Company news, polymer materials

BAERLOCHER Purchase of Chemtura's OBS business for rigid PVC / Stake in the Ca-based heat stabilisers market	12.05.2008
SOLUTIA PA capacity to be expanded by 68,000 t/y / Growth in demand to reach 20% in China	08.05.2008
DSM PA development production unit starts up	08.05.2008
SIBUR Managers seek to acquire petrochemicals producer from Gazprom	08.05.2008
POLYONE Vinyls unit rebranded Geon / Prelude to a sell-off? / Third colour development centre in China	07.05.2008
BIESTERFELD Strong business in 2007	06.05.2008
OCTAL PET resin offered ahead of Q4 2008 start-up	05.05.2008
EXXONMOBIL Extension of European distribution contracts with Biesterfeld	05.05.2008
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE PU systems joint venture with Baulé / Synergies in cast elastomers	02.05.2008
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Flat earnings in Q1 2008 / Rough ride for polycarbonates	30.04.2008
BASF Plastics earnings “considerably higher” in Q1 / Dollar weakness pressures sales	29.04.2008
SOLVAY ADVANCED POLYMERS Commercial PEEK production starts up in India	29.04.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ineos declares FM for polyolefins from Grangemouth / C2 and C3 plants offline	28.04.2008
DOW PU systems laboratory opened in Spain	25.04.2008
BASF “Ecoflex” bioplastic capacity to reach 74,000 t/y / Additional 60,000 t/y capacity on stream in 2010	24.04.2008

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