Company news, polymer materials

BASF Plastics outperform most of the group / PU still sales growth driver / Styrenics improve	07.08.2006
SABIC EUROPE Contract for Gelsenkirchen HDPE plant goes to Uhde / Central European logistics hub in Poland	04.08.2006
OWENS CORNING / SAINT-GOBAIN Merger in reinforcements and composites planned / Parts of Vetrotex to be included	03.08.2006
LA SEDA Acquisition of PET facilities from Advansa sealed / European market leader for PET	03.08.2006
REPSOL Significant capacity expansion in Portugal / PP and linear PE to be added to portfolio	02.08.2006
SOLVAY "Sustained, very good performance" in plastics / Segment sales up 10% in first half 2006	02.08.2006
KRATON European output to rise by 20,000 t/y	01.08.2006
DOW Licence for Union Carbide MEG process to Sinopec / Energy saving for China	01.08.2006
NOVA Solid PS plant at Carrington to close in October / "Significant overcapacity" / Cost reduction scheme	28.07.2006
BASELL Sale of stake in Taiwan PP producer / Swap for shares in other Asian joint ventures	27.07.2006
DOW Heat wave forces Terneuzen cracker offline	25.07.2006
OWENS CORNING Composites joint venture with BMCI / North American market is initial focus for FastTrak	25.07.2006
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE New communications centre for PC and TPU / Case studies highlight innovation in plastics	20.07.2006
TOTAL Job losses in Antwerp elastomer plant closure	19.07.2006
BORSODCHEM Permira confirms takeover plans	19.07.2006

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