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INEOS / KERLING
EU authorities search UK production sites / Start of business before official approval is suspected
19.12.2007
HUSKY
Onex concludes takeover for CAD 960m / Majority owner Schad family agrees to accept lower payout
19.12.2007
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Engineering plastics to grow by 8.4% annually / Frost & Sullivan study
19.12.2007
PVC MARKET
Study says rigid and flexible PVC are generally safe / Call for special labelling
18.12.2007
CEREPLAST
Plans for 227,000 t/y US bioplastics plant / Renewables content of 50% / Processing on conventional equipment
18.12.2007
ASSOCIATIONS
US polyurethane foam makers adopt environmental standard based on Europe's “CertiPUR”
18.12.2007
DOW
Plans for global olefins and polyolefins jv with Kuwait / First major project in “asset light" strategy
17.12.2007
SYMPHONY
Ethical fund manager invests in biodegradability specialist / Further investment is planned
17.12.2007
PETKIM
New owners to invest USD 10 bn / All capacities set to double by 2015
14.12.2007
RÖCHLING
Engineering Plastics to expand production / Focus on Russia and eastern Europe
13.12.2007
BASELL
Negotiations with Tatneft on polypropylene compounding plant / Almost certain to be located at Elabuga
12.12.2007
ALBEMARLE
New flame retardant plant in China
12.12.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Koch expands naphtha capacity in Rotterdam
11.12.2007
EASTMAN
Sale of Latin American PET plants to Alfa completed
11.12.2007
INDORAMA
Acquisition of Eastman's last European PET plants / Thai group unexpectedly beats La Seda
10.12.2007
GLOBAL EPP
Cash flow problems lead to administration
10.12.2007
VELOX
Distributor opens branch in St. Petersburg
10.12.2007
MANULI STRETCH
Quintec Films acquired / Combined business to sell 45,000 t film in North America by 2010
10.12.2007
RPC
Restructuring hits pretax profit in H1 2007 / Excellent mid- to long-term outlook / Fall in margins
07.12.2007
DISTRUPOL
Colour compounds business transferred to Matrix Plastics
06.12.2007
BRENNTAG
Hexion UK speciality distribution acquired
06.12.2007
INEOS NOVA
Ohio polystyrene plant to close / Further step towards achieving USD 80m cost reductions
05.12.2007
CARCLO
Technical plastics sales increase in H1 2007 / Pretax profits rise 37%
05.12.2007
NAMPAK PLASTICS
Closed loop reprocessing facility for HDPE milk bottles in UK / Plant to be operational in 2008
04.12.2007
BPI
Investment in co-extrusion lines for agricultural films
04.12.2007
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