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HUNTSMAN Bidding war beginning? / Apollo ups its offer / High level of debt	11.07.2007
HUNTSMAN Hexion owner outbids Basell owner for US chemical group / Private equity funds in bidding war?	06.07.2007
ICL Acquisition of flame retardant manufacturer Supresta	04.07.2007
BASELL Takeover of Huntsman for USD 9.6 bn / Blavatnik lands a coup after all / Lyondell option evidently abandoned	28.06.2007
CHEMTURA Site closures planned in Italy and France / Restructuring of standard antioxidant production	11.06.2007
GE PLASTICS Sabic takes the “prize” / USD 11.6 bn deal / Saudis beat out Basell, Koch and private equity	22.05.2007
VÖLKL Ski manufacturer has another change of owner as a result of K2 takeover by Jarden	09.05.2007
ALCOA Plans to sell packaging and consumer division / Low profitability is a problem	04.05.2007
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Titanium dioxide: High volume of white pigment in plastics / Heavy spending in Asia-Pacific up to 2010 / China on the way to becoming largest customer / Saudis to buy Lyondell business	17.04.2007
HBPO Seven new plants worldwide by 2008 / Sales up 28% / First order from BMW	28.02.2007
PLASTIC PIPE Global demand to increase 4.4% a year to 2010 / Developing countries to outpace global growth	16.02.2007
BIODEGRADABLES Annual growth rates of 22% forecast for biodegradable packaging / Fresh foods leads	14.02.2007
SAINT-GOBAIN Industrial markets drive sales growth / Operating income falls / Owens Corning merger deal nears	07.02.2007
POLYMERS IN ELECTRONICS Global growth slows / Shrinking European share / Southeast Asia rising strongly / New material formulations hampered by increasingly smaller products and EU restrictions / Rapra report	24.01.2007
PERLOS 4,000 jobs threatened worldwide / Finnish production plants to close / Focus on low end of mobile phone market	17.01.2007
GE PLASTICS Business up for sale after all? / Burden of higher raw materials costs / Private equity buyer seems likely	09.01.2007
POLIMOON Promens comes up with winning bid / Continuation as an independent company	03.01.2007
CARBON FIBRE Reinforced plastics sales to grow 37% in next five years / More tow capacity will stimulate demand further	13.12.2006
POLIMOON Takeover struggle between CapMan and Promens still a "cliffhanger" / Sale of rotomoulding business	15.11.2006
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Consumer habits, globalisation and demographic developments are changing the car-making world / Suppliers´ position improving / India now a sought-after partner for international players	30.10.2006
OWENS CORNING / SAINT-GOBAIN Vetrotex America no longer included in merger plan	20.10.2006
OWENS CORNING / SAINT-GOBAIN Merger in reinforcements and composites planned / Parts of Vetrotex to be included	03.08.2006
BERRY PLASTICS Apollo and Graham Partners acquire firm for USD 2.25 bn / Management team to remain	04.07.2006
MANN + HUMMEL Ambitious goals for 2008 / High costs continue to bite / Expansion in Czech Republic and India	26.06.2006
ARBURG Machine manufacturer narrowly misses sales forecast	20.04.2006

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