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US giant pays USD 835m to end PU price fixing case / Uncertainty over Supreme Court

2015 sales exceed EUR 12 bn / Adjusted EBITDA up 41% / Year of many premieres / Former Bayer MaterialScience expects mid-single-digit core volume growth for 2016

New study points to ways of “triggering a revolution” in the plastics industrial ecosystem / Strategies for improving material flow, recycling and reuse / Part of “Project Mainstream” / Release at WEF in Davos

Pilot plant for PC wastewater recycling / New process reduces salt burden on the Rhine / German environment ministry provides funding

New co-extrusion plant for high-end multi-layer flat films at Dormagen / Start-up in 2017

Former Bayer Material Science manager Michael Koenig named to head Bluestar

Michelle Jou becomes new head of Polycarbonates / Markus Steilemann takes over at helm of Polyurethanes business

Planning “significant investments” in UK subsidiary / Albis (UK) celebrates 50th anniversary

PlasticsEurope appoints Javier Constante and Daniele Ferrari as vice presidents

China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2015: Feedstocks rise / Only benzene and PX point down / Polymer notations recede / Only PC firms / Demand slightly higher than in November / Processors could stock up in January ahead of Chinese New Year holidays

Stock listed in Germany's MDAX / “Gratifying performance” after two months of trading

Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were

China Engineering Thermoplastics November 2015: Feedstock costs trending down / Polymer notations continue to drop / PA sees largest fall / Consumption at normal levels / Little change expected in December

MDI line in Tarragona to be shuttered / “Non-competitive production cost”

New lightweight polycarbonate suitcase material / Collaboration with German producer Titan

New TDI plant officially inaugurated at Ludwigshafen / German dignitaries praise chemicals and plastics group's technology, commitment to industry

“Substantial increase in profitability” seen for 2015 / Strong performance for Polycarbonates

Despite overcapacities, plans to lift output in Asia / Global consumption stands at 4m t/y / Decline in optical data storage devices pressures sector / Market unsettled by BPA controversy / Opportunities for lighting technology and automotive applications

PU system developed with automakers for carbon fibre composites / Enhanced safety for vehicle occupants

PC/polyester blend developed for medical devices / Aids patient mobility / Material showcases at Compamed

Good Q3 performance in line with forecasts / EBITDA rises 44.5% year-on-year / Sales decline in PU segment

Canadian bio-succinic plant now at commercial scale / Margin prospects better than expected

Stake in MEGlobal sold to Equate as Kuwaiti ventures restructured / MEG plant to be built on US Gulf Coast / Options under review for agrochemicals unit / Plastics leads gains in Q3 volumes but lower prices and foreign exchange hit sales

Collaboration on development of bio-based TPUs / “Biosuccinum” for “Desmopan” applications in footwear and consumer electronics segments

Stock market debut goes smoothly / Shares initially gain 12% / Issue three times oversubscribed