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LYONDELLBASELL Construction start for second Chinese PP compounding plant	07.01.2008
LA SEDA Interquisa acquisition completed / Cepsa takes over 12% share of PET producer	04.01.2008
INEOS NOVA 50:50 jv with Romania's SEEA Polymers / 100,000 t/y EPS plant on stream in late 2009	03.01.2008
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE C&A's TPU assets and technology acquired	03.01.2008
ENVIRONMENT Retailing giant Sears to phase out PVC use	03.01.2008
UNITED KINGDOM Primary plastics and products will show moderate growth up to 2012 / Tubes and pipes sector strong / MBD report	02.01.2008
ARKEMA Acquisition of Repsol's PMMA business	21.12.2007
INEOS / KERLING EU authorities search UK production sites / Start of business before official approval is suspected	19.12.2007
SOUTHEAST ASIA Engineering plastics to grow by 8.4% annually / Frost & Sullivan study	19.12.2007
PVC MARKET Study says rigid and flexible PVC are generally safe / Call for special labelling	18.12.2007
CEREPLAST Plans for 227,000 t/y US bioplastics plant / Renewables content of 50% / Processing on conventional equipment	18.12.2007
ASSOCIATIONS US polyurethane foam makers adopt environmental standard based on Europe's “CertiPUR”	18.12.2007
DOW Plans for global olefins and polyolefins jv with Kuwait / First major project in “asset light" strategy	17.12.2007
SYMPHONY Ethical fund manager invests in biodegradability specialist / Further investment is planned	17.12.2007
PETKIM New owners to invest USD 10 bn / All capacities set to double by 2015	14.12.2007
EVONIK New organisational structure for chemicals / Manfred Spindler no longer with management role	13.12.2007
BASELL Negotiations with Tatneft on polypropylene compounding plant / Almost certain to be located at Elabuga	12.12.2007
EASTMAN Sale of Latin American PET plants to Alfa completed	11.12.2007
INDORAMA Acquisition of Eastman's last European PET plants / Thai group unexpectedly beats La Seda	10.12.2007
INEOS NOVA Ohio polystyrene plant to close / Further step towards achieving USD 80m cost reductions	05.12.2007
BASELL Acquisition of Solvay Engineered Polymers	30.11.2007
HUNTSMAN TPU output to be expanded in Germany / High performance grades for export	30.11.2007
BAYER “Impact” technology licence granted to Dow	29.11.2007
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS Phase-out of French ABS production in H1 2008 / Some 165 jobs to be lost / In the red for five years	27.11.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Takeover of Greek PU business / Foothold for systems houses in southeastern Europe	27.11.2007

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