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NOVA / INEOS
Styrenics joint venture expanded to North America / Number two player in resins / Capacity cutbacks
 		27.03.2007
GE PLASTICS
Sabic said to be in the takeover race / Decision could come in Q2 / Chinese PC project is put on ice
 		27.03.2007
TESSENDERLO
Net loss in 2006 due to restructuring / Pipe and profiles perform well / Compounds weak
 		27.03.2007
DOW
Liveris reshapes management for growth / Executive leadership committee established
 		26.03.2007
BOREALIS
Restructuring continues / EUR 370m LDPE plant in Sweden / R&D phased out in Norway
 		23.03.2007
LANXESS
Decision on styrenics this year / Asian partnership sought / Polymer margins improve in 2006
 		22.03.2007
AKZO NOBEL
PVC additives business divested
 		22.03.2007
BASELL
Tight European market brings record earnings / North American unit suffers second poor year
 		21.03.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Earnings down slightly in 2006 / Start-up costs for China and plant outages / Higher volumes
 		19.03.2007
BASF SCHWARZHEIDE
Sales hit record in 2006 / PU are speciality / Higher capital spending
 		16.03.2007
DOW
British Vita´s Hyperlast PU systems business acquired / Products for extreme conditions
 		15.03.2007
LA SEDA
Takeover of Spanish PET recycler RBP
 		14.03.2007
AGROLINZ MELAMINE
Italian plant closed / Small capacity / No backward integration
 		14.03.2007
MOSSI & GHISOLFI
Mega-plant for PET in Brazil goes on stream
 		13.03.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Whole of PU business brought together under "BaySystems" umbrella / Products rebranded
 		13.03.2007
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