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AUTOBAR
EU Commission approves acquisition by Sun Capital
16.01.2007
HYDRO POLYMERS
Sale or listing still planned
12.01.2007
RENOLIT
Industrial foils units acquired by Brazilian firm / Sale meets requirement of Solvay acquisition
12.01.2007
GARDENA
Swedish company Husqvarna buys garden tool manufacturer / No plans for significant job cuts or for shift in production
05.01.2007
BIOPLASTICS
Booming European market / Some segments seeing 100% growth
05.12.2006
PACKAGING MARKETS
European thin-wall production tops 2m t/y / PET and PP share increasing / AMI report
04.12.2006
AUTOBAR
Sun Capital aims to acquire packaging activities from the British Charterhouse Company
24.11.2006
MATRIXX
Compounder plans capacity expansion for Italy / Azelis to become distributor for most of Europe
17.11.2006
PLASTIC COLORANTS
Asia adversely affecting European market says report / Sales to reach EUR 339m in 2012
15.11.2006
TEKNOR APEX
TPE production site in Europe from 2008 / New plant in China under construction / Three offices opened
08.11.2006
MENZOLIT-FIBRON
Component production will not move to Turkey / Most presses will transfer to Gochsheim
26.10.2006
VELOX / SUPRESTA
Distribution agreement for plasticisers
25.10.2006
MENZOLIT-FIBRON
German headquarters moving to Kraichtal / Some production to be relocated to Slovakia
17.10.2006
GLOBAL CLOSURE SYSTEMS
Former Crown group European business to be consolidated / End for Obrist Switzerland?
09.10.2006
EUROPEAN COMPOSITES MARKET
GRP demand down / LFT continues growth / SMC stagnates / Thermosets decline / Figures for 2005
02.10.2006
CONSTANTIA PACKAGING
Acquisition of packaging division from Hueck Folien / Sales of EUR 1 bn targeted
28.09.2006
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Turkish manufacturers lift TV market share / Profilo-Telra new owner of Telefunken
28.09.2006
VAN GANSEWINKEL
PHB buy signals move into plastics recycling / Search for investor to secure growth targets
21.09.2006
TICONA
Force majeure on UMHW-PE in Europe
20.09.2006
J & A
Three-way alliance with Repol and Nycoa / Higher capital spending / New office block
14.09.2006
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Gratifying first half 2006 for European manufacturers / Trend set to continue / Euromap survey
13.09.2006
ETHYLENE MARKET
European ethylene cycle soon to pass its peak / Overcapacities looming for northwestern crackers / PE expansion projects in the Middle East / Consolidation expected
28.08.2006
ASSOCIATIONS
EuPC publishes trade plan / Expert network to be set up / EU-wide terms and conditions
11.08.2006
LA SEDA
Acquisition of PET facilities from Advansa sealed / European market leader for PET
03.08.2006
KRATON
European output to rise by 20,000 t/y
01.08.2006
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