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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
EUROPEAN COMPOSITES MARKET
Growth exceeds 6% in 2006 / All GRP markets improve / Recovery of the construction sector
23.11.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Ineos Nova closes PS order books for November
22.11.2007
DOW
Full takeover of PU joint venture in Thailand
22.11.2007
IDEMITSU
Compounding agreement with Perrite for SPS
21.11.2007
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