Company news, polymer materials

POLYONE Withdrawal from VCM and standard PVC / Sale of interest in Oxy Vinyls	20.07.2007
TICONA Engineering plastics producer targets Asia growth / German POM plant relocation to be announced soon	20.07.2007
BASELL Lyondell acquired for USD 19 bn / Purchase creates polypropylene and polyethylene leader	19.07.2007
DEGUSSA PMMA compounding starts in Taiwan	19.07.2007
BASF Parts of styrenics businesses up for grabs / Offer from "interested party" / EPS not for sale	18.07.2007
UNIVAR CVC launches takeover offer / Independent operation assured	17.07.2007
LIAONING HUAJIN CHEMICALS HDPE plant contract awarded to Technip	17.07.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Takeover of Taiwan Ure-Tech completed / TPU business headquarters to move to Hong Kong	16.07.2007
HUNTSMAN “Definitive agreement” on USD 10.6 bn takeover by Hexion / Basell declines to raise the stakes	13.07.2007
SABIC US regulatory authority approves GE Plastics acquisition / EU vote due in early August	13.07.2007
INEOS Two PP lines in France to be shut down / Key accounts transferred to other sites	13.07.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE First BaySystems facility opened in India	12.07.2007
ALBEMARLE Controlling stakes acquired in Chinese jvs / Plans for exports to other Asian countries	12.07.2007
ARKEMA Office move complete as optimisation continues	12.07.2007
BASF Fire shuts benzene plant / Restart date unclear	11.07.2007

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