Company news, polymer materials

INEOS EU commission approves “Lustran” deal with Lanxess	14.08.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Higher volumes boost sales by 3% / Energy and raw materials increases bite into profits	14.08.2007
HUNTSMAN Enpol new US eastern region TPU distributor	13.08.2007
CLARIANT Steady growth in masterbatch and additives divisions / Full integration of Ciba	10.08.2007
COMPOUND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TPE capacity increased by 8,000 t/y	09.08.2007
HUNTSMAN Sale of US polymers business to Flint Hill closes	08.08.2007
COLLOIDS Increased capacity to add flexibility and meet rising sales demand	08.08.2007
HUNTSMAN DuPont nonwoven textiles fluorochemicals business acquired for undisclosed sum	07.08.2007
BASELL Acquisition of refinery from Shell in Berre / Backward integration for the European polyolefins business	06.08.2007
WELLMAN European recycled fibres business sold to Aurelius / Focus shifts to US chemicals	03.08.2007
DOW World-scale facility to make PE from sugar cane in Brazil / Joint venture with Crystalsev	02.08.2007
BASF Delisting from NYSE / Complexity and costs reduced / Dialogue with US investors remains	01.08.2007
DOW Agreements with BASF and Solvay to build world-scale HP and PO plants in Thailand	01.08.2007
TICONA Move to Höchst / Growth to be driven by further capacity expansion and new marketing partnerships	01.08.2007
LATI Compounder restructures its Italian plants / Job cuts and modernisation	31.07.2007

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