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Development centre in Singapore commences operations / Several German partners

German chemicals group opens flagship online store on Alibaba / E-commerce strategy extended into China

Core profit jumps 26% on higher sales at Polyurethanes and Polycarbonates / Flagship store in China launched on Alibaba's B2B portal

CEO change brought forward / Patrick Thomas to retire in May

Polycarbonate sheet extrusion business up for sale / US plant to be acquired by Plaskolite / Bidding process for European plants

The combustion engine lives on – for the time being / More upheaval in auto components supply sector / Automotive engineering plastics conference in Germany delivers fresh approaches for car interior / More requirements, more competition, more plastic

Thermoplast Composite begins series manufacture of reinforced polycarbonate products / New plant in China?

Elevation to Germany's DAX / Bayer shareholding now just 14%

EuPC annual meeting to be held in Milan / Polymer producers awards ceremony

Strong sales and earnings in 2017 / PU feedstocks and PC profit from higher prices and volumes / Strategy focused on sustainability and digitalisation

Natural gas shortage not affecting nation-wide MDI production / Adverse impacts from country's severe environmental-protection policy

New polycarbonate for medical applications / Durability and chemical resistance in drug administration components

MDI: BASF and Dow declare force majeure in the US / Effects of cold weather

Bayer sells additional shares in plastics group / Stake almost halved

Mercury process banned in EU from 11 December 2017 on / Switch to alternative processes largely completed

EUR 200m upgrade will keep Tarragona on stream / Captive chlorine supply

Upcoming changes at the top in North America / Jerry MacCleary named CEO starting February 2018

PC and PC blend price increases in western Europe

Global cooperation with Chinese household appliances producer Haier

Q3 results strongest quarter ever on Polyurethanes / Share buyback unveiled

"Biocomposites Conference Cologne" in December / European market sees growth

North American TPU output to rise 25% / Debottlenecking in West Virginia

Bayer cedes control of plastics group / Topping-out ceremony for MDI plant in Germany

North America August 2017: Generally quiet month whirled about by Hurricane "Harvey" / First price rises reported for PE / September likely to see increases across the board / Spot markets lively as prices explode

Building and construction sector key global growth driver / PE accounts for largest share / Rigid PU will grow fastest / Asia-Pacific to outpace North America and Europe / Grand View Research report