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BIOPLASTICS
Climate change concerns drive demand / Market expected to reach 900,000 t in 2013
26.11.2009
EVENTS
AMI: “Wood Plastic Composites 2010”
26.11.2009
MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS
Still no sign of turnaround in the E+E sector / Slight stabilisation in orders / Polymer prices are slipping again
25.11.2009
GEORG FISCHER
Piping division to concentrate Tecno Plastic Alprene's fittings production at new plant near Genoa
25.11.2009
FAIRS / EXHIBITIONS
Fourteenth "Plastpol" to be held in Kielce in May 2010
25.11.2009
LYONDELLBASELL
“Preliminary, non-binding” takeover bid from Reliance / Exit from Chapter 11 to be delayed?
23.11.2009
FUTERRO
Production of PLA bioplastics begins at demo plant
23.11.2009
POLYOLEFINS
Global surplus is ever lengthening / Balance of production shifts / PEPP 2009 congress
23.11.2009
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL
Offer to acquire Mitsubishi Rayon
20.11.2009
SUPERFOS
US operation sold to Berry Plastics for USD 82m
20.11.2009
GREINER PACKAGING
Expansion at Swiss site / New building / Investment in injection moulding and product development
20.11.2009
REICHHOLD
Polyester resins production facility opens in India
19.11.2009
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Surfers lobby EU to recognise macro wastes / Group says plastic bags pollute French coast
19.11.2009
ITALY
Vinyls Italia plants back up by Christmas? / Eni agrees feedstock supply / New bidders
18.11.2009
HAITIAN
European headquarters to move to Germany in 2010
18.11.2009
US PLASTICS MARKET
September sees year-on-year increase of over 50% / Decline in house building and weakening retail sales hit 2008 consumption / ACC report
18.11.2009
RUSVINYL
PVC project to go ahead / Start-up postponed until 2013
17.11.2009
PLASTICS ADDITIVES
Global market expected to reach USD 45.8 bn in 2014 / Property modifiers command largest share / BCC study
17.11.2009
COMPOSITES
European downturn has bottomed out, but recovery unlikely before 2013 / Reinforced plastics federation says production down by a third this year / Thermosets counter thermoplastics challenge
16.11.2009
PLASTIC PRESSURE PIPES
Sabic forecasts that global market for HDPE pressure pipes will reach 5m t in 2013 / Shin-Etsu examines alternatives to lead stabilisers
16.11.2009
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
BASF lifts FM for maleic anhydride from Feluy
13.11.2009
ADDITIVES
EUR 173m fines levied on European stabilisers cartel / Ciba to pay EUR 68.4m for price fixing
13.11.2009
ARKEMA
EVOH distribution agreement with Chang Chun
12.11.2009
LM GLASFIBER
Capacity at third Chinese blade plant to double
12.11.2009
LUCITE
Official opening ceremony for new MMA facility in Singapore / World's first plant powered by Alpha technology
12.11.2009
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