Company news, polymer materials

CEREPLAST First line installed at Indiana bioresins facility	13.08.2008
PREISS-DAIMLER Glasseiden Oschatz establishes Russian joint venture in Tatarstan / Production of glass fibres and fabrics	13.08.2008
PETROCHINA “Unipol” technology chosen for Chengdu plant	13.08.2008
BOREALIS Escalating feedstock prices hit first half profit	12.08.2008
HOLLIDAY PIGMENTS Ultramarine business sold to Rockwood Holdings / “Excellent bolt-on acquisition”	12.08.2008
PKN ORLEN Work commences on EUR 1.16 bn PTA facility	08.08.2008
TICONA K.D. Feddersen distribution partnership expands	08.08.2008
ALMAAK Takeover of the compounding business of insolvent J&A / Focus in future on toll compounding / Belgian offshoot unaffected	01.08.2008
POLYONE Eight plants to close in realignment / Job losses of 150 / Annual savings of USD 17m expected	31.07.2008
SABIC EUROPE Restructuring at Teesside in UK / Two “unviable” aromatics units to shut / Exit from polyester chain	31.07.2008
DUPONT New “Vespel” polyimide plant starts in Singapore	31.07.2008
DUPONT PA and PPA capacity increases in China	30.07.2008
LA SEDA Talks on merger with Indorama / Result still open / Analysts sceptical	29.07.2008
COMPTEK Expansion in fluoropolymer compounds	29.07.2008
TICONA New 20,000 t/y UHMW-PE plant starts up at Nanjing	28.07.2008

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