Company news, polymer materials

VERSALIS Styrene rubber site in Hythe to close / New elastomer joint venture with Lotte in South Korea	13.11.2013
MITSUI CHEMICALS Plans to expand automotive PP capacity in US and Mexico / New capacity expected onstream in Q4 2014	13.11.2013
SAUDI KAYAN Decision to stop construction of UHMW-PE plant with Petrokemya	13.11.2013
SANORS Licence for PMMA production in Russia secured / Moves forward with MMA plant at same location	12.11.2013
BOREALIS Net profit improves slightly in Q3 despite weak polyolefins demand	12.11.2013
REPSOL LDPE plant explosion in Tarragona	11.11.2013
CHEVRON PHILLIPS Sale of Chinese PS affiliate to Grand Astor now complete	11.11.2013
ASAHI GLASS Acquisition of majority stake in Vietnamese PVC producer from Petronas	11.11.2013
INEOS Opening of deep-sea ethylene terminal / Import of competitively priced C2 now possible	11.11.2013
SOLVAY / INEOS EU to probe PVC joint venture plans in depth	08.11.2013
UBE INDUSTRIES Chemicals and plastics profit to plunge 60% for full year / Caprolactam market remains weak	08.11.2013
ELIX Extended distribution agreement with Mito Polimeri in Italy	08.11.2013
FEDDERSEN Acquisition of German contract compounder PolyComp / Plastics production capacities to be expanded	07.11.2013
KRAHN CHEMIE Distribution of Sinopec styrene block copolymers in Europe	07.11.2013
HEXPOL MLPlastics new TPE distribution partner in northern Germany	07.11.2013

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