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EUROPEAN PLASTICS MARKETS
Polymer consumption surpasses 37m t / Large potential in central and eastern Europe / Output totals also rise / No end in sight to the consolidation trend among manufacturers / AMI study
01.12.2005
SINGULUS
Acquisition of competitor Steag Hamatech / Changing market for optical storage media
01.12.2005
SCHEFENACKER
Relocation of headquarters / Mirror competence centre in China / Expansion in central Europe
01.12.2005
TICONA
Ticona with new POM medical technology unit
01.12.2005
BAYLIS RECYCLING
Further investment in PET and mixed waste recycling / Two plants will open this year
17.11.2005
PACKAGING
World caps and closures to grow by 5% to 2009
17.11.2005
FEEDSTOCKS
European petrochemical markets calm down / Supply situation getting back to normal / ARG pipeline network is key to distribution / Contract and spot prices provide market equilibrium
17.11.2005
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Early 2005 confidence hit by difficult market / Capital spending plans are revised downward
17.11.2005
BASELL ORLEN
New PE and PP lines started up at Plock / PKN supplying feedstock / Further investment plans
17.11.2005
CARCLO
Special provision to be made following Delphi insolvency / Less exposure to US auto market
17.11.2005
ENGEL
Job cuts at Austrian plants / Western European order volume in decline / 2005 sales off slightly
17.11.2005
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Concentration in the supply sector continues / Are European players takeover targets, too?
03.11.2005
ENVIRONMENT
UK campaign discourages use of free carrier bags / Project support from top supermarkets
03.11.2005
RECYCLING
New WEEE directive will lead to new materials / Resale value to influence the choice of plastics
03.11.2005
PACKAGING
France bans non-degradable plastic bags from 2010 / Concern for environment, agriculture
03.11.2005
MIDDLE EAST
Future hub of the plastics world will become the centre of global production for polyolefins / Gas as a cheap raw material base / Naphtha feedstocks are likely to be substituted by ethane
20.10.2005
BASF
Expansion of Antwerp cracker in 2007
20.10.2005
POLYMER FOAMS
Oil prices hit market hard / Report predicts 5% annual growth to EUR 6.7 bn by 2011 in Europe
20.10.2005
POLIBRASIL
Suzano Petroquimica buys Basell´s stake / Brazilian company is leading PP supplier
20.10.2005
REIFENHÄUSER
German firm builds its “biggest ever” machine / Spanish production underway / Costs reduced
20.10.2005
MILACRON
Targets for sales and earnings not reached / European production sites under scrutiny
20.10.2005
FORD
Number of suppliers to be cut drastically / Larger and longer-term orders envisaged
20.10.2005
DELPHI
US auto supplier files for chapter 11 protection / Plant closures, cuts in staff and benefits likely
20.10.2005
SARNA
Exit from automotive sector nears / Sale of subsidiaries in North America and Europe
20.10.2005
DUPONT
Establishment of automotive centre in Japan
06.10.2005
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