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ZHEJIANG HISUN
Pharmaceutical manufacturer begins PLA production
05.01.2010
OLTCHIM
Agreement finally reached on Petrom's petrochemical activities / Minority shareholders sceptical
05.01.2010
EVENTS
AMI: “Stretch & shrink film 2010”
05.01.2010
BOREALIS
Exit from rotomoulding business in March 2010 / Polyolefins group cites shrinking end-user market
04.01.2010
SIBUR
MoU signed to create Russia's largest PP complex
04.01.2010
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
UK market expected to contract slightly in 2010 and 2011 / Germany is most important supplier
04.01.2010
BASF
Blaze forces shut-down of cracker in Ludwigshafen / Cracker in Antwerp still idled after fire just days before
23.12.2009
PURAC
New 75,000 t/y lactide plant in Thailand
23.12.2009
VICTREX
Distribution partner appointed in India / Aggressive strategy / Market for PEEK expected to grow
23.12.2009
PRENT
New facilities in China and Denmark / Chinese market anticipated to outgrow North America and Europe / Holbaek expansion is already planned
22.12.2009
COLORITE EUROPE
Investment in new compounding capacity / Line for medical applications
22.12.2009
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS
Indian film and sheet production expanded
21.12.2009
ANHUI HWASU
Arkema technology selected for gigantic China PVC project
21.12.2009
MICROWAVE PACKAGING
US market to reach USD 2.4 bn in 2013 / Fresh prepared foods show fastest growth / Frozen foods remain the largest user at 60% / Freedonia report
21.12.2009
ITALY
Vinyls Italia plants fail to restart / Chlorine chemistry has no future in Italy, says Eni chief
18.12.2009
HUSKY
Sales and support facility to open in India
18.12.2009
FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
"Sino-Pack" and "China Drinktec" 2010
18.12.2009
RADICI
Preferred buyer at auction for insolvent Michael Day Enterprises / Exploring further business opportunities in North America
17.12.2009
EASTMAN KODAK
Sale of OLED business to LG / Future technology access retained
17.12.2009
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Global market continues to grow / Boom in China thanks to new applications / German nova-Institut innovation award / WPC congress in Cologne
17.12.2009
GULF STATES
Gulf Cooperation Council member states invested around USD 82 bn in plastics and chemicals manufacturing industry in 2008 / More than 50% of all state investment
16.12.2009
PREMIUM AEROTEC
Takeover of EADS composite processing in Lemwerder / Cooperation with SGL Group
16.12.2009
GURIT
Acquisition of leading Chinese wind turbine blade mould manufacturer Suzhou Red Maple
15.12.2009
HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES
Moderate growth in German market / Industry association welcomes new EU energy label plan
15.12.2009
ALGERIA
Plastics industry grows by 4.5% each year / Plast Alger 2010
14.12.2009
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