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CADENCE INNOVATION
US automotive supplier files for Chapter 11 reorganisation / European plants not affected
04.09.2008
BRAZIL
Trade deficit is affecting plastics processors / Abiplast: State should facilitate fair competition
22.08.2008
SAUDI ARABIA
KAEC Plastics Valley to be developed at Rabigh / “Centre of excellence” / Cooperation with US state of Ohio
06.08.2008
MECAPLAST
Production to be shifted to Précigné
18.07.2008
PLASTECH
Johnson Controls establishes jv to acquire interiors business / Profits expected from 2010
10.07.2008
RÖCHLING
Satisfaction with previous year's figures / Crisis in the US auto industry gradually being felt / Latest innovation is actively controlled air flaps
02.07.2008
PLASTECH
Johnson Controls to take vehicle interiors / Decoma seen as preferred bidder for insolvent company' car body division
23.06.2008
CHINA
Seven competence centres for new materials
20.06.2008
UAE
USD 4 bn investment in Abu Dhabi plastics cluster
18.06.2008
PLASTICS PROCESSING IN CHINA
Plastics industry in southern China is undergoing change / Mounting wage costs speed up migration / Machinery imports on the decline
23.05.2008
PEGUFORM
Acquisition of majority stake in Chinese jv / Door trims for Audi and Chery
15.04.2008
SMOBY
Germany's Simba-Dickie to acquire five facilities of insolvent French toymaker / "Majorette" plants to stay in administration
04.03.2008
EUROPEAN PLASTICS MARKETS
Demand grows faster than GDP / Consumption of 49.5m t in 2006 / Germany still leading producer / Pan-European recovery hits 50% for the first time / PlasticsEurope report on EU25 plus Norway and Switzerland
18.02.2008
GERMAN PLASTICS CONVERTERS
Strong growth in 2007 and cautious optimism about 2008 / Most companies expect increasing demand
12.02.2008
FRANCE
Plastics processing shows slight improvement / Packaging and semi-finished products advance significantly / Exports of technical components now also down / Job cuts continue
24.01.2008
PACKAGING
German association says growth hit by skyrocketing costs in 2007 / Cautious optimism for 2008
23.01.2008
SAINT-GOBAIN
Performance plastics division acquires IFK Isofluor
21.01.2008
POLYTEC
Grammer share purchase may lead to takeover bid / Last year's acquisitions boost sales
17.01.2008
SINTEX INDUSTRIES
USD 450m to be raised for composites and textiles expansion / Three potential European acquisitions targeted in 2008
14.01.2008
UNITED KINGDOM
Primary plastics and products will show moderate growth up to 2012 / Tubes and pipes sector strong / MBD report
02.01.2008
TOY MARKET
Chinese authorities crack down on offenders / Export licences of 760 companies are revoked
16.11.2007
MÖLLERGROUP
Seven auto supply units sold to Arques Industries / Concentration on German and Japanese OEMs
09.11.2007
EuPC
Higher oil prices to impact plastics products / Essential to pass on costs
14.09.2007
QUADRANT
Management cautious over private equity bid
04.09.2007
COLLINS & AIKMAN
Flex-N-Gate reportedly planning to take over four plastic processing plants
20.06.2007
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