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SOLVAY Joint venture with Sibur confirmed / Russian vinyls facility to be built at Kstovo / 330,000 t/y PVC capacity could expand to 510,000 t/y	10.07.2007
HYDRO POLYMERS PVC reactor shut down in UK / No force majeure or supply restrictions	10.07.2007
DEMAG PLASTICS GROUP Injection moulding machine production in USA to cease / High-tech from Germany / Standard and electrical machines from Asia	09.07.2007
PLASTIVALOIRE 60:40 joint venture with Tunisia's Plastec is inaugurated	09.07.2007
TURKEY Plastics industry gaining momentum / Polymer consumption reaches 4.1m t / Need for more local production / Boom in PVC construction material / Machinery manufacturing sector growing	06.07.2007
HUNTSMAN Hexion owner outbids Basell owner for US chemical group / Private equity funds in bidding war?	06.07.2007
HBPO Canadian front-end facility opened / New plants in USA and Mexico later this year	05.07.2007
ICL Acquisition of flame retardant manufacturer Supresta	04.07.2007
HUSKY Acquisition of Moldflow's manufacturing solutions division	03.07.2007
COLLINS & AIKMAN Bankruptcy judge approves USD 10.4m sale of three US plant to Flex-N-Gate	03.07.2007
FILTRONA Brazilian subsidiary sold for USD 56m	03.07.2007
PACKAGING REGULATIONS IN EUROPE Biodegradable products may escape taxation / Bans on plastic carrier bags in France and Italy	03.07.2007
LANXESS / INEOS Deal on Lustran Polymers / UK group to acquire ABS business in two stages / JV from September	02.07.2007
GE PLASTICS Sabic buries polycarbonate project with Petrochina / “Negative economics”	02.07.2007
ITALY High growth in rubber and plastics machinery / Gains in production and export performance	29.06.2007
BASELL End for PP production in Canada / Slurry process no longer competitive	29.06.2007
J-M MANUFACTURING Acquisition of PW Eagle / Formosa Plastics Subsidiary is world's largest pipe manufacturer	29.06.2007
BASELL Takeover of Huntsman for USD 9.6 bn / Blavatnik lands a coup after all / Lyondell option evidently abandoned	28.06.2007
EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION Sector growing ahead of the market / Direct plastic sales still dominate / AMI report	28.06.2007
BASF Minority ownership in Geismar cracker sold	28.06.2007
HUNTSMAN Majority share acquired in Saudi PU joint venture	27.06.2007
HT TROPLAST Carlyle and Advent begin divestment process / Vinnolit next on the sale list?	27.06.2007
CARCLO Technical plastics profits leap 38% / Decline in automotive business hits precision products	27.06.2007
SMC / BMC Manufacturers’ alliance forecasts price increase to cover rising materials costs	27.06.2007
UK FILM MARKET PAFA: Tangible benefits for association members in 2006 / Static market for PE / Repeal of Scottish bag tax	27.06.2007

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