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LME
LyondellBasell resigns from plastics committee
25.04.2008
FUTURES TRADING
Dubai to trade plastics futures from Q3 2007 / Separate contracts for two regions of Asia
15.06.2007
BASF
Polyamide products and distribution revamped / More grades will become directly available
17.04.2007
LME
New regional futures contracts for polymers / Exchange hopes for increased liquidity
20.02.2007
BASELL
"Alastian": Open for business in Russia
20.10.2006
IRELAND
Injection moulding data base / Details on 115 firms
29.08.2006
PU PRODUCTION
ISOPA starts European safety initiative
26.05.2006
CORPORATE STRATEGY
Plastics companies in German-speaking countries are truly international / Both producers and converters plan investment abroad / More than just an extended work bench
22.05.2006
ENERGY
Europe´s converters concerned about costs / Programme to set consumption benchmarks
05.01.2006
US INSOLVENCY LAW
Less comfort for firms in Chapter 11 / New laws limit time for exclusive reorganisation plan
06.10.2005
BASELL
Alastian PO website launched in North America
22.09.2005
PE FILM MARKET
Nafta market to reach 9m t by 2009 / Growth predicted despite industry consolidation
28.07.2005
STAND-UP POUCHES
Dynamic growth in Europe / Annual rise of 14% up to 2008 / Schönwald multi-client study
19.05.2005
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Project to promote cost saving in plastics / 27,000 firms to participate in EU “RECIPE”
19.05.2005
AUSTRIA
Injection moulding industry consumes 22% of plastics output / Move eastward / AMI study
05.05.2005
PLASTICS IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
Attendance at Mannheim congress steady / Plastics remain material of choice / Supply chain optimisation puts Tier 1 companies under pressure / OEMs want to pass on even more risks
07.04.2005
SWITZERLAND
Plastics consumption rises to 163,000 t in 2004
24.03.2005
FUTURES TRADING
London confirms autumn start for PP and LLDPE / German plastics players sceptical
08.07.2004
POLYMER FUTURES
London Metal Exchange plans futures trading for polyolefins / Better planning through polymer price hedging / Producers divided / Plastics standardisation the key problem
27.05.2004
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27.05.2004
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