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BAERLOCHER
Capacity increase for calcium-based stabilisers / New production lines in Malaysia and India
14.12.2006
BIODEGRADABLE FILMS
Plasticiser improves flexibility of PLA products / Rapid film degradation
14.12.2006
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Expanded MDI capacity at Tarragona on stream / Growing demand from Europe and Middle East
13.12.2006
CARBON FIBRE
Reinforced plastics sales to grow 37% in next five years / More tow capacity will stimulate demand further
13.12.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
SolVin declares "force majeure" on another PVC product
12.12.2006
BOROUGE
First contract for mammoth olefins expansion in UAE goes to Linde / World´s largest gas cracker
11.12.2006
REY-PLASTIC
Agency for PET from Novapet
11.12.2006
LANXESS
CEO Heitmann harbours dreams of new German chemical and plastics major / Sidelong glance at BMS
07.12.2006
MEXICO
Growth in PVC market / Clear increase in imports / Potential not yet fully exhausted
07.12.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Bayer MaterialScience restricts PC supplies following November blast / "Force Majeure" upheld for MDI
06.12.2006
BIOPLASTICS
Booming European market / Some segments seeing 100% growth
05.12.2006
LITERATURE
"Fluoroplastics" report from Rapra
05.12.2006
DOW CHEMICAL
Schkopau EPS plant down for maintenance in January
04.12.2006
TICONA
POM plant near Frankfurt to move / EUR 650m settlement of dispute with airport authority
30.11.2006
DUPONT
Construction of Singapore "Vespel" unit under way
28.11.2006
GERMANY
PlasticsEurope: Strong business in 2006 for plastics producers and converters / High capacity use
27.11.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Bayer: Force majeure for MDI after carbon monoxide plant blast in Germany / No threat to PC supplies
24.11.2006
GE PLASTICS
Launch of "Extem" thermoplastic polyimide / USD 280m for production plants / Rollout in Q1 2007
24.11.2006
CHINA
PP imports to reach 5m t/y despite new capacity / Country will remain a net importer / AMI report
23.11.2006
BORSODCHEM
Purchase offer approved by EC / Company valued at EUR 850m
23.11.2006
VINNOLIT
Electrolysis output to be expanded at two sites / Pipeline go-ahead sparks spending in southern Germany
22.11.2006
KURARAY
Production capacity expansion for "Genestar" PA9T / Market diversification into auto parts
21.11.2006
LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS
Recovery from the slump / Production restricted to the US and Japan / Demand expected to exceed planned capacity / Producers seek to reduce dependence on E+E segment
20.11.2006
MATRIXX
Compounder plans capacity expansion for Italy / Azelis to become distributor for most of Europe
17.11.2006
POLYONE
New TPE facility on stream in Spain
16.11.2006
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