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COLLINS & AIKMAN
Automotive supplier stops deliveries / Ford intends to cease orders / Mexican plant closed briefly
30.10.2006
ASSOCIATIONS
British Plastics Federation offers members wholesale energy purchasing scheme / Link-up with Inenco
30.10.2006
HONEYWELL
US caprolactam output to be expanded 10% / Chinese demand / New production equipment
26.10.2006
MENZOLIT-FIBRON
Component production will not move to Turkey / Most presses will transfer to Gochsheim
26.10.2006
VINNOLIT
Correction: No "force majeure" on VCM from Gendorf
25.10.2006
EMS
Capacity for Grivory HT-PPA to be doubled / Positive business development this year
25.10.2006
VELOX / SUPRESTA
Distribution agreement for plasticisers
25.10.2006
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Chlorine chain at Porto Marghera may be revamped / Ongoing discussions
20.10.2006
OWENS CORNING / SAINT-GOBAIN
Vetrotex America no longer included in merger plan
20.10.2006
BRITISH VITA
TPE unit invests EUR 3.8m in Sweden / Additional 4,000 t/y for specialist applications
19.10.2006
ENGEL
Technical service centre in Prague / Further expansion of central European network
18.10.2006
ENVIRONMENT
Scottish Parliament´s environment committee will not recommend a plastic carrier bag tax
18.10.2006
MENZOLIT-FIBRON
German headquarters moving to Kraichtal / Some production to be relocated to Slovakia
17.10.2006
GURIT
Concentration of winter sports materials production in Switzerland
17.10.2006
VINNOLIT
Widened PVC capacity on stream at Burghausen site / New chlorine electrolysis unit mulled for Gendorf
17.10.2006
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Plans to close 73,000 t/y MDI plant in US / Production concentrated at world-scale facilities
16.10.2006
SYMPHONY
Waste-to-energy diversification / New subsidiary in UK
12.10.2006
GROUPE GUILLIN
Acquisition of British distributor Premier Packaging
11.10.2006
DELPHI
Cerberus to acquire bankrupt auto supplier? / Plant closures in US / Europe strengthened
11.10.2006
INEOS
Combined heat and power plant to be built at Runcorn
09.10.2006
GLOBAL CLOSURE SYSTEMS
Former Crown group European business to be consolidated / End for Obrist Switzerland?
09.10.2006
INVISTA
Worldwide expansion for PA 6.6 / New plant in Asia
09.10.2006
CHINA
Foreign trade in plastics products flourishes / Foreign manufacturers of semi-finished goods enjoy success in the upper price segment
06.10.2006
CLARIANT
Acquisition of Ciba masterbatch business
05.10.2006
ARKEMA
Polyamide capacity increase in China
04.10.2006
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