Company news, polymer materials

ROMPETROL PETROCHEMICALS HDPE capacity at Constanta plant to increase by 70%	06.04.2010
DOW POLYURETHANES MDI plant in Stade shut down for two weeks / Customers on allocation with immediate effect	01.04.2010
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE “Platilon” becomes new brand name for all TPU film products	01.04.2010
LYONDELLBASELL Thai jv completes PP expansion project / Output ramped up to 700,000 t/y / Packaging demand up	31.03.2010
NATUREWORKS “Ingeo” PLA selected for baby wipes	30.03.2010
EVONIK Significant declines in Performance Polymers segment / Carbon black activities under scrutiny	29.03.2010
SINOPEC Chinese become new partner for polypropylene plant in Kazakhstan / LyondellBasell withdraws	26.03.2010
EQUIPOLYMERS Ottana PTA and PET lines acquired by Indorama jv	26.03.2010
SHELL Singapore-based naphtha cracker begins operations as planned	26.03.2010
GABRIEL-CHEMIE New colour laboratory opened in Poland / Latest step in regional expansion	23.03.2010
HEXPOL Acquisition of Vita Group's TPE compounding business	23.03.2010
LA SEDA New Petauto business division to encourage automotive recycling / Potential access to 300,000 t/y PET market	23.03.2010
BOROUGE “Borouge 2” to begin operations in mid-2010 as planned / Capacity to triple	22.03.2010
BOREALIS Earnings down 85% in 2009 / Turnaround in H2 / CEO sees “outstanding achievement” in recession	19.03.2010
NOVA CHEMICALS Steady earnings improvement brings Q4 operating profit	19.03.2010

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