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EUROPEAN COMPOUNDING INDUSTRY Metal substitution in automotive and E&E applications drives growth / New plants concentrated in the central-eastern region / Trend towards back-integrated companies	22.05.2008
BASF Engineering plastics compounding plant planned for India / Car market growing at 15% annually	16.05.2008
TICONA Strengthening its presence in Asia	13.05.2008
TEKNOR APEX UK IMDC appointed as European distributor	21.04.2008
ENSINGER Expansion of injection moulding and machining capacity / New plant in Ergenzingen / Production facility in China	18.04.2008
TECHNOCOMPOUND Independent compounder on course of expansion / LGF thermoplastics set for growth / Technical compounds also to be focused	15.04.2008
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Expansion in PP compounds / New production lines in Saudi Arabia and Thailand / More capacity in China	09.04.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS DuPont declares force majeure for LCPs	07.04.2008
EUROPEAN COMPOUNDING MARKET Strong growth in technical segment / Masterbatches on the advance / Independents are big competition for polymer producers / Ravago still undisputed market leader / AMI study on Top 50 players	25.03.2008
TEKNOR APEX European custom compounding unit established	18.03.2008
A. SCHULMAN “Aggressive steps” to improve earnings in North America / Gingo loses no time after spat resolution	11.02.2008
VAMP TECH Distribution agreement with BASF in Spain	11.02.2008
CARMEL OLEFINS Acquisition of 49% of Domo Polypropylene	30.01.2008
TICONA Compounding plant to be built in China by 2009 / Same products and specifications worldwide	16.01.2008
LYONDELLBASELL Construction start for second Chinese PP compounding plant	07.01.2008
BASELL Negotiations with Tatneft on polypropylene compounding plant / Almost certain to be located at Elabuga	12.12.2007
DSM Jiangyin compounding to increase 50%	20.11.2007
RADICI / LATI New Chinese jv will produce 10,000 t/y of compounds	28.09.2007
RADICI Joint venture with Lati in China / Suzhou base to supply range of engineering plastics	24.09.2007
SUMITOMO EU approves takeover of Asahi Kasei compounding units	24.08.2007
NILIT Israeli fibres and engineering plastics producer acquires Frisetta Polymer / Expansion planned	11.07.2007
BASELL Broader PE and PP distribution pacts with Albis and Ultrapolymers	16.04.2007
LANXESS Expansion in India / New colouring facilities for ABS / Compounding widened to 80,000 t/y	26.02.2007
A. SCHULMAN Falling automotive demand leads to US capacity cuts / Emphasis shifts to packaging	19.12.2006
MATRIXX Compounder plans capacity expansion for Italy / Azelis to become distributor for most of Europe	17.11.2006

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