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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
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

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