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INEOS
Investment in US polybutene plant / Materials handling system to optimise production assets
24.01.2007
POLYVINYL BUTYRAL
Global manufacturing oligopoly / Annual market growth above 5% / Volume sales around 200,000 t/y / Greater safety with glass-polymer laminate
16.01.2007
LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS
Polyplastics to increase "Vectra" LCP capacity / Demand escalating / Further expansion planned
09.01.2007
BIODEGRADABLE FILMS
Plasticiser improves flexibility of PLA products / Rapid film degradation
14.12.2006
CARBON FIBRE
Reinforced plastics sales to grow 37% in next five years / More tow capacity will stimulate demand further
13.12.2006
BIOPLASTICS
Booming European market / Some segments seeing 100% growth
05.12.2006
LITERATURE
"Fluoroplastics" report from Rapra
05.12.2006
DUPONT
Construction of Singapore "Vespel" unit under way
28.11.2006
GE PLASTICS
Launch of "Extem" thermoplastic polyimide / USD 280m for production plants / Rollout in Q1 2007
24.11.2006
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
POLYONE
New TPE facility on stream in Spain
16.11.2006
TEKNOR APEX
TPE production site in Europe from 2008 / New plant in China under construction / Three offices opened
08.11.2006
SOLVAY ADVANCED POLYMERS
PEEK offensive with expansion of Indian production base / New high-performance family
24.10.2006
APTIFORM
Moulding business for self-reinforced plastic parts / Special forming technique developed
04.10.2006
DYNEON
Expansion of fluoroelastomer production in Germany
29.09.2006
SUMITOMO
PES capacity increase to meet aerospace demand
15.09.2006
DEGUSSA
PA polymerisation and compounding in China
14.09.2006
SOLVAY
Micronised powder production unit in China
04.09.2006
STANELCO
Cash reserves low / Financial options being explored / Biodegradable contracts expected
31.08.2006
TICONA
PPS expansion project in Wilmington will be finished on time / Everything according to plan
31.08.2006
MATRIX POLYMERS
New investment to increase growth
16.08.2006
EPOXY RESINS
Dow to invest USD 200m in China / R&D site, plants and capacity / Russian PU jv announced
15.08.2006
COMPOSITES
JEC calls for participation in innovation awards
27.07.2006
OWENS CORNING
Composites joint venture with BMCI / North American market is initial focus for FastTrak
25.07.2006
TOTAL
Job losses in Antwerp elastomer plant closure
19.07.2006
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