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The company’s new PE water pipe operation at Pavlodar is one of the largest CIS installations outside of Russia. 27 July 2010

The German pipe corrugating equipment maker has develop new high output production systems for flat-bottomed “tunnel” drainage pipes. 13 July 2010

The German port of Cuxhaven has used BorECO, a PP material from Borealis, to replace its concrete and clay sewer system 17 June 2010

Wavin retains its leading place in the European pipe production market despite the negative impact of the global downturn, according to the latest sector analysis from European Plastics News 14 June 2010

Belgium based glass fibre producer 3B developed a lightweight easily mounted pultruded composite exterior wall cladding for the new Sheraton hotel complex at Milan Malpensa airport in Italy 1 June 2010

After five long years, many residents on the Gulf Coast of the US are still struggling to get back on their feet following the pounding devastation of Hurricane Katrina and are concerned about what the elements might dish out this hurricane season 13 May 2010

Leading Polish PVC profile, window and door manufacturer Dobroplast is expanding production with plans for a new plant in the industrial zone of Lublin, Poland 28 April 2010

The Hungarian company has invested €406m in developing its scratch and ssuff-resistant PVC sports flooring 18 February 2010

Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has acquired the rights to use Hyperion Verwaltung’s Durflex track system 3 February 2010

Bayer MaterialScience, as a prominent provider of materials used in the global construction industry, is supporting a proposal by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) for a globally consistent ‘Common Carbon Metric for Buildings.’ 18 January 2010

The company plans to add up to three more WPC extrusion lines to keep pace with a reported 30% annual growth in demand 10 November 2009

With its managing director and sales manager coming from both the wood and plastics extrusion machinery industries, the Austrian company Extruwood, first established in June 2009, has entered the market as a new producer of wood plastic composite (WPC) profiles 30 October 2009

The slowdown in the construction industry saw Belgian PVC window profile manufacturer Deceuninck report a 21.5% fall in Q3 sales – down from €177m for the period last year down to €139m. However, the company said that it believes the market had stabilised 22 October 2009

Germany-based window profile producer Profine is considering closing a production plant in Troisdorf, Germany, resulting in a loss of over 200 jobs 7 October 2009

UK-based composite Tech-Wood firm says its new wood plastic composite kits allow customers to build a complete WPC house from scratch 22 September 2009

• Reckitt Benckiser buys SSL International 27 July 2010
• Amcor sells Tobepal units to Constantia Flexibles 27 July 2010
• US researchers design shape-shifting polymers 27 July 2010
• Nolato grows in US with Contour acquisition 27 July 2010
• Invista considers sale of US PET resins business 27 July 2010

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