Company news, polymer materials

BASF Legal carve-out of styrenics postponed indefinitely	30.10.2008
SOLUTIA Specialties sales to rise 29% in Q3 / Exit from nylon business seen by March 2009	29.10.2008
REICHHOLD Norwegian technology centre opened	29.10.2008
A. SCHULMAN Strong euro boosts results in fiscal 2008 / Net income sinks / Outlook muted / Initial divestment bid fizzles	28.10.2008
BOROUGE Logistics hub in China to handle UAE expansion	27.10.2008
RADICI Production cuts for PA 6.6 and adipic acid	23.10.2008
TER HELL Distribution for Borealis / Extension of PS marketing for Polimeri / Compounding line in China	23.10.2008
SIBUR Technip awarded contract for ethylene expansion	22.10.2008
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE New MDI plant on stream in Shanghai / Second PC line completed, but start up delayed due to poor market	22.10.2008
VTC TPE GROUP Oil-free TPE elastomer range for medical applications	22.10.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS BASF cuts caprolactam output to about 65%	21.10.2008
PKN ORLEN Polish consortium launches bid for PKN Orlen's PVC subsidiary / Feedstock source unclear / Financing problems a threat?	17.10.2008
SO.F.TER. Italian manufacturer acquires Matrixx Europe	17.10.2008
MENZOLIT Chinese SMC/BMC production facility comes on stream / Raw materials supplied by DSM	17.10.2008
RHODIA Polyamide and PA compounding in Italy to be phased out / Production will be concentrated in France and Poland	14.10.2008

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