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PLASTIC OMNIUM Sulo Environmental acquisition completed	03.10.2007
EVA Ethylene copolymer attracts increasing interest / Nearly 400,000 t/y in Europe for thermoplastic applications / Film modification and special applications / Soon to be part of PIE Polymer Prices	01.10.2007
OMV Takeover of Hungarian oil company MOL targeted / Offer of EUR 14 bn / Board resists the move	01.10.2007
ROSSIGNOL Quiksilver evidently wants to shed large parts of its winter sports division as soon as possible	26.09.2007
SCHEFENACKER Lighting division to be held in trust / Losses running at EUR 20m/y on EUR 180m sales	21.09.2007
EASTMAN Latin American PET acquired by Alfa / La Seda offer reported for European plants	20.09.2007
PVC MARKET Global capacity at least 44m t/y by 2011 / Future expansion almost exclusively in Asia / China on the way to self-sufficiency / Asian producers under pressure to export / Further consolidation in Europe	17.09.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Feasibility study for new 400,000 t MDI plant in Europe / “Largest and most modern of its type”	14.09.2007
HAITIAN INTERNATIONAL Acquisition of German R&D company Zhafir Plastics Machinery	07.09.2007
TOTAL Maintenance work at the cracker in Carling has begun	06.09.2007
QUADRANT Management cautious over private equity bid	04.09.2007
FAURECIA Little improvement / Further shift to eastern and southeastern Europe / Quality plan for 2007	30.08.2007
INDORAMA Acquisitions targeted in European PET market / Expansion in North America and Thailand	28.08.2007
SUMITOMO EU approves takeover of Asahi Kasei compounding units	24.08.2007
HT TROPLAST Secondary private equity buyout / Carlyle and Advent pass profile specialist to Bahrain investor	21.08.2007
SUMITOMO PP compound activities to grow in USA / Takeover of Asahi Kasei plants in Europe	17.08.2007
INEOS EU commission approves “Lustran” deal with Lanxess	14.08.2007
MATTEL Fisher-Price toys recalled worldwide / Paint has excessive lead content	10.08.2007
WELLMAN European recycled fibres business sold to Aurelius / Focus shifts to US chemicals	03.08.2007
PLASTIC OMNIUM Restructuring: Acquisition of Sulo waste bin business / Sale of performance plastics products / Joint ventures with Eurovia in road signage	01.08.2007
CONSTAB New masterbatch line in Rüthen / Managerial team expanded	30.07.2007
NILIT Israeli fibres and engineering plastics producer acquires Frisetta Polymer / Expansion planned	11.07.2007
HYDRO POLYMERS PVC reactor shut down in UK / No force majeure or supply restrictions	10.07.2007
PACKAGING REGULATIONS IN EUROPE Biodegradable products may escape taxation / Bans on plastic carrier bags in France and Italy	03.07.2007
LANXESS / INEOS Deal on Lustran Polymers / UK group to acquire ABS business in two stages / JV from September	02.07.2007

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