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18.05.2009 COMPOSITES  JEC show gains ground against the trend / 4% growth forecast for global composites market / Need to increase automation / Carbon fibre producers respond to recession

18.05.2009 BOREALIS  CEO Garrett favours quarterly olefins contracts / Better fit with long-term customer relationships

18.05.2009 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL  Company to exit PX and PTA production in Japan / Negotiations on withdrawing from PS / Chlorine facilities including PVC to be liquidated

15.05.2009 LYONDELLBASELL  HDPE production to cease at Chocolate Bayou

14.05.2009 MITSUBISHI  Conditional approval for Lucite acquisition / Half of MMA capacity to be sold at cost to meet Chinese antitrust requirements / Completion in May 2009

13.05.2009 JACKON  EPS facility in Wismar converted to new material "LowLa"

12.05.2009 LYONDELLBASELL  Al-Jubail petrochemical complex started up

12.05.2009 BASF  Subsidiary established in Vietnam

12.05.2009 DSM ELASTOMERS  Sarlink TPV plant opened in Belgium

08.05.2009 GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCERS  Business stabilises at low level after late 2008 crash / Sales and production lose ground against 2007

07.05.2009 VINYLS ITALIA  Sartor declares company insolvent / Entrepreneur says he was duped / Workers on strike

04.05.2009 SOLVAY  Bioethanol plant to provide PVC feedstock in Brazil / “Green” plastics production will start in late 2010

30.04.2009 MITSUBISHI  Construction of carbon fibre plant halted / Demand slowdown leads to JPY 29bn net loss

28.04.2009 POLYPROPYLENE  Russia: Consumption rose further in 2008 / Enormous potential / High capacity utilisation

28.04.2009 CYTEC  Expansion of carbon fibres plant postponed / Previously strong composites business contracted in Q1

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