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Ros, a German manufacturer of high-performance plastic components, has chosen Victrex Peek for a new line of bearing cages developed for sports applications 23 July 2010

Germany-based Invista has added two new grade of Polyclear for low-melt applications to its portfolio of sealing-grade PET polymers 20 July 2010

Solvay is partnering the US-based Entegris to manufacture carbon nanotube-enhanced PEEK products for the medical, aerospace, automotive and oil and gas industries 16 July 2010

Sibur says the first stage of its new EPS production investment will start up with a capacity of 50,000tpc later this year. 13 July 2010

The engineering plastics producer has extended its distribution agreement with Resinex as part of its plans to increase sales in the central European region. 9 July 2010

A tight supply of POM and PMMA meant prices continued to increase in June. POM producers achieved planned price hikes of €300/tonne, while producers of PMMA put prices up by €100/tonne during Q2 7 July 2010

The disproportionately high cost of raw materials and the shortage of some resins is endangering the economic recovery of the plastic packaging industry, warns the Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen (IK) 7 July 2010

The Ultramid Structure LF range of polyamides marks BASF’s first move into the long fibre reinforced compound market. 5 July 2010

A new line of formable anti-scratch coated PC films will simplify production of three dimensional in-mould decorated parts for a wide range of industrial applications, including automotive. 5 July 2010

The Dow Chemical/Petroleum Industries Corporation joint venture has completed the previously announced sale of its PTA/PET production unit at Ottana in Italy to an Indorama/Ottana Energia joint venture. 2 July 2010

Chemicals group Lanxess is investing a “mid-single-digit amount” of million euros in expanding production facilities for the plasticiser Mesamoll in Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany, by 40% 1 July 2010

Teijin Chemicals has begun manufacturing transparent conductive films that are expected to be used in next generation electronic paper 1 July 2010

European standard thermoplastics prices largely maintained their upward trend in June, despite a reduction in feedstock costs. The supply situation remains tight across most polymer sectors, but material availability has improved somewhat during the past few weeks 1 July 2010

Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients (LCI) has introduced Biolice 50T, a new grade of biodegradable plastic for thermoforming applications 28 June 2010

The French government this week banned the use of bisphenol-A (BPA) in baby feeding bottles, with a vote on whether to ban the chemical in all products planned for next year 25 June 2010

• 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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