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AZELIS
Launch of European composites business
23.04.2007
TETRA PAK
EUR 60m investment in Hohhot, China / Additional 8 bn package capacity in 2008
23.04.2007
TURKEY
Demand for machinery growing by at least 10% per annum / Germany is the main supplier / Asia presence growing
23.04.2007
SMOBY
Exclusive agreement on takeover by MGA / Family will divest its shares / Reorganisation plan
20.04.2007
PACTIV
Prairie Packaging acquired for USD 1 bn / Tableware producer with sales of USD 500m
20.04.2007
SCHÜTZ
New production line for plastic drums in the UK
19.04.2007
APTIFORM
PET added to self-reinforcing portfolio
19.04.2007
MASTERBATCH MARKET
Europe leads world in production and demand / 3% annual growth since 2001 / AMI report
18.04.2007
DRÄXLMAIER
Construction of a new plant in Moldova / Production of wiring harness systems for BMW
18.04.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Titanium dioxide: High volume of white pigment in plastics / Heavy spending in Asia-Pacific up to 2010 / China on the way to becoming largest customer / Saudis to buy Lyondell business
17.04.2007
BERRY PLASTICS
UK subsidiary sold to Plasticum / US merger with Covalence completed / New packaging producer has combined sales of USD 3 bn
16.04.2007
BASELL
Broader PE and PP distribution pacts with Albis and Ultrapolymers
16.04.2007
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Japan increases output in injection moulding sector / Balance of trade falls
16.04.2007
BIESTERFELD
Petroplas appointed UK distributor for PE portfolio of Ineos
13.04.2007
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Expansion in polycarbonate in Asia / JV in China / Total investment of USD 400m
13.04.2007
RUSSIA
Strong demand for polyethylene / Growing import share / Capacities on the threshold of expansion
13.04.2007
DEGUSSA
PMMA plant to be part of China MMA complex / Start-up in 2009
12.04.2007
ROPLASTO
Profile manufacturer Besaplast acquires assets / Latium Plastics offer unacceptable to employees
12.04.2007
COLLINS & AIKMAN
Sale of nine American plants to Cadence / Agreement finalised
11.04.2007
PIPELIFE
Solvay jv acquires Irish "hot & cold" pipe producer / Two sites with sales of EUR 42m
11.04.2007
DSM
Engineering plastics expansion in India
10.04.2007
RECYCLING
WRAP: First successful demonstration of closed loop recycling of HDPE milk bottles
04.04.2007
PETKIM
Fresh attempt to privatise Turkish petrochemical producer / Market share continues to decline
03.04.2007
POLYEF
Takeover by Lukoil and Sibur / Further expansion of PTA/PET facilities planned up to 2011
30.03.2007
GABRIEL-CHEMIE
400 t/y masterbatch production unit planned in Russia / Output to increase to 1,000 t/y
30.03.2007
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