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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
GEBA
Plant in St. Veit now officially on stream / Base for south-east Europe / Mexico is next target
07.11.2006
DEGUSSA
PA polymerisation and compounding in China
14.09.2006
J & A
Three-way alliance with Repol and Nycoa / Higher capital spending / New office block
14.09.2006
POLYONE
New LSFOH line in Pamplona
08.08.2006
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