / ACC disputes endocrine effects
11.01.2010
LATIN AMERICA
Polyolefins projects planned across the region / Crisis causes widespread delays / Braskem as driving force behind many projects
08.01.2010
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
World-scale ethylene and PE complex to be built at Ras Laffan / New cracker to start next month
08.01.2010
DOW IZOLAN
Russian PUR systems plant starts up / US group lifts its presence / Wide range of applications
08.01.2010
INEOS
JV with Sinopec to build 400,000 t/y phenol plant in China / Facility will be largest in the country
07.01.2010
JC HAGEN
Biodegradable plastics added to portfolio
05.01.2010
ZHEJIANG HISUN
Pharmaceutical manufacturer begins PLA production
05.01.2010
OLTCHIM
Agreement finally reached on Petrom's petrochemical activities / Minority shareholders sceptical
05.01.2010
BOREALIS
Exit from rotomoulding business in March 2010 / Polyolefins group cites shrinking end-user market
04.01.2010
SIBUR
MoU signed to create Russia's largest PP complex
04.01.2010
PURAC
New 75,000 t/y lactide plant in Thailand
23.12.2009
TICONA
Takeover of LFT compounder by parent company Celanese / Merger of production at Kaiserslautern
23.12.2009
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