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CHINA
Fourth petrochemicals monitoring centre planned
30.09.2009
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Car manufacturers seek salvation in alternative propulsion concepts at IAA / Plastics and composites increasingly important / Suppliers remain stuck in the crisis / Situation still tense
29.09.2009
EUROSTYLE
Relaunch as Megatech / Order for Audi "Q3" cockpit components / Plant to be opened in eastern Europe
29.09.2009
PEOPLE
Stahl to lead A. Schulman's North American engineered plastics unit
29.09.2009
PLASTICS CAPITAL
Trading conditions start to improve / Volume gains / Strong cash flow
29.09.2009
SIBUR
Financing secured for Tobolsk PP plant
28.09.2009
A. SCHULMAN
Expanding capacity for engineered plastics in Mexico
28.09.2009
CEDO
Acquisition by Rutland Partners completed / GBP 52.2m transaction / Plans for wide-ranging restructuring
28.09.2009
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
European plastics producers added to EU “carbon leakage” list / Free emissions trading allowances
25.09.2009
EQUIPOLYMERS
Italy in an uproar over plans to shut Sardinian PET plant / Yet another crisis for Claudio Scajola
25.09.2009
MITSUBISHI RAYON
Lucite: Cessation of acrylonitrile production in Beaumont
25.09.2009
ALCAN COMPOSITES
Acquired by machine manufacturer Schweiter / Planned to operate as an independent unit
25.09.2009
PEOPLE
Pappas retires as Nova Chemicals CEO after less than a year on the job
25.09.2009
BIOPLASTICS
SPI Bioplastics Council expects market to grow by 17.3% annually / Digital guide on bioplastics industry
25.09.2009
TURKEY
Booming plastics processing industry contracts / Economic crisis delays plans to improve EU ranking
24.09.2009
GERRESHEIMER
Expansion of pharmaceutical plastics business / New R&D facility in the US / Packaging plant in Spain
24.09.2009
LOGOPLASTE
“Hole in the wall” plant for SC Johnson in Ukraine
24.09.2009
OLTCHIM
Plans for state support call EU controllers into action / Do the terms comply with market conditions?
23.09.2009
AOC
“Vipel” vinyl ester resins to be offered from European facilities
23.09.2009
PLASTICS PROCESSING
Persian Gulf states drive growth / Region to add 15m t of polymer capacity in three years / Favourable positioning due to abundant petrochemical supply / Packaging accounts for over half of output / Focus on PE, PP and PVC / AMI report
22.09.2009
ARKEMA
Pilot plant for carbon nanotubes
22.09.2009
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIERS
France's industry minister Estrosi announces second bailout fund for small automotive suppliers
22.09.2009
SOLUTIA
Upgrade of PVB facility in Ghent / Increase in predicted earnings for 2009
21.09.2009
K.D. FEDDERSEN
New UK distribution affiliate / Part of strategic expansion in Europe
21.09.2009
PREH
Automotive supplier opens new injection moulding plant in Romania / Multi-functional switches and control systems
21.09.2009
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