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03.11.2005 BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE  Europe´s first five-gallon PC bottle facility / Blow moulding process uses “Makrolon 1239”

03.11.2005 RECYCLING  New WEEE directive will lead to new materials / Resale value to influence the choice of plastics

03.11.2005 ASAHI GLASS  New ETFE plant scheduled for UK by 2007 / Worldwide demand growing by 5% annually

03.11.2005 PLASTICS CONVERTERS  EuPC says price increases must be passed on / Double-digit rises are essential for recovery

03.11.2005 PACKAGING  France bans non-degradable plastic bags from 2010 / Concern for environment, agriculture

03.11.2005 PET  Petcore says coating and colour technologies meet standards / Negative effect on recycling

20.10.2005 MIDDLE EAST  Future hub of the plastics world will become the centre of global production for polyolefins / Gas as a cheap raw material base / Naphtha feedstocks are likely to be substituted by ethane

20.10.2005 BASF  Expansion of Antwerp cracker in 2007

20.10.2005 POLYMER FOAMS  Oil prices hit market hard / Report predicts 5% annual growth to EUR 6.7 bn by 2011 in Europe

20.10.2005 POLIBRASIL  Suzano Petroquimica buys Basell´s stake / Brazilian company is leading PP supplier

20.10.2005 REIFENHÄUSER  German firm builds its “biggest ever” machine / Spanish production underway / Costs reduced

20.10.2005 MILACRON  Targets for sales and earnings not reached / European production sites under scrutiny

20.10.2005 FORD  Number of suppliers to be cut drastically / Larger and longer-term orders envisaged

20.10.2005 HURRICANES  Ethylene and propylene supplies ease further / Polyolefins make gains / Benzene looks better

20.10.2005 DELPHI  US auto supplier files for chapter 11 protection / Plant closures, cuts in staff and benefits likely

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