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ITALY Plastics consumption set to fall by 3% in 2008 / Machinery manufacture continues to benefit from strong exports / Injection moulding machines still weak / Date delayed for chemical industry roundtable	08.10.2008
PLASTICS PROCESSING Converters' association says prices must rise	26.09.2008
DIMEX Austrian subsidiary insolvent / “Tight” liquidity situation at parent company	26.09.2008
TURKEY Plastics market growth unabated / Now Europe's fourth largest processor / Per capita consumption above 60 kg / Industrial park for converters in special zone near Istanbul	25.09.2008
PURAC New PLA process developed with Sulzer Chemtech / Synbra selects process for 5,000 t/y plant	25.09.2008
PLASTIC PIPES European production up slightly in 2007 at 3.3m t / Germany is largest producer / PVC is clear leader but with slower growth than other materials / Subdued expectations / AMI guide	18.09.2008
VALEO German rear lighting systems production to be shifted to France and Poland / Increasing competition	17.09.2008
KRONOS Second PC sheet line installed in Omsk / Russia	16.09.2008
DUPONT Expansion of capacity for “Tedlar” PVF film / Doubling of output / Backsheets for solar panels	15.09.2008
REHAU Modernisation and expansion of the Viechtach site / Moulded joints for pipes / Pilot plant for new coating process / Improved logistics, energy management and recycling	10.09.2008
EADS Expansion in composites processing / Augsburg, Nordenham and Varel facilities transferred to new business	08.09.2008
ARLA PLAST New solid sheet line in Sweden	08.09.2008
CADENCE INNOVATION US automotive supplier files for Chapter 11 reorganisation / European plants not affected	04.09.2008
HARITA / FEHRER Joint venture planned by Indian and German auto suppliers / PU upholstery for seating systems	03.09.2008
POLYTEC After Peguform, more deals may be in the works / Grammer on back burner? / Sufficient Liquidity	02.09.2008
POLYTEC German auto supplier Peguform is acquired by smaller Austrian group / New “top 100” player with EUR 2.2 bn in sales	29.08.2008
GEIGER TECHNIK Sintex acquisition concluded / Change of name / Job cuts in Germany	26.08.2008
SKC HAAS Polyester film factory opened in Poland	25.08.2008
RUSSIA Good growth prospects for plastic windows / PVC is by far the most important material for frames	25.08.2008
BRAZIL Trade deficit is affecting plastics processors / Abiplast: State should facilitate fair competition	22.08.2008
MECELEC Supplier to French electricity and gas sector files for protection from creditors	21.08.2008
SCHWARTZ Insolvent semi-finished plastics manufacturer Global EPP acquired / Over 80 UK jobs saved	18.08.2008
WEBASTO Investment in a second production cell for polycarbonate glazing / Orders increase	15.08.2008
MAGNA Continuation of expansion in Russia / Acquisition of supplier Technoplast	12.08.2008
PLIANT Films jv with Russia's Nova Roll / USD 25m to be invested in expansion at Moscow plant	07.08.2008

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