Company news, polymer materials

AZELIS Brøste appointed Reichhold Nordic distributor	29.09.2008
PURAC New PLA process developed with Sulzer Chemtech / Synbra selects process for 5,000 t/y plant	25.09.2008
PLANTIC Thermoforming plant planned for Germany / Government grant to cover 45% of cost	24.09.2008
PYRAMID BIOPLASTICS PLA project under way in Germany	24.09.2008
DSM Opening of new plants in The Netherlands and China / “Stanyl” PA 4.6 capacity doubled / Sale of melamine and elastomers business imminent / Innovation drive continues	23.09.2008
POLYONE Second half 2008 sales forecasts lowered	23.09.2008
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Incident trips Ineos LDPE plant in Cologne / No force majeure	22.09.2008
HIP PETROHEMIJA EUR 140m investment in polyolefins / Privatisation stalls / Merger with NIS oil group “urgently needed”	22.09.2008
REICHHOLD Resins plant planned for Tianjin, China	19.09.2008
ASHLAND Agreement with NPPL secures India production	19.09.2008
LANXESS Antwerp caprolactam capacity to increase	18.09.2008
VINYTHAI Thai PVC plant expanded / Further expansion to 400,000 t/y planned	18.09.2008
LYONDELLBASELL PP complex planned for Trinidad and Tobago / Agreement signed with Lurgi and government	17.09.2008
BOREALIS PP line for packaging grades dedicated in Burghausen / OMV completes cracker expansion and new C3 production line	16.09.2008
BASF EUR 3.8 bn takeover bid for Ciba / Offer to close on 1 October 2008 / Leader in plastics additives	15.09.2008

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