Company news, polymer materials

HEXCEL Spain's first carbon fibre plant opened / Airbus production is major customer	15.05.2008
VELOX Distribution of “Estane” TPUs in central Europe	15.05.2008
KAZANORGSINTEZ PC unit to be built to meet Russian automotive demand / BPA unit starts up in Tatarstan	14.05.2008
LONZA Remaining Polynt stake sold to Polimeri Speciali	14.05.2008
ASHLAND Tough going for distribution and composites company in 2007 / Expansion of business in China planned	14.05.2008
AMERICAS STYRENICS Activities start at new Dow and ChevronPhillips joint venture	14.05.2008
OWENS CORNING Composites plants sold in Belgium and Norway / Condition of Saint-Gobain-Vetrotex takeover	13.05.2008
BAERLOCHER Purchase of Chemtura's OBS business for rigid PVC / Stake in the Ca-based heat stabilisers market	12.05.2008
SOLUTIA PA capacity to be expanded by 68,000 t/y / Growth in demand to reach 20% in China	08.05.2008
DSM PA development production unit starts up	08.05.2008
SIBUR Managers seek to acquire petrochemicals producer from Gazprom	08.05.2008
POLYONE Vinyls unit rebranded Geon / Prelude to a sell-off? / Third colour development centre in China	07.05.2008
BIESTERFELD Strong business in 2007	06.05.2008
OCTAL PET resin offered ahead of Q4 2008 start-up	05.05.2008
EXXONMOBIL Extension of European distribution contracts with Biesterfeld	05.05.2008

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