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05.05.2005 COMPOSITES  Optimistic mood most prominent feature of JEC exhibition / Growth of 3% worldwide expected / Only 65% capacity use in Europe / Focus on process engineering / Recycling via “Green Label”

05.05.2005 UK PROCESSING SECTOR  Higher prices hit profits / Companies expect to build stocks / Money for increased capacity

05.05.2005 HEXION  Borden, Resolution and Bakelite merger / New market leader for thermosetting resins created

05.05.2005 BASF  US and Canadian polystyrene business sold to Ineos / One plant and 140 staff will transfer

05.05.2005 MCKECHNIE GROUP  Acquired by UK investment company / Teams up with world leader in precision die castings

21.04.2005 LANXESS  Plans to shut down styrenics production in Germany or Spain / Some 400 jobs at stake?

21.04.2005 HEYWOOD WILLIAMS  Restructuring completed / Group back in profit / Higher losses in Plastic Systems division

21.04.2005 ERIE PLASTICS  Expansion in Hungary / European capacity doubled / Focus on packaging market

21.04.2005 VICTREX  Acquisition of BDF feedstock facilities from Degussa / Capacity expansion plans mulled

07.04.2005 NMC  Foam manufacturer establishes Russian subsidiary / New logistics centre in Italy

07.04.2005 BPI  Price increases hit profitability / 2005 has started well / Acquisitions should be expected

07.04.2005 PLASTICS IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING  Attendance at Mannheim congress steady / Plastics remain material of choice / Supply chain optimisation puts Tier 1 companies under pressure / OEMs want to pass on even more risks

07.04.2005 ASSOCIATIONS  PlasticsEurope Polska founded in Poland

07.04.2005 SARNA  Sales rise 4% in 2004 / Construction sector grows / Divestment of Automotive on track

07.04.2005 EUROPEAN MACHINERY MARKET  Positive outlook for 2005 / New orders on the increase / Growth in the east / Euromap survey

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