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20.10.2005 SARNA  Exit from automotive sector nears / Sale of subsidiaries in North America and Europe

06.10.2005 POLYAMIDE  Global engineering polymer production at 2m t annually / Main markets are automotive, E+E and packaging / PA 6 growth passes PA 6.6 / Asian capacities larger than in North America by 2010

06.10.2005 DUPONT  Establishment of automotive centre in Japan

06.10.2005 NEFAB  Swedish packaging producer acquires in Austria / “Shopping tour” planned in Germany

06.10.2005 VICTREX  Victrex expands UK capacity for PEEK powder

06.10.2005 BPI  Pretax profits up 31% in H1 2005 / Customers warned of higher polymer and energy costs

06.10.2005 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY  Bankrupt suppliers flee into chapter 11 / Delphi and Collins & Aikman as new “super supplier”?

06.10.2005 DEGUSSA  New technology for high performance PAEK acquired from Ticona / Production in China

22.09.2005 LEGO  Partial relocation to the Czech Republic / Job losses / Realignment of European production

22.09.2005 PMMA  Global capacities above 1m t / New plants mainly in Asia / Speciality products lead to additional applications / Strong growth expected for TFT and LCD displays.

22.09.2005 PLASTIC PIPES  Modest growth of 2% a year in Europe / Total production of 3m t / Italy now ahead of Germany in volume terms / Overcapacities will lead to further structural change / New AMI market study

22.09.2005 ZIPPER PROFILES  Largest European zipper producer created / Zip-Pak acquires UK´s Supreme Plastics

22.09.2005 RUSSIAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY  Growth in all segments / Packaging leads uses / High tech imports needed “Interplastica” show

22.09.2005 BASELL  Alastian PO website launched in North America

22.09.2005 POLYPIPE GROUP  Acquired by US investment firm / Deal valued at GBP 293m / Investment for further growth

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