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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
SUMITOMO
Takeover of Demag Plastics Group confirmed / Deal to close in early March / Ergotech and Van Dorn included
15.02.2008
VELOX
High-performance polymers from OPM added to European portfolio
14.02.2008
TOY MARKET
European Commission presents new draft directive on toy safety / Target is banning toxic substances
08.02.2008
INEOS
EU approval for takeover of Kerling / PVC markets more open than thought
04.02.2008
OWENS CORNING
Saint-Gobain acquired following regulatory approval / Expansion in China and Russia
04.02.2008
POLYMER PRICES
Strong demand tightens hexene grades of LLDPE / Price curve increasingly uncoupled from standard product / C6 to be reported separately in PIE
04.02.2008
PLASTICS RECYCLING
EU report says less is more / Mechanical treatment most sustainable / Around 35m t of waste in 2015
28.01.2008
SINTEX INDUSTRIES
USD 450m to be raised for composites and textiles expansion / Three potential European acquisitions targeted in 2008
14.01.2008
FLAME RETARDANTS
EU risk review confirms safety of products containing brominated deca-BDE / Basis for REACH registration
09.01.2008
PACKAGING REGULATIONS IN EUROPE
Europen: New recycling targets in UK / Packaging association established in Bosnia Herzegovina / French President backs action on waste / German Packaging Ordinance revision / Hungary fails to respond to EC amendment
08.01.2008
ARKEMA
Acquisition of Repsol's PMMA business
21.12.2007
BOTTLED WATER
Growth falls in western Europe / Canadean report predicts demand slowdown to 2010
20.12.2007
INEOS / KERLING
EU authorities search UK production sites / Start of business before official approval is suspected
19.12.2007
ASSOCIATIONS
US polyurethane foam makers adopt environmental standard based on Europe's “CertiPUR”
18.12.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Koch expands naphtha capacity in Rotterdam
11.12.2007
EASTMAN
Sale of Latin American PET plants to Alfa completed
11.12.2007
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