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PIE Service Annual Reports

LANXESS Record sales and earnings in 2011 / EBITDA up 25% / Performance Polymers stands out	26.03.2012
LYONDELL BASELL Sales increase by 29% in third quarter of 2010 / Operating profit reaches record high of USD 1.79 bn / Net debt cleared	03.11.2011
DIC Japanese PPS producer acquires foothold in Europe / Investing in new plant in Austria / Solvay's “Primef” business bought / Raising output in Malaysia and Japan	14.10.2011
LANXESS EBITDA rises 38% in Q1 / Performance polymers unit benefits from strong demand	13.05.2011
SOLVAY Operating profit on plastics more than doubles in Q1 2011 / Continued improvement since 2010 / French financial markets authority approved bid to acquire Rhodia	12.05.2011
BASF Higher volumes and higher selling prices buoy plastics division in Q1 2011 / Hambrecht retires	09.05.2011
LANXESS Performance polymers drive growth in 2010 / EBITDA forecast exceeded	21.03.2011
LEGO Operating profit rises by 70% in 2010 / Market share continues to increase / New moulding shop in Mexico	14.03.2011
RECTICEL Cost rises pressure earnings in 2010 / Automotive top performer / Restructuring in flexible foam	11.03.2011
BAYER MaterialScience triples EBITDA in 2010 against 2009 / Volumes but not prices at pre-crisis level	01.03.2011
BASF Record sales and earnings in 2010 / Engineeering polymers buoyant / Crisis a distant memory	25.02.2011
CLARIANT Acquistion of Süd-Chemie for EUR 2 bn / “New strategic direction for profitable growth”	17.02.2011
WAVIN Strong second quarter brings increase in first half 2010 sales and profits / Construction markets see recovery in UK, Scandinavia, Poland and Turkey	23.08.2010
HUHTAMAKI Sales and earnings increase in the first half of 2010 / Carve-out of rigid consumer goods units continues	27.07.2010
DS SMITH Higher pretax profits and strong cash flow / Reduced costs improve plastic packaging performance / Portfolio review underway to increase margins	30.06.2010
EVONIK Significant declines in Performance Polymers segment / Carbon black activities under scrutiny	29.03.2010
BOREALIS Earnings down 85% in 2009 / Turnaround in H2 / CEO sees “outstanding achievement” in recession	19.03.2010
LANXESS “Decline of historic proportions” seen in 2009 / Polymers rebound in H2 / Asia driving business	18.03.2010
GEORG FISCHER Piping systems unit reports profit as Swiss group records loss / Significant improvement in second half year	05.03.2010
BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES Good performance in challenging conditions / Pretax profits jump 200% / Phased closure of Stockton plant / Cautious outlook for 2010	03.03.2010
WAVIN Building recession continues, but H2 2009 shows some stabilisation / Full-year EBITDA falls 31% to EUR 110m	02.03.2010
BAYER “Marked recovery” from 2009 slump seen / BMS chief optimistic about PC, MDI and TDI growth	01.03.2010
BASF Plastics profits rebound in 2009 / PU raw materials battered by low prices / Capacity cuts still needed	26.02.2010
LANXESS Performance Polymers profit down 40% in Q3 / No “inventory replenishment bonus” in Q4	16.11.2009
LEAR US car parts producer emerges from bankruptcy	13.11.2009

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