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ZOTEFOAMS Joint venture with Trexel on “MuCell” foam extrusion technology / Production line in UK this year	29.07.2008
PLASTIC CLOSURES Growth in European output to slow to 4% per year / One-piece HDPE closures dominate beverage market	28.07.2008
LEL Turkey's Kemiropa joins European distribution network	25.07.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Dow shuts Terneuzen PS production “temporarily” / Need to restore margins	17.07.2008
ALBIS PLASTIC Masterbatch distribution pact with Ampacet / Three European regions / One source for plastics and colours	26.06.2008
STYROCHEM Expanding EPS production	06.06.2008
RECTICEL Medical dressings JV established with AMS	02.06.2008
RIGID FILM / SHEET Significant changes in the European top players' list / PET making further inroads into PVC's traditional domain / PS losing ground to PP / New AMI Top 50 Report	30.05.2008
TACO Automotive supply arm Tata opens injection moulding facility in China / Also producing for Europe	30.05.2008
UPM-KYMMENE New German plant to meet decking demand	23.05.2008
EUROPEAN COMPOUNDING INDUSTRY Metal substitution in automotive and E&E applications drives growth / New plants concentrated in the central-eastern region / Trend towards back-integrated companies	22.05.2008
DUPONT Investment of USD 150m in ethylene copolymers worldwide / Expansion plans for China	20.05.2008
OWENS CORNING Composites plants sold in Belgium and Norway / Condition of Saint-Gobain-Vetrotex takeover	13.05.2008
TAGHLEEF Acquisition of BOPP producer Radici Film / Technical and developmental capability are drawing cards	05.05.2008
EXXONMOBIL Extension of European distribution contracts with Biesterfeld	05.05.2008
BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES Price increases for PE films	30.04.2008
TEKNOR APEX UK IMDC appointed as European distributor	21.04.2008
PROFINE Sales increase in 2007 below expectations / Earnings still positive / Decline in sheet business / Eastern Europe by far the strongest region, German market in decline / Further growth in 2008	10.04.2008
INDORAMA Acquisition of Eastman PET and PTA assets	09.04.2008
GREINER Austrian extrusion specialist acquires French firm	26.03.2008
EUROPEAN COMPOUNDING MARKET Strong growth in technical segment / Masterbatches on the advance / Independents are big competition for polymer producers / Ravago still undisputed market leader / AMI study on Top 50 players	25.03.2008
TEKNOR APEX European custom compounding unit established	18.03.2008
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Boom in Russia / Largest European market for new registrations in 2010 / OEMs encourage their suppliers to manufacture in the dollar zone / Drivetrain not taboo for plastics / New applications for thermosets	14.03.2008
INEOS POLYOLEFINS Expansion of Grangemouth PP and PE / Liquid pool debottlenecking complete	28.02.2008
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

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