December 2012 Archives
Lead Feature
Company News
   Onex completes KM acquisition
   Lanxess expands to Western China
   Solvay completes acquisition of Sunshield
   Clariant divests three businesses to SK Capital
   Styrolution to restrategise its distribution network
   PolyOne acquires carbon fibre firm
   BASF extends capacity for nylon
   Gerresheimer buys another Indian firm
   Evonik to cater to sustainable plasticisers
   Reliance LDPE plant to use Lupotech
   Kem One raises PVC Emulsion capacity in Spain
   Nordson rebrands two acquired firms
   Flextronics buys US electronics firm
   DSM sets up centre in India 
   Unicor sold to industrial group
   DuPont to expand research in India
   Kautex’s fourth plant in China
   BASF opens new CSB plant in Bahrain
   Oxea further increases carboxylic acids capacities
   Ineos to build ethane tank in Norway plant
   X-Rite adds on Sensible Graphics to portfolio
   DSM breaks ground on R&D centre
   RTP ups capacity in Germany
   Invista expands footprint
   Mold-Rite beefs up cap operations
   Nova opts out of PFB acquisition
Materials News
Machinery News
   Sipa/Athena tie-up and Start Blow for PET bottle making
   Unicor supplies extrusion line to Oman 
   Higher exports for Italian plastic and rubber machinery
   Reifenhäuser acquires US screws and barrels firm
   Battenfeld-Cincinnati clinches major order from Chinese profile maker
   Macro forms new division to boost output




