Company news, polymer materials

NOVA INNOVENE European debottlenecking programme / EPS capacity to increase to 410,000 t/y	27.02.2007
BASF Styrenics recover in 2006 / EBITDA in plastics segment rises 14% / GE Plastics "overpriced"	26.02.2007
LANXESS Expansion in India / New colouring facilities for ABS / Compounding widened to 80,000 t/y	26.02.2007
ELASTOGRAN PCC acquisition strengthens Benelux presence / Independent systems house with 10,000 m² plant	26.02.2007
LA SEDA Acquisition of Eastman´s PET production in San Roque / Capacity rises to 1m t/y	23.02.2007
AZELIS UK distributorship for Repsol PP	23.02.2007
HUNTSMAN US commodities asset sale agreed with Koch Industries / Deal is worth USD 761m	21.02.2007
DSM Performance materials show strength in 2006 / Results ahead of "Vision 2010" strategy targets	21.02.2007
KRAHN CHEMIE Speciality chemicals and PVC distributor strengthens central European sales organisation	21.02.2007
BASF New DHDPS plant at Ludwigshafen to provide PES feedstock / "Ultrason E" capacity to double	20.02.2007
STEPAN Polyols capacity boost at Wesseling	20.02.2007
TICONA Nanjing chosen as site of new Chinese UHMW-PE plant	20.02.2007
SABIC Entry into polycarbonate market / New polyolefins plants in Saudi Arabia	19.02.2007
TICONA Earnings turnaround in Q4 2006 / Strong European demand	19.02.2007
EMS Volume growth and higher prices drive turnover up / Market leader with PPA	19.02.2007

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