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INEOS NOVA Ohio polystyrene plant to close / Further step towards achieving USD 80m cost reductions	05.12.2007
BASELL Acquisition of Solvay Engineered Polymers	30.11.2007
FILM MARKET US demand set to rise by 4.7% per year to 2011 / Highest growth rates are expected for LDPE	30.11.2007
INEOS FILMS US production facility opened / Rigid films for blister packaging and credit cards	27.11.2007
DOW PP plant will close in Louisiana by year end	16.11.2007
POLYONE Acquisition of GLS is agreed	15.11.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE PU specialist UCSC acquired in USA	13.11.2007
BATTENFELD GLOUCESTER Final SMS plastics machinery business sold to MBO / Gloucester Engineering name returns	09.11.2007
WESTLAKE Vinyls expansion planned for Calvert City / Investment of USD 90m includes large diameter PVC pipe plant / Weak vinyls demand hits third quarter profits	07.11.2007
COLLINS & AIKMAN IAC buys final 16 units as business closes	25.10.2007
DUPONT Development partnership with Plantic Technologies / Focus on polymers from renewable resources	22.10.2007
TICONA Expanded PPS unit on stream at US joint venture	18.10.2007
INEOS NOVA Montreal PS plant to close / More shutdowns possible	16.10.2007
FLUOROPOLYMERS Global production of PTFE and derivatives controlled by a few large manufacturers / China expands base polymers / EU and Indian punitive tariffs on Chinese goods lead to overcapacity	12.10.2007
BASF PA 6 and SAP plants inaugurated in Texas	11.10.2007
CARGILL Teijin becomes joint venture partner in biopolymer producer NatureWorks	10.10.2007
NORTH AMERICAN POLYURETHANES Mexico sees 5% growth in 2005-2006 / US volumes fall / Canadian remains flat	05.10.2007
COMPOSITE LUMBER / WPC US market to reach USD 5.5 bn in 2011 / Decking applications drive 10% per year growth	28.09.2007
DUPONT USD 500m investment to increase “Kevlar” aramid fibre capacity	27.09.2007
ALBEMARLE Second Saytex capacity expansion in Arkansas	20.09.2007
COCA-COLA USD 60m investment in PET recycling / Bottle-to-bottle plant to be world's largest	19.09.2007
DOW Epoxy systems growth / Three acquisitions underline downstream investment strategy	18.09.2007
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

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