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AUTOMOTIVE MARKET German industry jobs could shrink by 150,000 in 10 years / Relocation to eastern Europe and the US	04.04.2008
INTERFLEX GROUP Acquisition of UK packaging converter / Management retained / Complementary products to Scottish plant	02.04.2008
HEXCEL Aerospace prepreg facility opened in France	02.04.2008
PETKIM Turkish court rejects union's bid to halt sale / Buying consortium has 45 days to conclude deal	01.04.2008
DAELIM USD 960m contact awarded for Al-Jubail project	31.03.2008
BELARUS Feasibility study for petrochemicals complex	31.03.2008
CHINA Fastest growth in MDI consumption worldwide / New production lines reduce dependence on imports / German companies well positioned / TDI shows similar development	31.03.2008
WEIDENHAMMER Composite can production in UK / Joint venture established with Chesapeake Packaging	28.03.2008
LURGI ZIMMER Contract for 35,000 t/y PA 6 plant in China	28.03.2008
PLASTIC PACKAGING Strong reaction to UK government bag charge proposals / PAFA and CBC claim a “U-turn”	28.03.2008
PLASTICS MACHINERY Japanese output of small injection moulding machines down considerably in 2007 / Industry stable	27.03.2008
BOREALIS Multi-billion dollar olefins and aromatics complex in Abu Dhabi / Partnership with IPIC / Start-up in 2013	26.03.2008
GREINER Austrian extrusion specialist acquires French firm	26.03.2008
SUPERFOS EBITA rises 48% in 2007 / Growth reported in Europe and the US / Efficiency improvements	26.03.2008
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
HANWHA CHEMICAL New PVC site in China / Start-up in 2010 / Third-largest LDPE producer in Asia	25.03.2008
CHI MEI Chinese ABS joint venture with Grand Pacific	20.03.2008
EASTMAN Capacity expansion for “Tritan” copolyester	19.03.2008
AZELIS Acquisition of Whyte Polymers in UK	18.03.2008
TEKNOR APEX European custom compounding unit established	18.03.2008
BASF Seal Sands site to be sold to Ineos Nitriles / Focus shifts to core assets in PA value chain	17.03.2008
DOW Ground broken on Terneuzen polyols project	17.03.2008
PLASTIPAK PET preform units acquired from M&G	17.03.2008
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Boom in Russia / Largest European market for new registrations in 2010 / OEMs encourage their suppliers to manufacture in the dollar zone / Drivetrain not taboo for plastics / New applications for thermosets	14.03.2008
SUMITOMO German antitrust authority approves Demag takeover / Integration “where it makes sense”	13.03.2008

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