Company news, polymer materials

PVC GROUP Insolvency proceedings / Ernst & Young is administrator / Three subsidiaries sold as going concerns	18.09.2007
LG CHEM PVC expansion in China / VCM and EDC start-ups enable vertical integration	18.09.2007
EVONIK INDUSTRIES New name for Degussa and sister companies / Cornerstone laid for Chinese MMA complex	17.09.2007
DOW Polyols capacity increased by 59,000 t/y in the US	17.09.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Feasibility study for new 400,000 t MDI plant in Europe / “Largest and most modern of its type”	14.09.2007
INEOS EU launches in-depth probe into Kerling deal / Concerns about UK / Decision in January 2008	12.09.2007
ASAHI GLASS Expansion for ETFE in UK and Japan / Growth in automotive and film for the building industry	12.09.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE New pilot plant for “Baytubes” on stream in Germany	11.09.2007
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS Cracker expansion completed at Qapco in Qatar	11.09.2007
NIKOCHEM Dow seen as possible partner in new Russian petrochemical complex / USD 3 bn investment	10.09.2007
RAVAGO Central warehouse in Belgium with logistics centre / Sales of distribution and compounding giant close to EUR 5 bn	10.09.2007
CLARIANT Swaps product lines with Sioen European Masterbatch	10.09.2007
LVM Streamlining of S-PVC product portfolio	10.09.2007
BAYER Plans to de-list from New York stock exchange / Other European firms have already fled	07.09.2007
INEOS Acquisition of Borealis Norway has gone ahead	06.09.2007

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