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BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
New 60,000 t/y PMPO plant at Antwerp site / Process cuts energy use and VOC content
28.09.2007
RADICI / LATI
New Chinese jv will produce 10,000 t/y of compounds
28.09.2007
COMPOSITE LUMBER / WPC
US market to reach USD 5.5 bn in 2011 / Decking applications drive 10% per year growth
28.09.2007
LANXESS
EUR 10m for EVM expansion / Growing demand
27.09.2007
SEKISUI ALVEO
New polyolefin foam claimed to reduce vehicle weight / Moulder eyes eastern Europe investment
27.09.2007
BIOPOLYMERS
Confusion among consumers / Careful introduction needed to maximise environmental benefits
27.09.2007
ASAHI GLASS
Fibre business sold to “compete with Corning”
26.09.2007
INEOS
Commercial metallocene production at Cologne
25.09.2007
EXXONMOBIL
Large-scale petchems complex to be built in Singapore / Cracker and 1.75m t/y polyolefins output
25.09.2007
OCTAL
USD 300m investment in APET in Oman / Output claimed to 20% of world production
24.09.2007
RADICI
Joint venture with Lati in China / Suzhou base to supply range of engineering plastics
24.09.2007
DOW
Acquisition of Danish PU systems company Edulan / Expansion in northern Europe
24.09.2007
RUSSIA
Plasticised PVC: Strong demand / Cable and construction industries particularly lively / Import volumes rise from low level
21.09.2007
EASTMAN
Latin American PET acquired by Alfa / La Seda offer reported for European plants
20.09.2007
LUKOIL
Polymer production in Ukraine to be expanded / More than USD 1 bn investment for Karpatnaftochim
19.09.2007
DOW
Epoxy systems growth / Three acquisitions underline downstream investment strategy
18.09.2007
PVC GROUP
Insolvency proceedings / Ernst & Young is administrator / Three subsidiaries sold as going concerns
18.09.2007
LG CHEM
PVC expansion in China / VCM and EDC start-ups enable vertical integration
18.09.2007
PVC MARKET
Global capacity at least 44m t/y by 2011 / Future expansion almost exclusively in Asia / China on the way to self-sufficiency / Asian producers under pressure to export / Further consolidation in Europe
17.09.2007
EVONIK INDUSTRIES
New name for Degussa and sister companies / Cornerstone laid for Chinese MMA complex
17.09.2007
DOW
Polyols capacity increased by 59,000 t/y in the US
17.09.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Feasibility study for new 400,000 t MDI plant in Europe / “Largest and most modern of its type”
14.09.2007
INEOS
EU launches in-depth probe into Kerling deal / Concerns about UK / Decision in January 2008
12.09.2007
ASAHI GLASS
Expansion for ETFE in UK and Japan / Growth in automotive and film for the building industry
12.09.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
New pilot plant for “Baytubes” on stream in Germany
11.09.2007
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