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BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
First BaySystems facility opened in India
 		12.07.2007
ALBEMARLE
Controlling stakes acquired in Chinese jvs / Plans for exports to other Asian countries
 		12.07.2007
ARKEMA
Office move complete as optimisation continues
 		12.07.2007
BASF
Fire shuts benzene plant / Restart date unclear
 		11.07.2007
HUNTSMAN
Bidding war beginning? / Apollo ups its offer / High level of debt
 		11.07.2007
NILIT
Israeli fibres and engineering plastics producer acquires Frisetta Polymer / Expansion planned
 		11.07.2007
PETKIM
Kazakh-Russian group wins race for majority of Turkish petrochemical producer / Deal questioned by trade unions
 		11.07.2007
BASF
Concentration on higher-end plastics / Growth rates above the market / Polycarbonate of interest
 		10.07.2007
SOLVAY
Joint venture with Sibur confirmed / Russian vinyls facility to be built at Kstovo / 330,000 t/y PVC capacity could expand to 510,000 t/y
 		10.07.2007
HYDRO POLYMERS
PVC reactor shut down in UK / No force majeure or supply restrictions
 		10.07.2007
DEMAG PLASTICS GROUP
Injection moulding machine production in USA to cease / High-tech from Germany / Standard and electrical machines from Asia
 		09.07.2007
CHESAPEAKE
Speciality chemicals packaging unit renamed
 		09.07.2007
PLASTIVALOIRE
60:40 joint venture with Tunisia's Plastec is inaugurated
 		09.07.2007
HUNTSMAN
Hexion owner outbids Basell owner for US chemical group / Private equity funds in bidding war?
 		06.07.2007
BASELL
Alastian sales channel expanded to all polyolefins
 		06.07.2007
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