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VELOX
European distributor for Sumitomo
09.02.2006
CABLE INDUSTRY
Number of European players falls / Three producers dominate / Italy largest polymer user
02.02.2006
FANUC
European distribution jv with Mitsui
30.01.2006
ENERGY
Europe´s converters concerned about costs / Programme to set consumption benchmarks
05.01.2006
POLYURETHANE MARKET
German consumption climbs to nearly 900,000 t in 2005 / Europe´s largest processing industry
05.01.2006
EUROPEAN WINDOW MARKET
PVC continues to dominate / Overall growth rate of 1.9% / Germany slow, Iberia stronger
15.12.2005
FILMS MARKET
European Commission fines 16 companies EUR 290m / Price fixing for plastic bags
15.12.2005
EUROPEAN PLASTICS MARKETS
Polymer consumption surpasses 37m t / Large potential in central and eastern Europe / Output totals also rise / No end in sight to the consolidation trend among manufacturers / AMI study
01.12.2005
FEEDSTOCKS
European petrochemical markets calm down / Supply situation getting back to normal / ARG pipeline network is key to distribution / Contract and spot prices provide market equilibrium
17.11.2005
RECYCLING
New WEEE directive will lead to new materials / Resale value to influence the choice of plastics
03.11.2005
POLYMER FOAMS
Oil prices hit market hard / Report predicts 5% annual growth to EUR 6.7 bn by 2011 in Europe
20.10.2005
MILACRON
Targets for sales and earnings not reached / European production sites under scrutiny
20.10.2005
FORD
Number of suppliers to be cut drastically / Larger and longer-term orders envisaged
20.10.2005
DELPHI
US auto supplier files for chapter 11 protection / Plant closures, cuts in staff and benefits likely
20.10.2005
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Bankrupt suppliers flee into chapter 11 / Delphi and Collins & Aikman as new “super supplier”?
06.10.2005
PLASTIC PIPES
Modest growth of 2% a year in Europe / Total production of 3m t / Italy now ahead of Germany in volume terms / Overcapacities will lead to further structural change / New AMI market study
22.09.2005
PLASTICS MACHINERY
Business confidence for 2006 higher despite slowdown in China / Euromap trend survey
22.09.2005
THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS
European growth of 4.5% / Sport, leisure and footwear main applications / AMI study
08.09.2005
US AUTO INDUSTRY
Troubles at major suppliers almost the rule / Authorities request records of Collins & Aikman
08.09.2005
SELENIS
PET capacity to be increased in Portugal and Italy / Modernisation and infrastructure upgrade
25.08.2005
CAPS AND CLOSURES
Plastics take firm hold as metal declines / Smaller suppliers may quit the market
11.08.2005
LOW & BONAR
Rotational moulding segment sold to Atorka / Concentration on fibres and floor coverings
28.07.2005
LEAR
Job losses and relocation eastwards / Plant closures planned in Europe and North America
14.07.2005
CHISSO
Plant for glass-fibre reinforced PP compounds in US / European production onstream in 2008
16.06.2005
ASSOCIATIONS
Polycarbonate industry now with a stronger voice / Former EAMPCS members join EPSE
02.06.2005
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