Company news, polymer materials

BOREALIS Closure of Norwegian HDPE plant definite	15.03.2006
ELASTOGRAN Operating profits up 9% to EUR 115 m / Acquisitions continue / Stable 2006 forecast	15.03.2006
CLARIANT Masterbatches and Additives up in 2005	14.03.2006
HUNTSMAN Above-average growth in PU / Strong rise in earnings despite hurricane turbulence	13.03.2006
A. SCHULMAN Self-tender offer in "Dutch Auction" / Role of major investor Mitarotonda yet unclear	10.03.2006
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE "Record breaking" performance for high tech plastics in 2005 / Growth leader in the group	10.03.2006
BOREALIS "Lupotech T" technology for new LDPE plant	10.03.2006
DEGUSSA Specialty Polymers perform well in 2005 / China plans on track / Price hikes planned	08.03.2006
LANXESS Pact with Schefenacker on ABS wing mirrors	08.03.2006
TICONA Earnings show improvement in 2005	07.03.2006
VICTREX Record sales and earnings in fiscal 2005 / Higher margins are predicted for 2006	06.03.2006
HYDRO POLYMERS Operating result slips significantly / High feedstock prices pressure PVC manufacturers	06.03.2006
DSM Sales rise for Performance Materials / Healthy earnings growth for engineering polymers	03.03.2006
REICHHOLD / SPOLCHEMIE Agreement on polyester resin production in eastern Europe	03.03.2006
BAYER MATERIAL SCIENCE New regional centre in Hong Kong	02.03.2006

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