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Dow Chemical Co has wrapped up a 2011 financial year in which its company-leading Performance Plastics unit produced mixed results. 3 February 2012

€1.1m-project aims to research and develop multifunctional polymer coatings with a range of improvements over existing technologies 1 February 2012

Plastics companies selling products and materials in the European Union will have to check whether they are using certain ingredients which have been placed on an EU list of substances of potentially very high concern regarding damage to the environment and human health. 30 January 2012

A paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reports that elevated exposures to perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in children are associated with reduced immune response to routine immunisations (tetanus and diphtheria) in children aged 5 and 7 years old. 27 January 2012

Dow Chemical has won a $76m settlement from Nova Chemicals in a legal conflict over enhanced polyethylene resins. 26 January 2012

European buyers faced higher standard thermoplastic prices in January for the first time since last autumn. 26 January 2012

Rhodia, the speciality chemicals group owned by Solvay, has have entered into a partnership with Netherland's Avantium to jointly develop a range of bio-based polyamides. 25 January 2012

Manufacturers and distributors across a broad range of industries that sell into the EU face “significant” extra costs under new proposals to nearly triple the number of banned chemicals. 24 January 2012

Polish chemical company Synthos has signed a €100m contract for the supply of polystyrene (PS) to European rigid packaging manufacturer Paccor Group. Deliveries are scheduled from 1 January 2012 to December 31 2014, the Polish company said in a statement. 23 January 2012

Specially designed polyurethane bellows, manufactured by Beakbane for the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), will play a crucial role in a pioneering project that will explore Lake Ellsworth, an ancient lake trapped 3km below the ice of Antarctica. 19 January 2012

BASF has announced a €1bn project to build a single-train 300,000 tpa production plant for TDI, used in polyurethane production, at its Ludwigshafen integrated complex (or Verbund) in Germany. 18 January 2012

Croydon-based group says higher selling prices and better cost management helped offset raw material increases 18 January 2012

Custom Composites, part of the Attwater Group, has launched a range of products for the international marine sector, including masts, tiller extensions and safety rails. 17 January 2012

Sabic and Sinopec have signed an agreement that will see the Saudi and Chinese firms explore new business opportunities. The deal expands on a joint cooperation deal for polycarbonate production. 17 January 2012

The Fraunhofer Umsicht institute in Oberhausen displayed a sport shoe at Euromold 2011 with a prototype outer sole made for the first time by selective laser sintering (SLS) of a thermoplastic polyurethane powder developed by the institute. 16 January 2012

• Plastics recycler seeks cross-party support for industry 1 February 2012
• ECO Plastics wraps up a £1.15m investment 2 February 2012
• Dow earnings hurt by Performance Plastics unit 3 February 2012
• Petainer’s ‘greenest ever’ refillable bottle 2 February 2012
• Door opens to natural fibres in PUR 3 February 2012

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• Eastman buys Solutia for $3.4bn 30 January 2012
• Welsh plastics recycler in administration 3 February 2012
• British Vita sells its Elian business for €48m 31 January 2012
• Superfos doing a super job for RPC Group 30 January 2012
• Dow additive keeps PC from scratching 1 February 2012

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