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BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Earnings drop in Q3 / Problems in passing on feedstock hikes / Outlook for full year 2006 flat
 		29.11.2006
DUPONT
Construction of Singapore "Vespel" unit under way
 		28.11.2006
CLARIANT
"Licocene" plant opened in Germany / 20,000 t/y low-molecular polyolefins
 		27.11.2006
BASF / DOW
Feasibility study for joint 300,000 t/y TDI plant in Europe / Start-up 2011 / World´s largest facility
 		24.11.2006
GE PLASTICS
Launch of "Extem" thermoplastic polyimide / USD 280m for production plants / Rollout in Q1 2007
 		24.11.2006
BORSODCHEM
Purchase offer approved by EC / Company valued at EUR 850m
 		23.11.2006
VINNOLIT
Electrolysis output to be expanded at two sites / Pipeline go-ahead sparks spending in southern Germany
 		22.11.2006
KURARAY
Production capacity expansion for "Genestar" PA9T / Market diversification into auto parts
 		21.11.2006
PPG INDUSTRIES
UK glass fibre plant restructures / Focus on single-end, direct-draw rovings / 100 jobs axed
 		20.11.2006
CLARIANT
Plans to cut 2,200 jobs worldwide / Earnings on masterbatches and additives up in first nine months
 		17.11.2006
MATRIXX
Compounder plans capacity expansion for Italy / Azelis to become distributor for most of Europe
 		17.11.2006
ARKEMA
Headquarters in "La Defense" to be closed / Move to Hauts-de-Seine / Job cuts
 		17.11.2006
LANXESS
Earnings increase in first nine months of 2006 / Force majeure upheld for some ABS from Tarragona
 		16.11.2006
POLYONE
New TPE facility on stream in Spain
 		16.11.2006
LANXESS
Independent subsidiary in Korea / Sales growth of 26% for engineering plastics
 		15.11.2006
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