Company news, polymer materials

DUPONT Good year for Performance Materials despite the hurricanes / Earnings surge in 2005	02.02.2006
TECHNIP Contract to build ethane cracker for Kuwait jv / Project to increase ethylene derivatives output	02.02.2006
FIBERFIL DSM divests North American PP compounding business / Company regains independence	02.02.2006
INEOS Innovene units to be regrouped, renamed / Huge bond issue to complete financing	02.02.2006
A. SCHULMAN New first-quarter record / Net income much improved / CFO Stefanko enters retirement	01.02.2006
DOW Record year for the world´s largest plastics producer / All polymers gain ground in 2005	01.02.2006
BASELL Total takeover of Aubette cracker	30.01.2006
BAYER PU systems house in Thailand	30.01.2006
GE PLASTICS Expansion at European technology centre	27.01.2006
BASELL Participation in LME plastics futures trading after all / “Encouraging signals from exchange”	19.01.2006
GE PLASTICS Improved sales, profits in 2005 / Upcycle seen to continue / Immelt ready to milk the cash cow	19.01.2006
STANELCO Cooperation agreement with fast food supply chain specialist / Packaging sustainability aim	19.01.2006
SOLVAY Entering the competition to produce PEEK / Acquisition of India´s Gharda Chemicals	05.01.2006
SELENIS Acquistion of the majority in Greek rival Volos / New group Europe´s largest PET manufacturer	05.01.2006
DEGUSSA High performance polymers identified as growth segment / Plans for PMMA in Asia	05.01.2006

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