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Companies Technical Thermoplastics General

SOLUTIA
Buyer sought for PA 6.6 business / High raw materials costs bite / Investment in PVB films for thin-film solar panels
04.07.2008
DUPONT
Investment of USD 150m in ethylene copolymers worldwide / Expansion plans for China
20.05.2008
SOLVAY
Annual report published for 2007
02.04.2008
LANXESS
Hived-off ABS pinches 2007 earnings / “Right time to sell” / Performance Polymers now largest segment
13.03.2008
BAYER
MaterialScience EBITDA margin slips further in 2007 / New Chinese PC line “ready to start” late this year
03.03.2008
SOLVAY / SOLVIN
Plastics activities at record level in 2007 / Expansion with specialty polymers in Asia and USA / Demand still strong along the vinyl chain
29.02.2008
LANXESS
New distribution company for central and eastern Europe
20.02.2008
DSM
Halogen-free PBT for white goods connectors
03.01.2008
EVONIK
New organisational structure for chemicals / Manfred Spindler no longer with management role
13.12.2007
LANXESS
Plastics business performs better without ABS in Q3 2007 / Unit hived off to Ineos disappoints
15.11.2007
EVONIK
Annual sales growth of 5% in plastics to 2009 / Methacrylates and high performance polymers
27.10.2007
LANXESS
Some 127 jobs at Antwerp to be transferred to service firms / Bayer trims Belgian PC staff
02.10.2007
LANXESS
Earnings targets to be reached ahead of plan / Lustran Polymers sale improves cost structure
21.09.2007
EVONIK INDUSTRIES
New name for Degussa and sister companies / Cornerstone laid for Chinese MMA complex
17.09.2007
SABIC
GE Plastics now called Sabic Innovative Plastics
04.09.2007
LANXESS
“Lustran” deal leads to net loss in Q2 / Operating side improves / “Beautiful” semi-crystalline polymers
20.08.2007
DEGUSSA
Shanghai R&D centre expanded / Polymer engineering pilot plant / Focus on Asia-Pacific
17.08.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Higher volumes boost sales by 3% / Energy and raw materials increases bite into profits
14.08.2007
TICONA
Move to Höchst / Growth to be driven by further capacity expansion and new marketing partnerships
01.08.2007
SABIC
Loan for takeover of GE Plastics / New subsidiary Sabic Innovative Plastics gains "BB" rating
30.07.2007
TICONA
Engineering plastics producer targets Asia growth / German POM plant relocation to be announced soon
20.07.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Second Chinese PC line delayed for at least six months / Supply glitches and falling margins
25.06.2007
TICONA
New application development centre in Shanghai / Groundbreaking for two Chinese production plants
31.05.2007
CELANESE
Blackstone sells its remaining stake / Investment quadrupled?
24.05.2007
BASF
New Chinese compounding plant inaugurated
23.05.2007
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