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QUINN CHEMICALS No second MMA plant in Leuna / Search for engineering staff	11.01.2008
QUINN CHEMICALS Investment in a second MMA facility in Leuna	08.01.2008
ARKEMA Acquisition of Repsol's PMMA business	21.12.2007
POLYCARBONATE Engineering plastic still growing / Consumption now nearly 3m t / Optical data carriers biggest application / Debate over new DVD standards pressures market / First strategic moves at Sabic	01.11.2007
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS Expansion of polycarbonate sheet production	31.10.2007
GE PLASTICS Sabic takeover prompts Asian PC realignment / Bayer sells share in PC glazing jv Exatec	28.08.2007
GABRIEL-CHEMIE Laser marking masterbatches for clear plastics	20.08.2007
DEGUSSA PMMA compounding starts in Taiwan	19.07.2007
GE PLASTICS Sabic buries polycarbonate project with Petrochina / “Negative economics”	02.07.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Second Chinese PC line delayed for at least six months / Supply glitches and falling margins	25.06.2007
QUINN CHEMICALS Cornerstone laid for Leuna MMA plant	15.05.2007
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL Expansion in polycarbonate in Asia / JV in China / Total investment of USD 400m	13.04.2007
DEGUSSA PMMA plant to be part of China MMA complex / Start-up in 2009	12.04.2007
GE PLASTICS Sabic said to be in the takeover race / Decision could come in Q2 / Chinese PC project is put on ice	27.03.2007
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS No new propylene network for western Germany / Operator consortium abandons pipeline project / "Local solution" from Duisburg to Marl?	27.02.2007
DEGUSSA Shanghai site chosen for MMA/PMMA complex / Expansion in the Asian plastics sector	18.09.2006
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE New polymers complex in China dedicated / World-scale plants for PC and MDI	08.09.2006
PMMA MARKET EU Commission issues fines of EUR 345m in cartel proceedings / Degussa was "whistle blower"	02.06.2006
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Global PC expansion to 1m t/y completed	04.05.2006
LUCITE Charterhouse to sell MMA giant / Other private equity buyers said to be interested	16.02.2006
DEGUSSA High performance polymers identified as growth segment / Plans for PMMA in Asia	05.01.2006
QUINN GROUP MMA plant planned for eastern Germany / State subsidies / Challenge to powerful competitors	01.12.2005
PMMA Global capacities above 1m t / New plants mainly in Asia / Speciality products lead to additional applications / Strong growth expected for TFT and LCD displays.	22.09.2005
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Polycarbonate expansion in China moved forward / Global growth of 8-10% forecast	02.06.2005
GEAM New 130,000 t/y PC line on stream in Spain	10.03.2005

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