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MYERS
European material handling business sold to Linpac / Takeover of Schoeller Arca in USA
19.03.2007
PET
EU reimposes antidumping duties on Asian PET / Protest by European preform manufacturers
16.03.2007
RPC
Thermoforming factory closed in the UK
16.03.2007
COLLINS & AIKMAN
Nine plastics plants in North America will go to Cadence Innovation
15.03.2007
LINPAC
Moulded foams business sold / No longer a strategic fit following sale of other divisions
14.03.2007
MOSSI & GHISOLFI
Mega-plant for PET in Brazil goes on stream
13.03.2007
LENZING PLASTICS
JV established for carbon fibre production
13.03.2007
ITALY
Thermoplastics consumption grows strongly in 2006 / Production down / More imports from Middle East
13.03.2007
HUNTSMAN
PU jv established in Russia with NMG
12.03.2007
SMS
Extrusion groups sold to private equity investor / Combined turnover of EUR 200m
12.03.2007
RESIN EXPRESS
Distribution deal with Ticona for central and eastern Europe
12.03.2007
SABIC
Planned petchems plant may be shifted from China / Delays by Beijing authorities blamed
09.03.2007
DOW
South African PE, PP firm sold to private equity / No backward integration
09.03.2007
ASSOCIATIONS
New UK trade body represents film, lightweight flexible packaging and rigid sheet producers
09.03.2007
PERLOS
End of mobile phone moulding in Finland / Over 1,100 jobs to go / New regional structure
08.03.2007
VERIPLAST
Restructuring may cost 85 jobs in UK / Shift of focus to higher value products
08.03.2007
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES
EUR 2.28 bn investment in 2m t/y integrated cracker and petrochemicals complex in India
08.03.2007
TICONA
World-scale LCP and POM plants in Asia
07.03.2007
INVIBIO
Carbon fibre reinforced grade of PEEK
07.03.2007
ALCAN
EUR 17m investment in new plants / Speciality foam in Switzerland, barrier film in India
07.03.2007
GURIT
Jobs to go at Newport as part of refocusing / New carbon fibre prepreg plant at UK site
06.03.2007
BASF
Plans to become a European Company / First chemicals-plastics producer to make the move / Employees concerned
05.03.2007
AMCOR
European PET business up for sale / Flexibles segment faces extensive restructuring
02.03.2007
HENNECKE
Bayer plans to sell PU machinery maker this year / Earnings said to have returned to the positive zone
02.03.2007
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Converters in positive mood after strong 2006 / Earnings improve on the back of 10% sales rise
01.03.2007
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