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IDI Acquisition of Menzolit Compounds businesses in France and China / Now global leader in SMC and BMC	30.06.2009
FACC Cooperation with Arabian company Mubadala / Building of new plant in Abu Dhabi / Transfer of orders	25.06.2009
HUNGARY Recession tightens its grip / Polymer production expected to contract by 30% this year / Return to 2008 level unlikely before 2011 / Significantly slower growth in volume of plastics processed	19.06.2009
MERIDIAN Decoma International buys parts of composites business / Sale includes units in US and Mexico	16.06.2009
PLASTIVALOIRE Strengthening of automotive segment with Key Plastics now signed and sealed	11.06.2009
POLYETHYLENE FILM Russia shows continued solid growth / Higher-grade applications increasing fastest / Food packaging leads the market / Only 15% of consumption is imported / Economic crisis is causing only slight slowdown	10.06.2009
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING Sales down more than 20% year-on-year in first quarter of 2009 / Strong downward pressure from technical components / Building materials and packaging perform slightly better	03.06.2009
POLYTEC Swedish production site to close / OEM supplier says additional plant shutdowns are to come	02.06.2009
BORSODCHEM Films producer Ongropack divested / Withdrawal from processing activities continues	26.05.2009
ALCAN Turkish PVC film business sold to Yildiz	18.05.2009
POLYPIPE Acquisition of rainwater goods business from Marshall-Tufflex / Undisclosed price	18.05.2009
POLYTEC Follow-up: Polytec to retain two Peguform facilities / Core of future composites strategy	15.05.2009
TESA German plants and logistics sites under scrutiny / Expansion with products for pharmaceutical industry	11.05.2009
HSV New production plant for moulded EPS parts in Poland	05.05.2009
MITSUBISHI Construction of carbon fibre plant halted / Demand slowdown leads to JPY 29bn net loss	30.04.2009
PRENT Work begins on first European thermoforming facility	29.04.2009
INJECTION MOULDING Germany: Weak economy affects injection moulding companies / Number shrinks mainly due to insolvencies and relocation / Further reduction likely / Packaging now most important application / AMI study	27.04.2009
EUROSTYLE GMD acquires insolvent automotive supplier / Plans to cut 400 of the 1,030 jobs / Investment planned	20.04.2009
BPI.FILMS Investment in two five-layer cast film lines / Output increased by 40% / Installation creates 12 jobs	17.04.2009
INSULATING MATERIALS Global growth up to 2012 / Foam plastics stay number one / Volume up again / Freedonia study	16.04.2009
FEINTOOL Plastics component producer Mühlemann to close / Declining sales	07.04.2009
BLOW MOULDING INDUSTRY AMI forecasts further increase in plastics consumption in Europe to 6m t by 2011 / Germany is largest consumer / PET moves ahead of HDPE / Engineering plastics grow in niche markets	02.04.2009
NORTH AMERICAN PIPE Purchase of PVC pipe assets	01.04.2009
IMS ECO-PAC Injection moulding jv to produce lightweight food packs / In-mould process incorporates printed barrier films	30.03.2009
EUROCELL Acquisition of Recovinyl-certified recycling business / Purchase price undisclosed	27.03.2009

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