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DOW Polyols capacity increased by 59,000 t/y in the US	17.09.2007
BAYER Plans to de-list from New York stock exchange / Other European firms have already fled	07.09.2007
SUMITOMO PP compound activities to grow in USA / Takeover of Asahi Kasei plants in Europe	17.08.2007
HUNTSMAN Enpol new US eastern region TPU distributor	13.08.2007
BERRY PLASTICS US factory to be closed / Overcapacity in films division / All employees to lose jobs	10.08.2007
HUNTSMAN Sale of US polymers business to Flint Hill closes	08.08.2007
VIFAN Expansion of BOPP film capacity in the US	07.08.2007
MOSSI & GHISOLFI New PET line to be built in the USA / Debottlenecking of other American plants	30.07.2007
POLYONE Withdrawal from VCM and standard PVC / Sale of interest in Oxy Vinyls	20.07.2007
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY USA: World's largest market / Sustained growth / Imports continue to rise	20.07.2007
DELPHI Agreement with Cerberus terminated / New investor by the end of July?	18.07.2007
DEMAG PLASTICS GROUP Injection moulding machine production in USA to cease / High-tech from Germany / Standard and electrical machines from Asia	09.07.2007
HBPO Canadian front-end facility opened / New plants in USA and Mexico later this year	05.07.2007
HUSKY Acquisition of Moldflow's manufacturing solutions division	03.07.2007
COLLINS & AIKMAN Bankruptcy judge approves USD 10.4m sale of three US plant to Flex-N-Gate	03.07.2007
FILTRONA Brazilian subsidiary sold for USD 56m	03.07.2007
BASELL End for PP production in Canada / Slurry process no longer competitive	29.06.2007
J-M MANUFACTURING Acquisition of PW Eagle / Formosa Plastics Subsidiary is world's largest pipe manufacturer	29.06.2007
BASF Minority ownership in Geismar cracker sold	28.06.2007
COLLINS & AIKMAN Flex-N-Gate reportedly planning to take over four plastic processing plants	20.06.2007
DEGUSSA USD 10m investment in Alabama high performance foam plant	07.06.2007
RÖCHLING Record result in 2006 / Exit from steel business affects sales for the last time	01.06.2007
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Polystyrene: Los Angeles considers packaging ban	01.06.2007
CELANESE Blackstone sells its remaining stake / Investment quadrupled?	24.05.2007
PACTIV Prairie Packaging acquired for USD 1 bn / Tableware producer with sales of USD 500m	20.04.2007

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