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LANXESS
Leverkusen flame retardant storage facility is expanded
 		09.06.2016
BASF
US methane-to-propylene plant on hold / Volatile pricing hits shale gas projects
 		08.06.2016
JUSHI
Confirmation of plan to build 80,000 t/y glass fibre production facility in South Carolina / USD 300m investment
 		08.06.2016
HEXPOL
Acquisition of Berwin Group / Wider footprint in UK rubber compounding
 		08.06.2016
STEPAN
Polyester polyols capacity expansion in Poland due on stream in mid-2016
 		06.06.2016
DOW
Takeover of Dow Corning complete / “Hand-in-glove, strategic fit” for Material Sciences portfolio
 		06.06.2016
BOREALIS
Plans to acquire German plastics recycler mtm plastics / Recyclate to be blended with virgin polymer output / Few new opportunities in polyolefins
 		03.06.2016
SIRMAX
Acquisition of Italian thermoplastics compounder Nord Color / Targeting sales of EUR 300m by 2018
 		03.06.2016
REPSOL
Tarragona-based mLLDPE line starts operations
 		01.06.2016
HONEYWELL
Groundbreaking for MTO catalysts line in China / Eight MTO plants licensed as China cut reliance on oil imports
 		01.06.2016
SAINT-GOBAIN
Purchase of JTT Composites / Deal includes plant, R&D office as well as “RT2i” technology
 		01.06.2016
MITSUI CHEMICALS
Global capacity hike of 5% for automotive PP compounds / New plants to start up in 2017
 		31.05.2016
KURARAY
Raising EVOH capacity in the US / Expansion in Antwerp to come on stream by the end of this year
 		31.05.2016
ASAHI KASEI
Second performance plastics production facility opened in the US
 		30.05.2016
EASTMAN
Stake in Primester acetate flake joint venture to be sold to Solvay / Supply agreement sealed
 		30.05.2016
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